Bennett Family

Audrey M. Jolley^1,2

F, #1102, b. 1900, d. 22 February 1983

Birth: Audrey M. Jolley was born in 1900 in Missouri.¹
Marriage: She married Frank Finley Jr., son of Frank W. Finley Sr. and Lillian Wright, on 15 March 1943 in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri.^1,3
Name-Marr: Her married name was Audrey M. Finley.¹
Note: Audrey's obituary names Elnora as her daughter, but Elnora's birth mother was Virginia, so Audrey was perhaps expressing strong feelings for her step-daughter Elnora.²
Death: Audrey M. Jolley died on 22 February 1983 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, at age ~83.²
Burial: She was buried in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, (formerly known as Valhalla Burial Park).²

[S301] NARA, St. Clair County Illinois Census - 1950 (Familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1V-6C1P : Tue Oct 03 05:27:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Finley, Jr and Audrey Finley, 12 May 1950.
[S302] Finley, Audrey M., St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 23 Feb 1983, page 28. Hereinafter cited as St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
[S148] Marriage record: see citation, by Ancestry.com; Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]; Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Online www.ancestry.com; Recorder's Information from Marriage License Applicants.

M, #1110, b. 1861

[S306] NARA, Jefferson County Missouri Census - 1930 (Ancestry.com), Year: 1930; Census Place: Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340941.

F, #1111, b. 1872, d. 14 September 1946

Birth: Julia A. McCreary was born in 1872 in Missouri.¹
Note: She Julie had a sister named Eugenia McCreary Willoughby. They lived together, both listed as widowed, in 1940. In 1950, Eugenia was listed as head of household and Virginia Moss Finley Staat (the daughter-in-law of her sister) lived with her.
Name-Marr: Her married name was Julia A. Staat.¹
Marriage: She married George M. Staat.¹
Death: She died on 14 September 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, at age ~74.²
Burial: She was buried in St. Josephs Cemetery, Imperial, Jefferson County, Missouri.²

[S306] NARA, Jefferson County Missouri Census - 1930 (Ancestry.com), Year: 1930; Census Place: Meramec, Jefferson, Missouri; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340941.
[S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27801165/julia_a-staat: accessed August 6, 2024), memorial page for Julia A. McCreery Staat (29 Mar 1870–14 Sep 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27801165, citing Saint Josephs Cemetery, Imperial, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Eleanor Gibson (contributor 46601745). Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.