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Raymond L. Findley

Raymond L. Findley

Male 1908 - 1980  (72 years)

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  • Name Raymond L. Findley  [1
    Born 18 July 1908  Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 26 Apr 1910  Rock township, Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 1. Findley, George L., head, male, white, 46, first marriage, married 23 years, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule no. 66
      2. _____, Bedy E., white, female, 44, first marriage, married 23 years, 9 children 8 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
      3. _____, Emma S., daughter, female, white, 14, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school
      4. _____, Bula E., daughter, female, white, 11, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school
      5. _____, Elza E., son, male, white, 9, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, attending school
      6. _____, Elmer E., son, male, white, 6, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, attending school
      7. _____, Raymond L., son, male, white, 1 9/12, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee
    Census 12 Jan 1920  Smith township (Twp. 28, Rg. 28), Union County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 1. Findley, G. L., head, owns with mortgage, male, white, 56, married, can read and write, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia, farmer, farm, own account, farm schedule, no. 5
      2. _____, Bedy E., wife, female, white, 53, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Alabama
      3. _____, Thomas L., son, male, white, 26, single, can read and write, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, labor, farm, worker
      4. _____, James E., son, male, white, 16, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, labor, farm
      5. _____, Ramond L., son, male, white, 11, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, labor, farm
    Residence 1935  Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 5 Apr 1940  Atrias Rd., Atrisco, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • 1. Findley, Raymond Louis, head, renting, $25, not a farm, male, white, 31, married, completed four years of high school, born in Oklahoma, resided in 1935 in Tucumcari, Quay County (NM), working for pay, 54 hours, salesman, sewing machine, worked 52 weeks, income $1500, no other income
      2. _____, Docia, wife, female, white, 31, completed 2 years of high school, Texas, 1935 in Tucumcari, Quay County, not working for pay
      3. _____, W. L., son, male, white, 11, attending school, completed grade 5, New Mexico, 1935 in Tucumcari
      4. _____, Bobby Lee, son, male, white, 7, attending school, completed grade 1, New Mexico, 1935 in Tucumcari
      5. _____, Vida Mae, daughter, female, white, 5, New Mexico, 1935 in Tucumcari
      6. _____Elizabeth Ann, daughter, female, white, 3, New Mexico, 1935 in Tucumcari
    Occupation 1947  El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Raymond was a roofing contractor, Findley Roofers. "Above All Things A Good Roof." 
    Residence 1947  3029 Elm St., El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1 Feb 1974  Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Obituary 16 Jan 1980  Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    From The Odessa American:

    "Raymond Findley
    Plainview

    Services for Raymond Louis Findley, 71, of Plainview are set for 11 a.m. Tuesday in Seth Ward Baptist Church, with burial in Park Lawn Memorial Gardens under direction of Lemons Funeral Home.

    He died Saturday night in Central Plains Regional Hospital following a short illness.

    The roofing contractor had moved to Plainview from El Paso in 1949. He was a deacon at Seth Ward Baptist Church.

    Survivors include his wife, Docia Findley of Plainview; two daughters, Vida Hibacek of Lockney and Elizabeth Sanders of Midland; two sons, W. L. Findley of Great Falls, Mont., and Robert Findley of San Bruno, Calif.; a brother, Lee Findley of Portland, Ore.; a sister, Bulia Morrow of Albuquerque, N.M.; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren." 
    Died Jun 1980  Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9
    Person ID I3484  Full | ProgenitorWalker
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2019 

    Father George Louis Findley,   b. 17 Apr 1863, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1941, Atrisco district, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Bedy Etta Walker,   b. 22 Feb 1866, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1941, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 16 Dec 1886  Howell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12
    • License issued 15 December 1886.
    Family ID F1177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Docia Unknown,   b. 25 Sep 1907, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1984  (Age 76 years) 
    Married Abt 1923  [5
    • Based on age of eldest child. If she happened to be a second wife that would be out the window.
    Children 
     1. W. L. Findley,   b. Abt 1929, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Robert "Bobby" Lee Findley,   b. Abt 1933, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Vida Mae Findley,   b. Abt 1935, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth Ann Findley,   b. Abt 1937, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2012 
    Family ID F1783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S169] Findley - Rosemary's Website.

    2. [S2787] 1910 U.S. census, Ellis County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Rock township, enumeration district (ED) 155, sheets 3B-4A, pp. 174a-b (stamped), dwelling 68, family 68, George L. Fiindley household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 81 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1251.

    3. [S2788] 1920 U.S. census, Union County, New Mexico, population schedule, Smith township (Twp. 28, Rg. 28), enumeration district (ED) 233, sheet 1A (penned), p. 222, (stamped, recto), dwelling 5, family 5, G. L. Findley household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1079.

    4. [S2829] Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Oct 2012), entry for Raymond Findley, 1980, SS no. 525-16-1468.

    5. [S2828] 1940 U.S. census, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, population schedule, Atrisco (Atrias Rd.), enumeration district (ED) 1-53 sheet, 3A, p. 897, household 56, Raymond Louis Findley household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2439.

    6. [S2831] El Paso (Texas) City Directory 1947 (El Paso, Tex.: Hudspeth Directory Co., 1947), 256, for Raymond L. Findley; "U. S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 October 2012).

    7. [S2796] "Strong-Thorn [Mortuary]: Chandler," Albuquerque (New Mexico) Tribune,1 February 1974, p. B-16, col. 4; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 19 October 2012).

    8. [S5671] "Deaths: Raymond Findley" The Odessa American (Odessa, Tex.), 16 Jan 1980, p. 2, col. 6; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 22 June 2019).

    9. [S339] Bonnie Compton (1014 E. 7th St, Pittsburg, KS 66762, email tcompton2@cox.net), telephone interview, spring 2007, by Janis Walker Gilmore; regarding her ancestor, Helton Alanson Walker, his siblings, and his descendants, including daughter Myrtle Annis Walker (Bonnie's mother).

    10. [S6] Missouri, Howell - Marriage Book 1, 1866-1889 (book, Gen Soc'y), Audrey Teeter Caplinger, Irene McDaniel Kimberlin, Idell Vest Vaughan, transcribers, (West Plains, Missouri: South Central Missouri Genealogical Society, n.d.).

    11. [S2785] “Missouri Marriage Records, 1805–2002,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Oct 2012), Howell County, marriage license no. 758 [loose papers, jacket only, no return], for Geo. L. Findley-Bedy E. Walker (1886); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. .

    12. [S3798] Howell County, Missouri, marriage license no. 758, Geo. L. Fiindley-Bedy E. Walker (1886); “Missouri Marriage Records, 1805–2002,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 August 2013); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. .