William Rutherford Findley

1891 - 1971  (79 years)

• Name	William Rutherford Findley  [1]
  	Though undoubtedly named for his grandfather, Helton Rutherford Walker, William spelled his own middle name "Retherford" on his World War I draft registration.
  Born	1 Jun 1891	Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Abt 1917-1918	Rock County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  	William's WWI draft registration was in Magnolia, Rock County, Minnesota.
  Census	29 Apr 1930	Voting District 6, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA   [3]
  	1. Findley, William R., head, renting, farm, male, white, 38, married, first married age 22, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, tankman, Burlington railroad, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 104 2. _____, "Jeannete," wife, female, white, 38, married 22 years, can read and write, Iowa, Norway, Wisconsin, farmer, farm 3. _____, Eunice M., daughter, female, white, 13, attending school, can read and write, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa 4. _____, Ione E., daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, can read and write, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa 5. _____, Ben Lewis, son, female, white, 7, attending school, can read and write, Wyoming, Missouri, Iowa 6. Greggs, George, hired help, male, white, 35, can read and write, Virginia, Virginia, Virginia, farm hand, farm, not a veteran
  Census	19 Apr 1940	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA   [4]
  	1. Findley, William R., head, rents $20/mo, not a farm, head, male, white, 48, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, rural Rock County, Wyoming in 1935, does not work for pay, is seeking work, unemployed 52 weeks, farmer, farming, own account 2. _____, Janet, wife, female, white, 48, married, completed grade 8, Iowa, rural Rock County, Wyoming (1035), did not work for pay, works at home, worked 30 weeks. income $600, other income 3. _____, Ione, daughter, female, white, 19, completed 4 years high school, born in Minnesota, Rock County, Wyoming (1935), worked for pay, 44 hours, machine operator, wholesale meat factory, no income, no other income 4. _____, Ben, son, male, white, 17, attending school, completed 3 hears high school, born Wyoming, Rock County, Wyoming (1935), not working for pay, no other income
  Census	19 Apr 1940	1611 First St., Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA   [5]
  	1. Findley, William R., male, white, 48, married, completed grade 8, born in Missouri, residence 1935 Rock County, Wyoming, not employed for pay, seeking work, farmer, farming, own account 2. _____, Janet, wife, female, white, 48, married, completed grade 8, born Iowa, 3. _____, Ione, daughter, female, white, 19, single, completed high school, born Minnesota, machine operator, wholesale meat factory 4. _____, Ben, son, male, white, 17, completed 2 years high school,
  Died	30 Jan 1971	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA   [2, 6, 7]
  Obituary	1 Feb 1971	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA   [8]
  	In the Spokane Chronicle "William R. Findley His home Nine Mile Falls. Survived by his wife, Janet Findley, at the home; 1 son, Ben Findley, Spokane; 2 daughters, Mrs. Eunice Ballinger, Auburn, Wash.; Mrs. Ione Fletcher, Maple Valley, Wash.; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Lee Findley, Portland, Ore.; and Ray Findley, Texas; 2 sisters, Mrs. Clint )Beulah) Morrow, Mrs. Julia Chandler, both of Albuquerque, N.M., numbers nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 2:30 p.m. at BALL & DODD FUNERAL DIRECTORS, S421 DIVISION ST. The Rev. Endel Meuisi officiating. Interment Fairmount Memorial Park."
  Person ID	I3486	Full | ProgenitorWalker
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	George Louis Findley,   b. 17 Apr 1863, Georgia, USA ,   d. 3 Feb 1941, Atrisco district, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Bedy Etta Walker,   b. 22 Feb 1866, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1941, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico  (Age 74 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1886	Howell County, Missouri, USA   [9, 10, 11]
  	License issued 15 December 1886.
  Family ID	F1177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janette Hill,   b. Abt 1892, Iowa, USA ,   d. 24 May 1976, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	Before 1915  [12]
  Children	1. Male Findley,   d. 7 Jan 1915, Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota, USA   2. Eunice Marie Findley,   b. 1 Jan 1917, Rock County, Minnesota, USA   3. Roger E. Findley,   b. Abt 1919, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 26 Apr 1920, Westside, Nobles County, Minnesota, USA  (Age ~ 1 years)   4. Ione E. Findley,   b. Abt 1921, Minnesota, USA + 5. Ben Lewis Findley,   b. Abt 1923, Wyoming, USA
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F1776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Daughter Eunice's birth record is found 1 Jan 1917, Rock Co (see images, from FamilySearch); daughter Ione's birth could not be found around 1921 in the same county. Their 1920 census record has not yet been located, although Ione's 1930 census indicates she was born in Minnesota.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2798] "World WarI I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com accessed 22 Oct 2012), William Retherford [Rutherford] Findley, serial no. [1072], order no. 2, Rock County, Minnesota; citing World War I Selective Service system Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918), NARA microfilm publication M1509 (4,582 rolls); FHL roll no. 1,675,580. [S2800] Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Oct 2012), entry for William Findley, 1971, SS no. 536-07-0248. [S2801] 1930 U.S. census, Sheridan County, Wyoming, population schedule, Election Voting District no. 6, enumeration district (ED) 17-7, sheet 10A, p. 182 (stamped, recto), dwelling 211, family 214, William R. Findley household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2624. [S2797] 1940 U.S. census, Spokane County, Washington, population schedule, Spokane (1611 First St.), enumeration district (ED) 41-53 sheet, 61B, p. [no stamped p. no.], household 89, William R. Findley household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 4386. [S5678] 1940 U.S. census, Spokane County, Washington, population schedule, Spokane (1611 First St.), enumeration district (ED) 41-53, sheet 61B, (penned), p. 917b (stamped) , visited no. 89, William R. Findley household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 June 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 4386. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/m-t0627-04386-00070. [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). [S2799] "Washington Death Index, 1940-1996," database Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 October 2012), entry for William R. Findley, Spokane County, certificate no. 004158 (1971); citing Washington State Department of Health, State Records Index, 1940-19996, Spokane. [S5677] "Funerals: William R. Findley " The Spokane Chronicle (Spokane, Wash..), 1 February 1971, p. 24, col. 3; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 22 June 2019). [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.). [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. . [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. . [S2803] "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : 23 October 2012), entry for [male] Findley, 7 January 1915, Brown County, Minnesota; FHL film no. 1,309, 452.