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Elza Eugene Findley

Elza Eugene Findley

Male 1901 - 1966  (65 years)

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  • Name Elza Eugene Findley  [1
    Born 19 Jan 1901  Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    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
    Missing Census 1920 
    Elza has not been located in the 1920 census, when he would have been about 19. 
    Census 10 Apr 1930  Malpie (precinct 26), Union County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 1. Findley, Elza E., head, owns, farm, male, white, 29, single, can read and write, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, not a veteran, farm schedule, 3
      2. _____, George L., father, male, white, 67, married, first married age 23, can read and write, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia, no occupation
      3. _____, Etta, mother, female, white, 64, married, first married age 20, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Alabama, housekeeper
    Residence 1935  Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Living in rural Missouri, probably on a farm. 
    Census 24 Apr 1940  Atrisco Rd., Atrisco, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • 1. Findley, Elza, head, owns, value $1400, male, white, 39, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, rural Missouri (1935), worked for pay, worked 40 hours, carpenter, contractors, worked 36 weeks, income $1300, no other income
      2. _____, Lois, wife, female, white, 29, married, completed 1 year college, Texas, rural Missouri (1935), working at home, no income
      3. _____, Thestal, son, male, white, 5, not attending school, New Mexico, rural Missouri (1935)
      4. _____, Rita May, daughter, female, white, 2, New Mexico, rural Missouri (1935)
      5. _____, Clinton Elza, son, male, white, [under 1], New Mexico, rural Missouri (1935)
    NEWS 26 Feb 1954  Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Elza announces that he will run for the District 1 County Commission post. 
    Occupation May 1954  Altrisco, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Elza ran for county commission, was identified as "Altrisco gas station operator." 
    Died 2 Jul 1966  Altrisco (Albuquerque), Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Buried Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I3488  Full | ProgenitorWalker
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2012 

    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 Lois Dean Robertson 
    Children 
     1. Thestal Don Findley,   b. Abt 1935, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Rita May Findley,   b. Abt 1938, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Clinton Elza Findley,   b. Abt 1939, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. James W. Findley,   b. Abt 1940-1943, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Gary Findley,   b. Abt 1942-1946, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Harold Findley,   b. Abt 1944-1948, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2012 
    Family ID F534  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • On 23 June 1962 the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Journal reported the marriage of James W. Findley, son of Elza and Lois Findley. James's brother Don Findley was one of the ushers. The family was all gathered together.

      Just nine days later the same newspaper carried the story when Don shot his father Elza Findley with a .357 Magnum revolver in the parking lot of their service station.

  • 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. [S2816] 1930 U.S. census, Union County, New Mexico, population schedule, Malpie township (precinct 26), enumeration district (ED) 30-25, sheet 1A, p. 252 (stamped, recto), dwelling 3, family 3, Elza E. Findley household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1400.

    4. [S2817] 1940 U.S. census, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, population schedule, Atrisco (Atrisco Rd.), enumeration district (ED) 153 sheet, 20A, p. 914, household 377, Elza Findley household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2439.

    5. [S2821] "Findley Announces for County Board," Albuqurque (New Mexico) Journal, 26 February 1954, p. 28, col. 6; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 25 October 2012.

    6. [S2822] "Demos Making Bid to Get Control of Commission," Albuqurque (New Mexico) Journal, 3 May 1954, p. 29, col. 4; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 25 October 2012.

    7. [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).

    8. [S2826] "Man is Slain; Son Admits Firing Pistol," Albuquerque (New Mexico) Journal, 2 July 1962, p. 1, cols. 1-2 and p. A-2, col. 1; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 19 October 2012).

    9. [S2827] "Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA," database and digital images, FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 Oct 2012), entry for Elza Eugene Findley (1901-1962), Sec. 14, lot 14; memorial no. 56824536, posted by Mary V. (Johnson) Edgar (maisie1942@cox.net)," posted 18 August 2010. .

    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. .