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Ross FINLEY

Ross FINLEY

Male 1895 - 1965  (69 years)


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  • Name Ross FINLEY
    Birth 23 Jul 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1916  [4] 
    Finley Brothers confectioners and ice dealers 
    Census 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    garage owner-manager 
    Census 1930  Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    car salesman 
    Residence 1935  Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1940  Tulare, Tulare Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [7] 
    beverage distributor 
    Residence 1949  Lone Pine, Inyo Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death 10 Apr 1965  California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Burial Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I10524  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023

    Father Daniel W. FINLEY,   b. 12 Jul 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1943, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Mother Mary Gertrude HOSKINSON,   b. 30 Dec 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1964, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F3797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy L. "Nannie" KINNEY,   b. 6 Aug 1895, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1985, San Diego Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Marriage 4 Jun 1916  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 10] 
    • At the home of Roy Meeks.
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, Town of West Union), enumerated Jan 5 1920 at 302 Marie Street:
      Ross Finley, 24, garage owner-manager; wife Nancy Finley, 24; niece Bernice E. Smith, 5; son Donald H Finley, 2 yr 1 mo; mother-in-law Elizabeth Kinney, 58, widow.

      1930 Census, Los Angeles, California:
      Ross Finley, 34, car salesman; wife Nancy L. Finley, 34, waitress in cafe; mother-in-law Elizabeth Kinney, 69, married (sic); son Donald H. Finley, 12. All born in West Virginia.
      (Note: Obituary of son Donald indicates that the family moved to California when he was age 3, or about 1921.)

      1940 Census, Tulare Co, California (City of Tulare), enumerated on Apr 11 1940 at 517 E. Tulare:
      Ross Finley, 44, beverage distributor; wife Nancy L, 44; son Donald, 22, soft drink distributor for distributing agency; dau-in-law Helen, 22. All born in West Virginia except Helen, born in Texas. All resided in Los Angeles in 1935.
    Children 
    >1. Donald Howard FINLEY,   b. 27 Nov 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1998, Multnomah Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F34189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1936] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    4. [S1579] Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Record, 6/8/1916.

    5. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    7. [S127] 1940 Census.

    8. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.