Martha "Lula" (Powell) Finley

--b. August 12, 1879 Cass Co., Texas
--d. November 13, 1938 Texkarkana, Miller Co., AR
----buried Woodmen Cemetery, Dekalb, Bowie Co., TX
--m. Owen Jackson 'O. J.' FINLEY
--February 1, 1897 Bryans Mill, Cass Co., Texas
----b. December 2, 1872 Cass Co., Texas
----d. May 21, 1953 DeKalb,Bowie Co., Texas
------s/o James Reding 'Jim' Finley and Ellen Elizabeth PHILLIPS
--------gs/o Owen Jackson Finley and Malinda P. REDDING
--------gs/o William H. Phillips and Levica SMITH

James Reding 'Jim' Finley, Martha' father-in-law, m/2 Paralee Harty, Martha's aunt. Therefore Martha's aunt, was also her mother-in-law.

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Powell - Finley Families (abt 1900)
Courtesy of Ruth Jaeger

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O. J. Finley Family - 1911
Courtesy of Ruth Jaeger

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O. J. Finley Family - 1938
Courtesy of Ruth Jaeger

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My Websites for Martha Lula

• Job(e) Legacy - Gedcom on Rootsweb World Connect

  	JOB(E) LEGACY Descendants of Andrew Job Jr

• 1880 Cass Co., Texas, Precint 3, page 143C

  William POWELL    Self    M  Male   W   27   AL   Farmer   
  Sarah J. POWELL   Wife    M  Female W   27   TX   Keeps House IL   TN  
  Martha L. POWELL  Dau     S  Female W   11M  TX      
  Columbus POWELL   Brother S  Male   W   19   TX   Farming     AL   AL  
  

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Children

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1. William Paul Finley

   --b. March 11, 1898 Cass Co., Texas
   --d. January 31, 1973 Bowie Co., Texas
   --m. Rhynah A. BOWER
   ----b. November 17, 1898
   ----d. January 5, 1978 Bowie Co., Texas
   
   

2. James Roy Finley

   --b. November 5, 1899 Cass Co. Texas
   --d. May 7, 1939 Brown Co. Texas
   --m. Jesse Eula BALLARD
   --January 28, 1920
   ----b. July 7, 1901 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
   ----d. July 25, 2002 DeKalb, Bowie Co. Texas
   
   

3. Ellen Mae (Finley) Pickens

   --b. March 14, 1901 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
   --d. April 12, 1985 St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota
   --m. Ovie Lee PICKENS
   --December 15, 1922 Bowie Co., Texas
   ----b. August 21, 1905 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
   ----d. March 26, 1985 Fallon, Churchill Co., Nevada
   ------s/o James Bell 'Jim' Pickens and Ada Belle McMILLIAN
   --------gs/o Samuel David Pickens and Susan R. DUDLEY
   ----------gt gs/o John Sidney Pickens and Eliza SMITH
   ----------gt gs/o Edward Warner Dudley and Emily Caroline BOOLES
   --------gs/o John Evander McMillian and Sarah Catherine 'Sallie' BUSH
   ----------gt gs/o John N. McMillian and -
   ----------gt gs/o Hardy Bush and Martha Jane SYKES
   
   

4. Owen Victor Finley

   --b. December 15, 1903 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
   --d. June 2, 1998 Athens, Henderson Co., Texas
   --m. Zelma FANNIN
   --December 23, 1927 Fannin Co., Texas
   ----b. July 24, 1907 Gilmore, Upton Co., Texas
   ----d. September 13, 1996 Athens, Henderson Co., Texas
   
   

5. Charles Lee 'Charlie' Finley

   --b. May 14, 1906 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
   --d. March 21, 1999 Houston, Harris Co., Texas
   --m. Mildred Effie KINSEY
   --January 7, 1935
   ----b. May 9, 1908 Siskeston, Scott Co., Missouri
   ----d. July 23, 2000 Houston, Harris Co., Texas
   ----Mildred m/1 Ralph R. BOONE abt 1924
   ------d/o Daniel Washington Kinsey and Mary Elizabeth TIPPY
   --------gd/o John R. Tippy and Mary Robena MAYBERRY
   ----------gt gd/o Simeon C. Tippy and Mary Elizabeth CONDER
   
   

6. Auville Rhea Finley

   --b. August 15, 1908 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
   --d. November 23, 1996 Houston, Harris Co., Texas
   --m. Dessie TERRELL
   --July 3, 1933
   ----b. June 18, 1913 Bowie Co., Texas
   ----d. December 1997 Houston, Harris Co., Texas
   ------d/o John Cleve Terrell and Lela F. GATLIN
   --------gd/o Zachariah R. Gatlin and Dora COBLER
   ----------gt gd/o John M. Gatlin and Susanne GRAHAM
   
   

7. Owen Marshall Finley

   --b. December 29, 1910 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
   --d. February 21, 1964 Dallas Co., Texas
   --m. Norma C. RUNNELS
   --January 30, 1939
   ----b. September 2, 1919
   
   

8. Arthur Chester Finley

   --b. March 13, 1913 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
   --d. January 5, 1939 Bowie Co., Texas
   
   

9. Elsie Lorene (Finley) Brewer

   --b. July 8, 1915 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
   --m. Walter Lee BREWER
   --June 27, 1942 Bowie Co., Texas
   ----b. September 24, 1905 Webster Parish, LA
   ----d. April 27, 1979 Graham, Texas
   ------s/o Robert Washington Brewer and Tommie Linnie NORMAN
   --------gs/o James M. Brewer and Annie Jane WYRICK
   ----------gt gs/o Noah W. Brewer and Elizabeth Ann 'Betsey' ANDREW
   --------gs/o Thomas L. Norman and Josephine 'Jody' DANIEL
   ----------gt gs/o James Henry 'Jim' Daniel and Adelia Celestine ALMAND
   
   

10. Louie Edward Finley

    --b. March 7, 1918 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
    --d. April 6, 1978 San Diego, California
    --m. Dorothy Faye KINGERY
    
    

11. Noel Bernard Finley

    --b. May 31, 1920 DeKalb, Bowie Co,. Texas
    --m. Virginia Louise PRESSWOOD
    --December 20, 1944 Commerce, Texas
    ----b. February 9, 1921 Independence Co., Arkansas
    ----d. November 25, 1994 Texkarkana, Bowie Co., Texas
    
    

12. Norman Eugene Finley

    --b. July 5, 1923 DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
    --d. November 15, 1988 Hobbs, New Mexico
    

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Ann (Jobe) Brown

• Katherine Reynolds (1968-1974)

• Bill Jobe (1990)

• Randy Jobe (1998-2008)

• Christy Powell

• Ruth Jaeger (2009)