My Father, Ronald P. Finn
September 25, 1939 - December 29, 1994
I’ve
discovered much in the years since my father died about his side of my family.
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Finn aka Find, originally Findt |
McKee |
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Thurman
Jesse Find born
3/14/1919 in Ada, Texas |
Wanda May McKee born
12/8/1920 in Spirit Lake, Iowa |
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Ernest Find
born 3/16/1896 in Texas and Alice
Burttschell born 9/2/1902 in Texas |
George
Hubbard McKee born 5/27/1877 in Iowa and Mary
Tryphena Eaton born 9/14/1884 in Iowa |
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Karl Find
born 12/9/1856 in New Ulm, Tx and Bertha Schramm born 1859 in Texas |
Dalton
Hubbard McKee born 7/1849 in New York and Susan E. Gilliam born
5/14/1847 in Iowa |
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Daniel Find
born 11/17/1827 in Prussia and Wilhelmine Michaelis born 8/11/1834 in Perleberg, Preussen, Germany |
Hubbard McKee born in 1817 in Jefferson Co., New York and Mary E. Mathers born 8/11/1817 in Schuyler, Herkimer, New York |
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My
grandmother was very closed mouth about her past. I don't recall her
ever talking about life when she was growing up. I am not
sure how much my grandfather even knew about his parents. The snippets
I did hear were that his mother was married many times and she was a
drinker. My
grandfather was born in a tiny town in Texas, that doesn't even exist
anymore, with the surname Find. Apparently he and his siblings all
eventually changed it to Finn. I have found evidence that the first
ancestor to America carried the surname FINDT. |
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I have recently discovered strong indication that my paternal grandmother's family can be traced back to the mayflower.
My 10th Great Grandfather came to this continent with the other Pilgrims, his name was Francis Eaton, born about 1595, near London, England. His third wife, the first two died at a young age, was Christiana Penn, born about 1613. My ancestor is their son, Benjamin Edson Eaton, born about 1627.