Re: Venables in Georgia
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In reply to:
Venables in Georgia
Darrell McGraw 2/10/06
Below I've cut and pasted the obit for Julia Amanda Findley Taylor, my Grandpa Findley's youngest sister.I also included the link, but you must scroll down about 3/4 of the page to read it.Her husband's obit is just above hers but he apparently died quite a long time before she died at age 91 - good longevity in my grandmother's family.
Looks like she believed the Duke of Vernon hearsay way back when, too.
Sandy
Rhea County Obituaries
http://www.tngenweb.org/rhea/obits.htmhttp://www.tngenweb.org/rhea/obits.htm
MRS. JULIA A. TAYLOR
Mrs. Julia A. Taylor, (91) widow of the late Osborne Taylor, died ather home ten miles north of Dayton, Tennessee, Saturday afternoon,following a brief illness.
Her parents were the late Dempsey Findley and wife, Judith Venable Findley of Calhoun, Georgia:Her brothers were Capt. William Venable Findley, John Findley, Dempsey Harris Findley: Three sisters, Mrs. Sara Shaw, Mrs. Alexander Odom and Mrs. G.T. Smith, all of whom preceded her in death.
The earliest ancestor of Mrs. Taylor, on record, is William Venable, Duke of Vernon, in Normandy:He having assumed the last name from the town, or district of Vernon, of which he was sole proprietor.
There were six Findley's among the colonists, who were ancestors,coming over on the Mayflower.Surviving Mrs. Taylor are five sons: W.G., T.M., L.P., J.B. and W.H.Taylor: and one daughter, Miss Emma Taylor, and several grand and great-grand children and a host of nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held from the "Oakland farm" home, Monday,with the Rev. C.L.Cox, the Rev. R.C. Camper and the Rev. D.C.L. Wrightofficiating.
Active pallbearers were John D. Chattin, Arnold Lock, Eral Wilkey,John L. Day, James S. Crosby, Avery Carney, Ernest Clark and WalterCollins.
Honorary pallbearers were James Frazier, W.R. Johnson, SpillerJones, Ben G. McKenzie, Joe Benson, Arch Benson, Creed Cunnyngham,Martin Wilkey, Earl Robinson, Dr. W.H. Cunnyngham, Euclid Waterhouse andLee Hodges.
Dayton, Tennesssee, August 5, 1935.