Augusta FINLEY

Female 1876 - 1971  (94 years)


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  • Name Augusta FINLEY 
    Born 05 Nov 1876  Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Social Security Death Index
      Name: Augusta Smedes
      SSN: 095-38-1414
      Last Residence: 28777 Spruce Pine, Mitchell, North Carolina
      BORN: 5 Nov 1876
      Died: May 1971
      State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1962)
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Jun 1971  Blowing Rock, Watauga Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
      Name: Augusta Smedes
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Age: 94
      Birth Date: 5 Nov 1876
      Birth Place: Mississippi, United States
      Death Date: 15 Jun 1971
      Cause of death: pneumonia, chronic nephritis with uremia
      Death Location: Blowing Rock, Watauga
      Spouse's Name: Deceased William Crosby Smedes
      Father's name: John Samuel Finley
      Mother's name: Elizabeth Herndon Hall [Hull]
      Residence: Spruce Pine, Mitchell, North Carolina
    Buried Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1880 Census
      Name: Augusta Finley
      Age: 4
      Birth Year: abt 1876
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Home in 1880: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's name: John Finley
      Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Mother's name: Betsy Finley
      Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Household Members:
      John Finley 36
      Betsy Finley 32
      Ann Finley 9
      Brodie Finley 6
      Augusta Finley 4
      Susan Finley 1
      Dabney Hull 60 [great uncle]
      Brodie Hull 28 [uncle]

      1900 Census
      Name: Augusta Finley
      Age: 24
      Birth Date: Nov 1875
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Home in 1900: Memphis Ward 18, Shelby, Tennessee
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Mother's name: Elizabeth H Finley
      Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Household Members:
      Elizabeth H Finley 52
      Brodie Finley 27
      Augusta Finley 24
      Susie Finley 21
      Dabney Finley 18
      Jack Finley 14
      Henry Gray 27 [boarder]
      T G Scarbrough 27 [boarder]
      Lady Scarbrough 22 [boarder]
      Molly Murphy 52 [servant]

      1910 Census
      Name: Augusta F Smedes
      Age in 1910: 31
      Birth Year: abt 1879
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Home in 1910: Houston, Harris, Texas
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: William C Smedes
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Household Members:
      Olive Smedes 55
      Olive R Smedes 36
      William C Smedes 32
      Augusta F Smedes 31
      Elizabeth H Smedes 7
      Norman Smedes 19
      Kenneth Smedes 19
      Peggy Burns 28

      1930 Census
      Name: Augusta F Smedes
      Birth Year: abt 1878
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Homemaker?: Yes
      Home in 1930: Houston, Harris, Texas
      Street address: Truxillo
      House Number in Cities or Towns: 2205
      Home Owned or Rented: Rented
      Home Value: $50
      Radio Set: No
      Lives on Farm: No
      Age at First Marriage: 14
      Attended School: No
      Able to Read and Write: Yes
      Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Able to Speak English: Yes
      Occupation: Clerk
      Industry: YWCA
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
      Employment: Yes
      Household Members:
      Augusta F Smedes 52
      Elizabeth H Smedes 27
      Anne Ruth Harris 35 [roomer]
      Adelaide Selkirk 30 [roomer]

      1940 Census
      Name: Agusta Smedes
      Respondent: Yes
      Age: 63
      Estimated birth year: abt 1877
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Home in 1940: Houston, Harris, Texas
      Street: Crawford
      House Number: 1226
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Houston, Harris, Texas
      Residence in 1935: Same House
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Occupation: Housekeeper
      Industry: YWCA Residence Hall
      Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 44
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
      Income: $600
      Income Other Sources: Yes
      Household Members:
      Agusta Smedes 63
      Plus a long list of residents in the hall
    Person ID I30639  Master File
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2015 

    Father John S. FINLEY,   b. 20 Jun 1844, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Apr 1889, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth (Betsy) Hull,   b. 25 Sep 1847, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 May 1920, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1869  Mashall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
      Name: John Finley
      Spouse: Miss E. H. Hull
      Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1869
      County: Marshall
    Family ID F12930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William C. Smedes,   b. 19 Dec 1877, Vicksburg, MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1928, Houston, Harris Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth H. Smedes,   b. 10 Aug 1902, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1983, Low Moor, Alleghany Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F12932  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart