Subject: Owen FINDLEY & brothers From: Neil & Ruth Jaeger Date: January 03, 2001 Owen J.FINDLEY/FINLEY was born in SC 1796-1800. As of January 2000, we have not been able to prove his parentage. We do know from an old family letter that he had four brothers: 1)Charles who married Mary PLESS, 2)Ed (either Edwin who married Catherine ? or Edmund who married Mary HORNE), 3)Evan/Evean who married Elizabeth ? and 4)Benjamin who married Martha J. HADLY. All of the five FINDLEY brothers were born in SC according to census records, and lived in Talbot County, GA part or all of the period From about 1830 to late 1850's. Owen is listed in at least two estate sales in Abbeville, SC in late 1825. He served in the GA Militia from Talbot County GA from May 1829 to June 1832. Owen married Malinda P. REDING in Talbot Co, GA, 4 Feb 1836. Malinda was born in GA 28 Apr 1814. Malinda's parents have not been found. We know Owen & Malinda lived in the Pleasant Hill area of Talbot County. Census records, land records, jury records, tax records, church records and newspaper accounts confirm their presence in Talbot County. Before 1860, all of the Findley brothers left Talbot County. Charles settled in Meriwether County GA. Evan and Benjamin settled in Alabama. Owen Findley family went to Texas. 1860 TX Census shows them in Rusk County TX, however they finally settled in Cass County TX where Owen died about 1870 and Malinda died 24 Apr 1895. Owen J. FINDLEY/FINLEY and Malinda P. REDING had the following children: 1) Catherine "Puss" FINLEY was born 1836 -1837. She married Jeremiah HEATH in Talbot Co GA. They also settled in Cass Co TX & had a large family. 2) James Reding FINLEY was born 15 Oct 1845. He married 1) Ellen E. PHILLIPS and 2) Paralee HARTY GREEN. They lived in Cass Co TX and had a large family. 3) Martha Elizabeth FINLEY was born 1849. She married John HARTY. They lived in Cass Co TX and had two children. 4) "Dick" Henry Dickson FINLEY was born 29 Jun 1853. He married 1) Cornelia CHANNELL and 2) Eugenia C. CONNOR. They lived in Cass Co TX & had a large family. Descendants of Owen, Charles, Evan and Benjamin are working together to find the parentage of these five Findley brothers. We also hope to find descendants of Ed (Edwin? Or Edmund?). I would be happy to share more specific information on this family with anyone interested. - N. Ruth Jaeger ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |