1892 - 1979 (87 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Effie Beatrice Williams was born on 16 Sep 1892; died on 5 Oct 1979; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Effie married John William Finley on 24 Jan 1910. John (son of William Needham Finley and Mary Louise Gardner) was born on 4 Apr 1889; died on 19 May 1964; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Beadie Louise Finley was born on 13 Dec 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- 3. Frances Blanche Finley was born on 17 Jan 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 2008 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 2
2. | Beadie Louise Finley (1.Effie1) was born on 13 Dec 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. Notes:
She married Joseph Preston McDonald, and had two daughters: Shirley Jo and Dianna.
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3. | Frances Blanche Finley (1.Effie1) was born on 17 Jan 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 2008 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Charter Member of the JFG Chapter of the DRT. Avid genealogist and historian, with many publications regarding Sabine County history and genealogy.
Back in Time
January 7, 1998, Page 4
1988 Ten Years Ago
Sabine County Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of several awards which would be presented at the annual banquet. The Citizen of the Year award went to Blanche Toole.
Sabine County Reporter
April 16, 1997, Page 4
Back in Time
1996 One Year Ago
Blanche Toole of Hemphill received the DRT Star Award. The award was presented to her by Martha Vickers at the James Frederick Gomer Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas meeting. The award honors individuals who have put forth great efforts for the DRT cause and preservation of Texas history.
Sabine County Reporter
February 6, 2008
Blanche Toole
Blanche Toole, 95, of Hemphill died January 31, 2008 at Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine.
She and her husband, Comet Toole, were long time residents of Hemphill and were owners of the old Plymouth Dealership in Hemphill for many years.
She is survived by three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and one son-in-law,
Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill.
Interment will follow in Meador Cemetery in Milam.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2008)
Frances married Comet Donald Toole on 30 Jun 1934. Comet (son of Adrian Reese Toole and Anna Mariah Whitehead) was born on 19 May 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 May 1971 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Donna Ruth Toole was born on 7 Sep 1937 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Mar 2005 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 3
4. | Donna Ruth Toole (3.Frances2, 1.Effie1) was born on 7 Sep 1937 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Mar 2005 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Sabine County Reporter
March 9, 2005
Donna Ruth Toole Hunter
Donna Ruth Toole Hunter, 67, of Milam died at 12:05 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Nacogdoches County Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches. Mrs. Hunter was born Sept. 7, 1937, in Hemphill as a daughter of Blanche Finley Toole and the late Comet TOOLE. She was a member of the Methodist Church and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Survivors: husband, Thomas H. HUNTER, Jr. of Milam; mother, Blanche TOOLE of Hemphill; sons, Stephen OWENS of Bossier City, Louisiana, Jonathan HUNTER of Bellingham, Washington, and Thomas HUNTER III of San Clemente, California; daughters, Lisa OWENS of Hammond, Washington, Susan RICHARDSON of Somerset, Washington, and Sarah HANDY of Terre Haute, Indiana; eight grandchildren; and one great-granchild. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill, with Reba Barnett officiating. Interment followed at Meador Cemetery near Milam. Memorials may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 833 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill.
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
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