Submitted by: Jane Horn

WILLIAM N. FINLAYSON AND MOLLIE BROWN

William N. Finlayson was born October 14, 1859 in Troy, Pike County Alabama, son of Norman and Mollie (Thurston) Finlayson. He died September 18, 1928 in Cass County, Texas. He married Mary Ann (Mollie) Brown in 1878 in Pike County, Alabama. Mollie was born February 22, 1857 and died January 10, 1932 in Cass County, Texas. Both are buried at Smyrna Cemetery in Cass County, Texas. William N. and Mollie moved to Franklin County, Texas before 1900, then later to Cass County, they had 9 children, E. H, Carrie Ola, Emma L., Sallie Adell, Arthur Larence, Aughtney R., Willie L, Sadie M. and M. L.

E. H. Finlayson (1879) No further information on him.

Carrie Ola (1881-1968) married October 19, 1901 to John Henry Bostick (1873-1943). Both are buried at Smyrna Cemetery in Cass County. He was the son of James Berry Bostick and Mary Ann Jackson of Coffee County, Alabama. Carrie and John had 6 children, Amy Gertrude, Lois Irene, Henry Park, Roy Norman, Morris Arthur and D. L. Amy Gertrude (1903-1977) married first to Charles Edwin Humphry, they had 2 children, Jeanette Humphry (1924) she married Peter J. Malinchak and Edwina Jo Humphry (1929) she married Emmett Rest. Amy married second to Mr. Vernon. Amy and both husbands died in California. Henry Park (1906-1907) buried in Franklin County, Texas. Lois Irene (1904-2000) married first to Jack Hobbs (1902-1945), buried at Farmers Academy Cemetery, Titus County, Texas. They had 4 children, Laverne Marie Hobbs (1922) she married Jackson Randolf Craven (1911-1998) he is buried at Bynum Cemetery, Houston County, Texas. Louis Harvey Hobbs (1924-1926). Louice Irine Hobbs (1927) she married Cohular P. Nield, Jr. (1925). Hardy Fant Hobbs (1930-1941) he is buried at Smyrna Cemetery in Cass County, Texas. Lois Irene married second to Bennie Green (1893-1970). Lois and Bennie had 1 child, Yvonne (1945-1965), she died in a car accident and is buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas along with her parents Lois and Bennie. Henry Park Bostick (1906-1907) he is buried in Franklin County, Texas. Roy Norman (1909-1991) he is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas. He married first to Norma Estelle Capehart (1916-1992) she is buried at Edwards Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Roy and Norma had 5 children, Harold Norman (1934), Melba Jo (1937) Winfred Stanley (1940), Wilma Ruth (1949) and James Harvey (1951). Roy Norman married second to Winnie Davis, they had no children. Carrie and John's fifth child was Morris Arthur (1912-1961), buried at Smyrna Cemetery, Cass County,Texas. He married Isla Ree Raines (1919-1974) December 24, 1935 she is buried at Brookside Cemetery, Houston, Texas along with her second husband. They had 2 children. Rita Joan (Prescott Kelsey) (1938-2001), buried at Greenlawn Cemetery in Rosenberg, Texas and Martha Jane (Horn) (1942) Texarkana, Arkansas. (note: Isla Ree married second to Herbert Bumgardner (1923-1983) and had 2 more children, Herbert Dwayne (1948) and Shirley Diane (1951)). The last child of Carrie and John was D. L. Bostick (1916-1917) no other information on him.

The third child of William N. Finlayson and Mollie was Emma L. (1883-1961), she married John A. Skipper (1883-1952) December 12, 1903 in Franklin County, Texas. They are both buried at Smyrna Cemetery, Cass County, Texas. They had 10 children. Edward E., (1906-1951) buried at Smyrna Cemetery, Audye Placeta (Martin) (1907-1993), William Otis (1909-1986), Roy D. (1912-1970), Myrtis Dolly (Boozer) (1914-1996), Mary (White) (abt 1915), Ruth (Vickers) (1919-2000), Annie Faye (Sims) (1920-1995), James Belton (1911-1997) and Elvin B. (1924-1973)

The fourth child of William N. Finlayson and Mollie was Sallie Adell 1886; she married Charles D. Daughtry December 20 1903 in Franklin County, Texas. They had 2 children. Charlie Hardy (1921-1996) buried at Smyrna Cemetery, in Cass County, Texas. He married Leona K. (1928) June 17, 1958. The second child was Ola (abt 1923) no other information on her.

The fifth child of William N. Finlayson and Mollie was Arthur Larence (1888-1888); he is buried at Old Dothan Cemetery, Pike County, Alabama.

The sixth child was Aughtney R. (1889-1890); he is buried at Old Dothan Cemetery, Pike County, Alabama.

The seventh child was Willie L. Finlayson (1893-1916), Willie married Hazel Alice Burns. They had 1 child Norman Riley (1916-1989) he married Alice Janie Chamblee (1918-1985). Norman and Alice Janie are both buried at Smyrna Cemetery, Cass County, Texas. Norman and Janie had 5 children, Hazel Lea, Roxie Ann (1939), Mary Alice (1943), Warner Riley (1946) and Ronnie Joe (1948-1987) he is buried at Smyrna Cemetery along with his parents.

The eighth child was M. L. (1894) no further information.

The ninth child was Sadie, born in (1896-1989) she married Verdie L. Stephens (1892-1980). Sadie is buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas. They had 3 children, Marlene, J.K. and Felix.

Source for the above information is the Family Bible of William N. Finlayson, the Family Bible of John Henry Bostick and the personal knowledge of Jane Bostick Horn