Arthur Decatur Finchum^{[1, 2]}

1888 - 1962  (73 years)

• Name	Arthur Decatur Finchum
  Born	25 Dec 1888	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Hampden District, Prince Edward County, Virginia   [3]
  Died	6 Jan 1962  [4]
  Buried	Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I129301	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	John Raymond Finchum,   b. 26 Apr 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Ellen Cross,   b. 1858, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jul 1927  (Age 69 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F43251	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Julia Henry,   b. 15 Sep 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Nov 1958  (Age 65 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1912	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Alger Dayton Finchum,   b. 13 May 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Sep 1970  (Age 55 years) + 2. Lucille Finchum,   b. Tennessee + 3. Juanita Finchum,   b. Abt 1921, Tennessee  (Age ~ 103 years) + 4. Helen Finchum,   b. 26 Jun 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Mar 2012  (Age 86 years)   5. Gladys Finchum,   b. Abt 1930, Tennessee  (Age ~ 94 years)   6. Finchum   7. Claude Finchum
  Family ID	F47667	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Dec 1888 - Tennessee Married - 16 Jul 1912 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - - Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 29 Jan 1938. Carse L. Finchum obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 11 Apr 1953. Golda Nadine Finchum obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name A D Finchum Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Hampden Magisterial District, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Gender Male Age 50 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1890 Last Place of Residence Rural, Sevier, Virginia HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE A D Finchum Head M 50 Tennessee Julia Finchum Wife F 45 Tennessee Helen Finchum Daughter F 16 Tennessee Gladys Finchum Daughter F 10 Tennessee Jaunita Hines Daughter F 19 Tennessee Samuel Hines Son-in-law M 25 Tennessee Jones E Hines Grandson M 0 Virginia "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27753-4170-41?cc=2000219 : 11 July 2014), Virginia > Prince Edward > Hampden Magisterial District > 74-8 Hampden Magisterial District E of U.S. Road 15 > image 11 of 26; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 6 Jan 1962. Finchum, A D 73 widowed b. 12-25-88 d. 1-6-62 R2 Farmville VA Eden Methodist Cem Survivors: 5 dau Mrs Lee Greene Mrs John Finchum Mrs Calvin Huddleston Mrs Sheddrick Hines Mrs Sam Hines 2 sons Claude Dayton 3 bro Austin Herman Mitchell 3 sis Mrs Eliza Hurst Mrs Dicie Gann Mrs Sophia Maples 33 gc 12 ggc informant Mrs Juanita Hines R2 Farmville VA. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 123. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 7031166). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John Finchum Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Ellen Cross Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 25 Dec 1879 Event Place: , Sevier, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51968-1 System Origin: Tennessee-VR GS Film number: 969965 Reference ID: 2:DQDSFP [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Julia Henry Event Type Marriage Event Date 16 Jun 1912 Event Place Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Spouse's Name Decatur Finchum Page 250