Eighth Generation


372. Junius I. HOLDERNESS was born on 24 September 1860 in Arkansas.110,159,166 He died on 26 December 1896 at the age of 36.185

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1890
J. I. Holderness of Anson, was in Abilene Monday. He is one of the suffers by the recent fire, there, but will go into business again soon.

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 304, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 6, 1892
From the Jones County Democrats, Special to the Gazette
Anson, Tex. Sept 4. The Democratic primary for Jones county was held yesterday at the different precincts over the county with the following result: ....J. I. Holderness for county treasurer
...There was a large vote polled and the Democratic party is sure of success now since such a large vote was polled in the primary.

1900 Census re his children shows his place of birth as Arkansas.

Probably married in Anson, Texas

Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, 2 miles east of Anson, Jones Co TX on Hwy 180.

J.I. Holderness
J.I. Holderness of Anson died Saturday night. [J.I. Holderness was born 24 September 1860 and died 24 December 1896. He is buried in the Mount Hope cemetery, Anson, Jones County, Texas]
Taylor County News, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Friday, 1 January 1897

Junius I. HOLDERNESS and Ina HUMPHREY were married on 4 March 1886 in Jones County, Texas.159,186 Ina HUMPHREY110,119, daughter of Robert HUMPHREY and Nancy Jane OWENS, was born on 11 April 1872 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.110,187 She died on 9 January 1948 at the age of 75 in Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado.187

Found in 1900 Deaf County TX Census. Widow living with her parents. Worked as a waiter in their hotel.

She married (2) Mark Paul Finnicum.

Hereford Reporter (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 2, 1901
Coming and Going (society column)
Luke Kee, the Chinaman incarcerated in the Claude jail charged with a heinious crime committed in this town some time ago, is to come up before Judge Wallace for trial at the term of court held at Claude next week, his case being called for Monday. The following witnesses have been subpoenaed from here: Mrs. Robert Humphrey, Mrs. M. P. Finnicum, Katie Holderness, Dr. E. W. Tinsley, Dr. R. M. Johnson, Jack Harwell, and Sheriff T. J. Inmon.

1910 Census. Wagon Mound, Mora Co, NM, Hh 151
Mark Finnicum, 39, married once for 11 years, b. Kansas
Ina, wife, 39, married twice - 5 children living, b. MO
Jason, son, 9, b. TX
Fred, son, b. NM
Donnald, son, 3, b. NM
John, son, 4 months, b. NM

1920 Census. Blossburg, Colfax, NM
Mark P. Finnicum, 48, b. MO
Ina, wife, 47, b. MO
Kate Holderness, stepdau, 31, b. TX
Jason, son, 18, b. TX
Fred, son, 17, b. NM
Donald, son, 12, b. NM
Jessie, Dau, 7, b. NM

1926 Grand Junction, Colorado, City Directory
Finnicum Mark, P. (Ina) miner

In 1930, the Finnicums were living in Mesa Co Colorado. Mark and Ina were both 58; they married when he was age 30. Jason R, grandson, born in New Mexico, age 5, lived with them. As did Kate Holderness, now age 41.

1940 Census. Grand Junction, Mesa Co, Colorado, Hh 99
112 White Avenue - lived in same place in 1935
M. P. Finnicum, 69, b. MO
Ina, wife, 68, b. MO
Robert, grandson, 15, b. NM

1941 Grand Junction, Colorado, City Directory
Finnicum, Mark P. (Ina) home: 112 White Av

Junius I. HOLDERNESS and Ina HUMPHREY had the following children:

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Robert D. HOLDERNESS was born on 9 March 1887 in Jones County, Texas.185 He died on 4 April 1887 at the age of 0 in Jones County, Texas.185

Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, 2 miles east of Anson, Jones Co TX on Hwy 180. No marker; information from cemetery records.

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ii.

Kate HOLDERNESS119,187 was born on 2 June 1888 in Texas.110,187 She died in March 1942 at the age of 53 in Mesa County, Colorado.187

Kate was trampled by horses as a toddler. Her mother carried her around on a pillow for sometime afterward. She eventually grew better although she remained mentally handicapped. Spent some time in a nursing home before her death.

Hereford Reporter (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 2, 1901
Coming and Going (society column)
Luke Kee, the Chinaman incarcerated in the Claude jail charged with a heinious crime committed in this town some time ago, is to come up before Judge Wallace for trial at the term of court held at Claude next week, his case being called for Monday. The following witnesses have been subpoenaed from here: Mrs. Robert Humphrey, Mrs. M. P. Finnicum, Katie Holderness, Dr. E. W. Tinsley, Dr. R. M. Johnson, Jack Harwell, and Sheriff T. J. Inmon.

Buried Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Mesa Co, Colorado

+488

iii.

Roy HOLDERNESS.

489

iv.

Elizabeth "Beth" HOLDERNESS188 was born in May 1894 in Texas.110 She died in 1910 at the age of 16 in Dawson, Colfax County, New Mexico.

Elizabeth, called Beth, died in N.M. at about 16 years of age of diphtheria.