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Mrs Demores Gazella “Demmie” Delk Finton

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Birth	:	4 May 1878 Darke County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	29 Mar 1961 East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Abbottsville Cemetery, Abbottsville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.0394440, -84.5774994
Plot	:	Section 1/2/3/9
Description	:	married: Darius Frank Finton on July 17, 1897 at farm home of Rev Leander Pottenger, a Dunkard minister near Claypool, IN. Demores Gazella Delk was born in a two story log house built by her great-grandfather, Bennett Dynes, on the site of the present Abbotsville Cemetery. She was buried within four hundred feet of her birth place. When quite small, her parents bought land in Van Buren Township and lived in a log cabin where the children slept in a loft. Demmie's father, William Bennett Delk, started to build a brick house but had not finished it when his wife, Letha... Read More	married: Darius Frank Finton on July 17, 1897 at farm home of Rev Leander Pottenger, a Dunkard minister near Claypool, IN. Demores Gazella Delk was born in a two story log house built by her great-grandfather, Bennett Dynes, on the site of the present Abbotsville Cemetery. She was buried within four hundred feet of her birth place. When quite small, her parents bought land in Van Buren Township and lived in a log cabin where the children slept in a loft. Demmie's father, William Bennett Delk, started to build a brick house but had not finished it when his wife, Letha Ann Vance, died at the age of thirty-four after the birth of triplets. The brick house was finished in 1888. William remarried in 1985 to a widow, Mary (Arnold) Cassel, who was not liked by Letha's children. "Many years before, in 1854, Mother's great uncle, George Vance, had left Montgomery County, Ohio and migrated to Kosciousko County, Indiana on 97 acres of deep woods south of Packerton. Here they raised their family. When they were old, they arranged for Aunt Lillie to come keep house for them. Lillie married Samuel W. Thompson of Packerton in 1892." When Demmie was about fifteen, she left her Darke County, Ohio home, presumably to escape her stepmother. In 1894 she went to Dunkirk, Indiana to live with her grandfather Delk. The next spring she went to Packerton to stay with her sister Lillie, obtained work from families in the area, and eventually was married to Frank. In his younger years, Frank supported his large family with the mason's trade. He was an exceptional layer of stone. In later years, when the physical work became too hard for him, he turned to painting, wallpapering and interior decorations. Frank was small in stature, only 4'10". He was kicked in the mouth by a horse when he was young, so he always wore a mustache on his upper lip to hide the scar. He died in the Greenville Sanitarium where he had been a patient for well over a year, suffering from a series of light strokes that left his memory impaired. Demmie died in East Cleveland while on vacation at the home of her daughter Mildred Hoge. She suffered two heart attacks within a week, succumbing to the second.

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Where is Mrs Demores Gazella “Demmie” Delk Finton's memorial?
Mrs Demores Gazella “Demmie” Delk Finton's memorial is located at: Abbottsville Cemetery, Abbottsville, Darke County, USA.
When did Mrs Demores Gazella “Demmie” Delk Finton death?
Mrs Demores Gazella “Demmie” Delk Finton death on 29 Mar 1961 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Mrs Demores Gazella “Demmie” Delk Finton's memorial?
Latitude: 40.0394440
Longitude: -84.5774994

Family Members:

Parent

William Bennett Delk

(1851 - 1910)

Letha Ann Vance Delk

(1851 - 1884)

Spouse

Darius Frank “Frank” Finton

(1874 - 1960)

Siblings

Elva Jane Delk Flook

(1875 - 1956)

George Curless Delk

(1875 - 1955)

Lillie May Delk Thompson

(1875 - 1956)

Pearley Howard “Barney” Delk

(1879 - 1960)

Bennett Elsworth “Bennie” Delk

(1881 - 1949)

Infant Son Delk

(1884 - unknow)

Infant Daughter Delk

(1884 - unknow)

Children

Emma Marie Finton Kessenich

(1901 - 1937)

David Paul Finton

(1906 - 1958)

William Kenneth “Ken” Finton

(1907 - 1972)

Betty Louise Finton

(1918 - 1922)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Abbottsville Cemetery
Abbottsville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0394440, -84.5774994

2. Old Abbottsville Cemetery
Abbottsville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0394440, -84.5834656

3. Church of God Cemetery
Greenville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0677290, -84.6154430

4. Darke County Home Cemetery
Greenville Township, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0663986, -84.6185989

5. Martin Cemetery
Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0891991, -84.5699997

6. Beech Grove Cemetery
Arcanum, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9907800, -84.6180000

7. Oak Grove Cemetery
Fort Jefferson, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0233002, -84.6528015

8. Pioneer Cemetery
Fort Jefferson, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0272700, -84.6569000

9. Newcomer Cemetery
Painter Creek, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0363998, -84.4933014

10. East Zion Cemetery
Greenville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1051000, -84.5747600

11. Wayne Lakes Cemetery
Fort Jefferson, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0156040, -84.6580110

12. Waynes Army Cemetery (Defunct)
Greenville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0977350, -84.6313010

13. West Third Street Cemetery
Greenville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0984310, -84.6375340

14. Water Street Cemetery
Greenville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1048550, -84.6322340

15. Hall Cemetery
Painter Creek, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0541670, -84.4733330

16. Mount Zion Cemetery
Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0417000, -84.6839000

17. Greenville Union Cemetery
Greenville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1082993, -84.6436005

18. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Greenville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1242150, -84.6071770

19. Mills Cemetery
New Madison, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9947014, -84.6797028

20. Gettysburg Cemetery
Gettysburg, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1073570, -84.4946060

21. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Greenville, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1344300, -84.5948600

22. Ithaca Cemetery
Ithaca, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9431000, -84.5597000

23. West Branch Cemetery
New Madison, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0503006, -84.7039032

24. West Zion Cemetery
Palestine, Darke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0411590, -84.7063460