Extracted from ``McCracken Co., KY History Book''
IDA F. SMITH, Ida Floyd Finney was born
Aug. 8, 1913, in Denton Co., TX, near the little
community of Krum. She was the daughter of
Volentine Crawford Finney (b. Nov. 15, 1876/d. Feb. 7, 1943)
(son of William R. Finney and Annie Rucker) and Minnie Clementine
McCarty (b. Dec. 24, 1874/d. Jan. 18, 1953, daughter of
O.P. McCarty and Francenia Floyd). V.C. and Minnie were married
July 17, 1896, in Fort Worth, TX, lived in Texas and are
both buried in the McAdoo Cemetery. Ida had one brother,
Benjamin Morris Finley, b. Feb. 18, 1900. Now deceased
Ben is buried in T or C New Mexico; a sister, Beatrice Finney,
b. Sept. 18, 1904, deceased, buried in Denver, CO; a
sister, Willie Clara Finney, b. Apr. 27, 1910 now
living in Texas; and a sister Annie Rucker Finney, b. Nov. 17, 1915,
now living in Denver, CO.
When Ida was five years old, the Finneys
family moved to Wise Co., TX. Ida started
school at the New South school and continued
her education there until the winter of 1926-27.
The family moved, at that time, to Dickens
County and Ida finished out her sixth grade
year at McAdoo School. She finished her
schooling at McAdoo High School, graduating
in 1932 as the salutatorian of her class.
On Sept. 12, 1939, Ida married Ernest Smith
in Crosbyton, TX. Ida and Ernest (b. Apr. 5,
1901/d. Nov. 30, 1987/bur. Wallace Cemetery,
Marshall Co., KY) made their home in
Marshall Co., KY, living in the Elva community.
Their children: (1) Ernest Earl; md Janet
Emily Small, and they have four children -
Michael Earl, Stephen Floyd, James Charles,
and Kathleen Annette, and one grandson.
Ernest and Janet live in Taunton, MA. (2) Clara
Anne; md Harold Wayne Creason Dec. 17,
1963 in McCracken Co., KY and they have
three children - a son, Kerry Wayne, a graduate
of Marshall County High School, now living in
San Diego, CA, and daughters Mahotah Lee
and Harla Anne, also graduated of Marshall
County High School, and living at home. Clara
and Harold live in Benton, KY. (3) Minnie Belle;
md Glenn Hardy (1940-1987) and had four
children - Raymond Floyd, Minnie Katherine,
Jessie Wayne, and James Edward. Minnie and
her children live in Louisville, KY. Ida moved
to Paducah in the summer of 1961 and started
working at the Allie Burnley Rest Home. She
later worked at the Piper's Rest Home and the
Jim Burnley Nursing Home; then she started
working at NHE, and worked there for several
years before retiring in 1978, at the age of 65.
Ida continued to live in Paducah after her
retirement, until 1983 when health problems
forced her to give up housekeeping. She now
resides in the Calvert City Convalescent Center
in Marshall County.
Turner Publishing Company, 1989, p. 243.