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Notes for Jay V. Courtney, Sr.: He is buried at Farmington Methodist Church in Farmington, Georgia. The funeral home was Hempley Undertaking. Age at death was 68 yrs. Jay was a widower when he married Hilyer. Jay and his daughter, Ethel, moved to Georgia in 1902, when Ethel was 10 yrs. old. As far as his place of birth, I have been told Titusville, PA, and Meadville, PA. In the 1870 Crawford County, PA census, he is listed as 11 years old living in Rockdale Township. Bessie said that her father would not tell what the V stood for in his name. Bessie said that there has been a James Courtney in every generation: This man is Jay Courtney, he has a brother named James. He was a dairy and vegetable farmer. He went to Georgia when he was 43 years old. Jay lived in Titusville, PA, and started the first oil refinery there. Somehow they are related to the Titus family there. ================================== Obit. from a Georgia newspaper: MR. JAY V. COURTNEY DEAD ----------------------- Mr. Jay V. Courtney died at his home near Farmington, Ga., Sunday evening. He was 68 years old. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Hillyer Martin, of Madison, and five children, three girls and two boys - Mrs. Roy Cooper, of Athens, Ga.; Mr. J.V. Courtney, Jr., of Lumpkin Ga.; Mr. P. Dennis Courtney, of Union City, Pa.; Misses Susie and Bessie Courtney, of Farmington, Ga. One sister, Mrs. J. V. Swann, of Detroit, Mich., and one brother, Mr. Burnett Courtney, of Union City, Pa., and two grandsons, W. Roy Cooper, of Athens, Ga., and James Vernon Courtney, of Lumpkin, Ga., and several nieces and nephews. The pall bearers were Messrs. Lace Elder, John Pritchett, Tom Collie, Phil Barton, Dave Willioughby and Robert Bradshaw. Rev. G.T. Shell conducted the services at the Farmington Methodist church. Interment was in the church yard with Hemperley Undertaking Company in charge. ==================================== info from Bill Hall on 8-99: He lived on a small farm near Wattsburg, near Union City, Erie County, PA His middle name was: Vanacious before marrying Hilyer, it is possible that he had Ethel, George and another daughter. |
| i. | Jay V. Courtney, Jr., born January 30, 1905 in Bostwick, GA; died August 05, 1950 in Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, PA; married (1) Gladys Bulah Bradshaw 1927 in Madison County, Georgia; married (2) Gertrude Shamp March 05, 1944 in Union City, PA. |
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Notes for Jay V. Courtney, Jr.: Bessie says that "he worked as a night watchman in a saw mill. He was married first in Georgia and had children then remarried and lived in Union City, PA. He wasn't well and passed away in his sleep." Jay died of heart problems. |
| ii. | Paul Dennis Courtney, born June 26, 1908 in Bostwick, GA; died October 1929 in died in Detroit, Michigan, buried in Farmington, GA. |
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Notes for Paul Dennis Courtney: He died at age 21 in an auto accident, he is buried in Farmington, GA, next to his father. He let home at 16 years of age to go into the Navy. He came back to see his relatives when he was 21 years old and was killed in a car accident in Detroit, Michigan. He was with a cousin who survived. ============================== Obit. from Georgia newspaper: KILLED IN DETROIT ----------------- Mr. and Mrs. Paul Martin and Mattie Martin Rucker attended funeral services of their nephew, Paul Dennis Courtney at Farmington last Thursday afternoon. The deceased was almost instantly killed in an automobile accident in Detroit, Mich. early Sunday ? 6th. He held a good position in Detroit where he had made his home with relatives for the past ?. His paternal uncle and aunt accompanied the remains from Detroit to his old home for the last sajourn. He was born just twenty on ? ago at Bostwick Georgia, was son of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Courtney and a grandson of the late John Martin. Besides his mother, he leaves three sisters and a brother to mourn his loss. Interment was in Farmington cemetery. |
| iii. | Susie Blanche Courtney, born January 20, 1914 in Athens, GA; died September 1990 in Indiana; married (1) Tom Janes 1928 in Georgia; married (2) Raymon L. Hamilton 1945. |
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Notes for Susie Blanche Courtney: Lived in Gary, Indiana. Ray Hamilton is Susie's second husband. His family was from Indiana. They were married in 1945-1946. Social Security Number: 259-22-2804 issued in Georgia. Susie divorced her first husband, Tom, in 1944-45. Susie died of heart problems. |
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Notes for Raymon L. Hamilton: He was from Indiana. He was in the Army. He children from his first marriage |
| iv. | Bessie Marie Courtney, born November 20, 1915 in Athens, Georgia; died January 09, 2000 in Modesto, California; married (1) John Deforest Rea August 25, 1936; married (2) Oden Rudi 1945 in Florida. |
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Notes for Bessie Marie Courtney: Bessie wanted to go to college to become a nurse, but couldn't because of the depression. Bessie went to visit her Uncle Burnett Courtney in Union City, PA, sometime in the time period of 1920-1927. Bessie went to live in Detroit, Michigan with her Aunt Jennie Courtney Swan in October 1929, days after her brother, Paul Dennis Courtney's death. Aunt Jennie said that she could offer Bessie an education. Hilyer thought this would be a good chance for her daughter. Bessie when to Georgia during her summer vacations to visit with her family. Bessie named her twin sons for their grandfathers: Jay Courtney and John Paul Rea ================= Georgia newspaper articles: COURTNEY - REA Mrs. J. V. Courtney, of Farmington, announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Bessie Marie Courtney, of Detroit, to Mr. John Rea, of Toledo, Ohio. The marriage will occur August 25th. The bride-elect is a niece of Mrs. Mattie Rucker and Mr. Paul Martin, both of this city. COURTNEY - REA Mrs. J.V. Courtney, of Farmington, announces the engagement of her daughter, Bessie Marie, of Detroit, to John Rea, of Toledo, Ohio, the marriage to be solemnized on August 25. --------------------------- Bessie M. Rudi (Published: Tuesday, January 11, 2000) Nov. 20, 1915 -- Jan. 9, 2000 Bessie Marie Rudi, 84, of Modesto died Sunday at Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Rudi was a native of Athens, Ga. She lived in Modesto 45 years. She retired in 1977 after a career as a bookkeeper for Stanislaus County. She is survived by her children, Jay Rea of Toledo, Ohio, John Rea of Girard, Pa., June Brooks of Pacifica, Joe Rudi of Escalon and Paul Rudi of Danville; and 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. No public services or visitation. The Colonial Chapel of Franklin & Downs in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to a favorite charity. |
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