Denver Finley Basham 
Denver Finley was born on January 9th, 1887 in Kingston, Madison Co., Arkansas.1 Denver Finley's father was John Finley Bassham and his mother was Mary Taylor. His paternal grandparents were Eli H. (Neil) Bassham and Mariah Finley. He had five brothers and five sisters, named Thomas E., Franklin, Bertha, Charles Taylor, William Allen, Arizona, Effie, Josephine, Grace E. and Bessie May. He was the fourth youngest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 71 on June 9th, 1958 in Ponca City, Kay Co., Oklahoma.1 General Notes
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1900 Census Newton County Arkansas E D 92/10/84
1910 Census Muskogee County Oklahoma E D 96 Family 198
Info In Ila Eckstadt Files
Information From Frances S Basham Correspondence
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1829 in Tennessee d.> 1870
- b.14 Aug 1848 in Tennessee d.06 Aug 1926 in Pryor, Mayes Co., Oklahoma
- b.~ 1824 in Tennessee d.> 1870
- b.09 Jan 1887 in Kingston, Madison Co., Arkansas d.09 Jun 1958 in Ponca City, Kay Co., Oklahoma
- b.15 Jan 1855 in Illinois d.28 Apr 1907 in Stidham, McIntosh Co., Oklahoma
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‌Denver Finley and Maudie Mae were married in a religious ceremony on April 20th, 1908 in Stidham, McIntosh Co., Oklahoma.1 They had a son and a daughter, named Orville and Opal Beatrice.
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Children
Orville Basham
Orville was born on February 19th, 1909 in Council Hill, Muskogee Co., Okla.1 He died at the age of 76 on April 19th, 1985 in Ponca City, Kay Co., Oklahoma.1
Opal Beatrice Basham
Opal Beatrice was born on January 27th, 1912 in Council Hill, Muskogee Co., Okla.1
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