Person:Alma Firestone (1)

BIOGRAPHY: From: "Martin's" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book To: [email protected] Subject: Francis Marion Aday Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:16:42 -0600

BIOGRAPHY: Hi Bill

Thanks for responding so quickly. It is always nice to meet a new cousin. I am still having problems sorting the Aday's out. Here goes:

I have a Francis Marion Aday that married Mary Magnolia Icaphene Horton Children: Ressie Ray Aday Greathouse

              Eukla Earl Aday
              Dillard Ural Aday
              Ruby Jewell Aday Witt
              Dennard Duard Aday
              Clifford Coy Aday

Francis Marion Aday was born October 8, 1882 in Archey Creek, Arkansas and died: February 26, 1959 and is buried in the Zion Hill Cemetery. Is your Grandpa and this Francis the same person? Maybe he was married more than once.

Eukla Earl Aday married my Grandmother (Beulah Minnie Firestone Church) sister Alma Lillian Firestone Aday.

Here goes my Church family which leads to my Aday Family in two different ways I guess:

James B. Church married Emla Ann Aday (my GGGrandmother) (parents Edmund and Rebecca Ann Rambo Aday)

Emla's siblings were: Francis Marion Aday

                                William H. Aday
                                John Wesley Aday (the one that was suppose to be murdered)
                                Wade Blasingame Aday 
                                Eliza Caroline Aday
                                Lucinda Jane Aday
                                Martha E. Aday

James Alva Church married Sarah Pack (yes I am related to all of the Packs from Nogo also)

Lewis Jerome Church married Beulah Minnie Firestone

Ancil Lee Church - my Father

Patricia Ann Church Martin

I hope you can help me out!!! Thanks for the picture. I have only one picture of Emla and two of her brother Wade Blasingame Aday. If you would like to have them, just let me know. Will gladly share.

I will talk to my Aunt Lillian Aday to see if she has the story and pictures of John Wesley Aday since that was her husbands Grandfather. She turned 91 last November but her mind is still as sharp as a tack. I will try to go and see her soon.

Kindest Regards---Patricia

OBITUARY: Lillian Aday (November 19, 1912 - March 21, 2007) Lillian Aday, 94, of Hector, AR, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville, AR. The daughter of Thomas and Fatima Maynard Firestone, she was born November 19, 1912 in Pope County, AR. She was a member of the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church and was an active member for many years. Lillian was a homemaker and loved her family. She also enjoyed gardening and making quilts. She was preceded in death by her husband Eukla Earl Aday and was also preceded in death by her parents; step father W. R. McCuin; seven brothers and sisters; one half sister; two daughters, Ruth Lask and Onita Emerson; two grandsons; three sons-in-law. Survivors include four daughters, Delilah Milam of Hector, Joyce Bell of Hector, Phyllis Holt of Bismarck, and Patricia Aday of Hector; one son Lyle Aday of Hector; twenty five grandchildren; forty two great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; a sister Erma Bolin of Crossett. Funeral will be at 10:00am Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Aaron Holt will officiate. Burial will be at Zion Hill Cemetery at Zion Hill Community, AR by Humphrey Funeral Service. Visitation will be Friday 6-8pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church fund in c/o of Karen Strange, 720 Angus Road, Jerusalem, AR 72080 or Zion Hill Cemetery fund in c/o David Keeling, 36800 SR 16, Jerusalem, AR 72080.