Julia Reca (Whitley) Robbins (1901 - 1989)

Born 16 May 1901 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Daughter of Geona Thipp Whitley and Dora Lee (Strickland) Whitley

Wife of Durward Norway Augusta Finch — married 5 Oct 1919 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Wife of John Henry Robbins — married 30 Dec 1930 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1989 at age 87 in Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Julia Reca Whitley was born in 16 May 1901 in Nash County, North Carolina, United States, to "Thipp" and Dora (Strickland) Whitley. ^[1]

She married (1) Durward Finch in 1919 ^[2] who died in 1927 ^[3] and (2) John Henry Robbins in 1930. ^[4]

She had five children:

• Julia Rachel Finch, born 15 Sep 1920;^[5]
• Eris Day Finch, born 16 March 1923;^[6]
• Augusta Lois Finch, born 12 March 1925, died 16 June 2023;^[7]
• John Lenoe Robbins, born 17 November 1931, died 3 January 1991;^[8]
• Janis Gale Robbins, born 25 June 1935,^[9] died 24 January 2020.

Both her husbands were farmers. Julia and John's farm was on North Carolina 97 where Interstate 95 intersects now. The house was moved when the Interstate highway was constructed. ^[10]

Julia died 4 April 1989 in Nash County. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," [database on-line]. Ancestry Record 60901 #14722457.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-4B6P : 5 November 2017), D N Finch and Reca Whitley, 05 Oct 1919; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,220,978.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F34K-1C3 : 10 February 2018), Durward N. Finch, 02 Jan 1927; citing Bailey, Nash, North Carolina, reference fn 1094 cn 233, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,907,301.
4. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9Y-8SLT : 28 November 2018), J H Robins and Reca W Finch, 30 Dec 1930; citing Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHBQ-4FK : 8 December 2014), Julia Reca Whitley in entry for Julia Rachel Finch, 15 Sep 1920; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 6, p. 429, Nash, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3QZ-Q28 : accessed 27 January 2020), Day Finch in household of Rica Finch, Ferrells, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 10A, line 49, family 188, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1709; FHL microfilm 2,341,443.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. "North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000," [database on-line], citing Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm. Ancestry Record 8783 #5091032.
8. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGDH-PVM : 10 February 2018), John Henry Robbins in entry for John Lenoe Robbins, 03 Jan 1991; citing Durham, Durham, North Carolina, v 1A cn 1220, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,784.
9. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH24-TBF : 8 December 2014), John Henry Robbins in entry for Robbins, 25 Jun 1935; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 23, p. 361, Franklin, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
10. ↑ Personal memories of her grandson Bennet George.
11. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHMK-2XPZ : 21 January 2020), Julia Reca Robbins, 4 April 1989, Nash County, North Carolina.

See, also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML95-9WT : accessed 27 January 2020), Reca R Whitley in household of Geona T Whitley, Ferrells, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 3A, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1123; FHL microfilm 1,375,136.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZVP-7LM : accessed 27 January 2020), Rica Finch in household of Durward N Finch, Bailey, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 69, sheet 9B, line 80, family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1311; FHL microfilm 1,821,311.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQ3-PYR : 28 July 2019), Eris Finch in household of John H Robbins, Jackson Township, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-15, sheet 10B, line 46, family 137, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2948.
• "1950 United States Census," Enumeration District 64-18, Nash, North Carolina, United States, Sheet 14, Line 18, Reca W. Robbins. Link
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Augusta (Finch) George and S.T., her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Ruffin Whitley and Mary Morgan, the great great grandparents of both Augusta (Finch) George and S.T.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: third cousins, based on sharing 60 cM across 5 segments.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Augusta (Finch) George and S.S.C., her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Jacob Strickland and Elizabeth Finch, the great great grandparents of both Augusta (Finch) George and S.S.C.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 52 cM across 4 segments.