Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Eddie Finlay


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Eddie Finlay and five of his descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Eddie Finlay,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Eddie married Claudia Knowlton (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Eddie Finlay and Claudia Knowlton:

+2i. Caroline Knowlton Finlay, born 4 November 1941 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina; died 28 August 2018 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina. Married David Starring ‘Swing’ Meyer.

Second Generation
2. Caroline Knowlton Finlay2 (Eddie1), born 4 November 1941 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina;1 died 28 August 2018 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.1 Caroline married, 9 May 1965, David Starring ‘Swing’ Meyer3, 4 (born 12 April 1938 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, the son of John Edward Meyer, Jr. and Carolyn May Starring (born Miller);2, 3 Swing died 26 September 2016 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina3).

Children of Caroline Knowlton Finlay and David Starring ‘Swing’ Meyer:

+3i. Austin Edward Meyer, born 20 August 1969. Married Melanie Sigmon Gentry.
 4ii. Kirkman Finlay Starring Meyer, born 8 October 1970 in South Carolina;5, 6 died 9 August 1995 in Kingston, Jamaica.5, 7
 5iii. Edward Finlay Meyer, born 27 December 1977.6

  1. Obituary, DignityMemorial.com, Caroline Finlay Meyer, born: 4 November 1941; died: 28 August 2018. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, brother, husband, sons, and grandchild.
  2. Birth Announcement, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, David Swing Starring Meyer, born: 12 April 1938 at Leroy Sanitorium [a hospital located in Manhattan, New York, New York].
  3. Find a Grave (website). (No cemetery indicated); David Starring “Swing” Meyer, born: 12 April 1938; died: 26 September 2016 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (from record, which includes the text of his obituary that includes vital and biographical details and the names of his wife, brother, three sons, one daughter-in-law, and one granddaughter.
  4. Wedding Announcement, The New York Times, 9 May 1965, Caroline K. Finlay and David Swing Starring Meyer, married on 9 May 1965.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Saint Francis Chapel Memorial Garden, Kanuga Episcopal Center, Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, Kirkman Finlay Starring Meyer, born: 1971; died: 1995 in Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica (from record, which provides the name and link for his father).
  6. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  7. Deaths, The Index-Journal, Greenwood, South Carolina. 10 August 1995, Kirkman Finlay Starring Meyer, died: 9 August 1995 in Kingston, Jamaica, of head injuries as a result of an attach on him and Katherine Shoener in their hotel room.
Third and Fourth Generations
3. Austin Edward Meyer3 (Caroline,2 Eddie1), born 20 August 1969.1 Austin married Melanie Sigmon Gentry (born 16 October 1973, parents not determined1).

Child of Austin Edward Meyer and Melanie Sigmon Gentry:

 6i. Ava Lane Meyer, born xxxx.

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.