Talk:Martha Finley

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What?
I've left this alone because it made me laugh:

The daughter of Presbyterian minister Dr. James Brown Finley and his wife and cousin Maria Theresa Brown Finley,[...]

Familially speaking, it's quite an accomplishment.

Sugarbat (talk) 17:52, 14 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Many people have married a cousin, which is fine as long as its not a first cousin. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were fifth cousins. (Eleanor's maiden name was Roosevelt.) I wouldn't consider it an accomplishment if Martha Finley's parents were cousins. Karenthewriter (talk) 05:25, 29 July 2021 (UTC)