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Bruce Tinsley Finley 1929–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 December 1929

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 2 April 2019

Death Location: Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: David Finley

Mother: Mattie Tinsley

Spouse(s): Geraldine Weaver

Children(s):

In 1929, Bruce Tinsley Finley entered the world in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to David Velmer Finley And Mattie Tinsley. In 1930, Bruce Tinsley Finley resided in Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. In 1935, Bruce Tinsley Finley resided in Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina. Bruce Tinsley Finley married Geraldine Weaver, and had children including Gregory Tinsley Finley, Michael Bruce Finley, Pamela Jean Finley Nicholls. Bruce Tinsley Finley passed away in 2019 in Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1929, Bruce Tinsley Finley entered the world in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to David Velmer Finley And Mattie Tinsley.
  • In 1930, Bruce Tinsley Finley resided in Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Bruce Tinsley Finley resided in Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina.
  • Bruce Tinsley Finley married Geraldine Weaver, and had children including Gregory Tinsley Finley, Michael Bruce Finley, Pamela Jean Finley Nicholls.
  • Bruce Tinsley Finley passed away in 2019 in Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Finley
1888–1953
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
DF
Mattie Tinsley
1901–1963
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
MT

Spouses(s)

Geraldine Weaver
1933–2014
Birth Location: United States of America
GW

Children(s)

Bruce Finley's Ancestors

Self
Bruce Finley
1929–2019
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
David Velmer Finley
1888–1953
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Mattie Tinsley
1901–1963
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
William (F Finley) Fendley
1851–1892
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Mourning (Jane Hendricks) *
1845–1914
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Finley
1820–1860
Elvira Looper
1830–1914
Able *
1810–1884
Martha Freeman
1834–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Finley
1798–1880
Nancy Freeman
1805–1850
Joseph Sr
1807–1898
Sarah Hester
1811–1894
David *
1779–1851
Mourning Hill
1784–1861

Bruce Finley's Timeline

9 Records

1929
19 December 1929
Birth of Bruce Tinsley Finley in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 1
Bruce Tinsley Finley resided here in Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Bruce Tinsley Finley resided here in Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina
Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 11
Bruce Tinsley Finley resided here in School District 13, Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
School District 13, Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Bruce Tinsley Finley resided here in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1974
Abt 1974
Age 45
Bruce Tinsley Finley resided here in Cedar Rock Community
Cedar Rock Community
1987
1987
Age 58
Bruce Tinsley Finley resided here in Easley, SC
Easley, SC
1993
1993
Age 64
Bruce Tinsley Finley resided here in Easley, SC
Easley, SC
2019
2 April 2019
Age 90
Death of Bruce Tinsley Finley in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1929
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03831; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 39-26
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341943
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 11 Apr 2019; Publication Place: Pickens, SC, USA
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 3730; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 39-37B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341943

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03831; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 39-26

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: School District 13, Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Arial Cotton Mill, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03831; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 39-26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 3730; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 39-37B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1974
    Event Place: Cedar Rock Community
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 27 Jan 1974; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.002429375,0.52168167,0.42906177&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Easley, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Easley, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 2019
    Event Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 11 Apr 2019; Publication Place: Pickens, SC, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 11 Apr 2019; Publication Place: Pickens, SC, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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