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Henry Washington Finley 1845–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1845

Birth Location: Scott County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 6 October 1914

Death Location: Damascus, Scott County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: John *

Mother: Nancy *

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Children(s):

In 1845, Henry Washington Finley entered the world in Scott County, Mississippi, USA, born to John Middleton Finley And Nancy Adaline Guynes. In 1850, Henry Washington Finley resided in Scott, Mississippi, USA. In 1870, Henry Washington Finley resided in Beat 5, Damascus, Scott, Mississippi, USA. Henry Washington Finley passed away in 1914 in Damascus, Scott County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Henry Washington Finley entered the world in Scott County, Mississippi, USA, born to John Middleton Finley And Nancy Adaline Guynes.
  • In 1850, Henry Washington Finley resided in Scott, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1870, Henry Washington Finley resided in Beat 5, Damascus, Scott, Mississippi, USA.
  • Henry Washington Finley passed away in 1914 in Damascus, Scott County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Henry Finley's Ancestors

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Henry Finley
1845–1914
Birth Place: Scott County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
John Middleton Finley *
1804–1887
Green, Clarke (now Oconee) Co, Georgia
Nancy (Adaline Guynes) *
1815–1892
St Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States
Grandparents
Nicholas (John Finley) *
1778–1817
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Mary (Butler) Middleton
1782–1850
Clarke, Georgia, United States
John (Jehu Goynes Goyne) Guynes
1776–1840
Camden, Fairfield, SC, South Carolina, USA
Matilda (Hall) *
1783–1865
St. Mark District, Orange, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
George Finley
1760–1836
Jemima Moss
1761–1810
Holland *
1716–1795
Mary Parks
1754–1816
James *
1755–1835
Mary O'Brien
1755–1803
Henry War
1757–1831
Mary Indian
1761–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Finley
1735–1794
Jane Fulton
1735–1802
Andrew Ross
–1761

Henry Finley's Timeline

4 Records

1845
3 March 1845
Birth of Henry Washington Finley in Scott County, Mississippi, USA
Scott County, Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 5
Henry Washington Finley resided here in Scott, Mississippi, USA
Scott, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 25
Henry Washington Finley resided here in Beat 5, Damascus, Scott, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Damascus, Scott, Mississippi, USA
1914
6 October 1914
Age 69
Death of Henry Washington Finley in Scott County, Mississippi, USA
Scott County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1845
    Event Place: Scott County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 5, Scott, Mississippi; Roll: M593_748; Page: 248A
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Scott, Mississippi; Roll: 381; Page: 256a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Mississippi, U.S., State Archives, Various Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Scott, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Scott, Mississippi; Roll: 381; Page: 256a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 5, Damascus, Scott, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 5, Scott, Mississippi; Roll: M593_748; Page: 248A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 October 1914
    Event Place: Scott County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Mississippi, U.S., State Archives, Various Records
    [3] Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1912-1943, Mississippi State Department of Health; Jackson, Mississippi; Statewide Index to Mississippi Death Records; Description: 1912-1924 A-G

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Damascus, Scott County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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