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James B Finley 1798–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1858

Death Location: Marshall County, Alabama, USA

Father: Robert Finley

Mother: Sarah Scott

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Rebecca Sarah

The story of James B Finley began in 1798 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA. James B Finley had children including Rebecca Allen Says Farley On Death Of Daughter Sarah. James B Finley passed away in 1858 in Marshall County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James B Finley began in 1798 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.
  • James B Finley had children including Rebecca Allen Says Farley On Death Of Daughter Sarah.
  • James B Finley passed away in 1858 in Marshall County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Finley
1770–1816
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
RF
Sarah Scott
1766–
Birth Location: –
SS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca Sarah
1834–1870
Birth Location: Jackson County, Alabama, USA
RS

James Finley's Ancestors

Self
James Finley
1798–1858
Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Finley
1770–1816
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Scott
1766–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Finley's Descendants

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James (B) Finley (1798–1858)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Allen says Farley on death of daughter) Sarah 1834–1870 m. Robert (L Allen Jr) ✅1X4 1833–1906
    1. 1. Thomas (C) Allen 1866–1928 m. Reney Thompson 1867–1930
      1. 1. Arthur (Virgil) Allen 1898–1978
      2. 2. Molly (Elizabeth) Allen 1889–1988
      3. 3. Edgar (Walter) Allen 1891–1964
      4. 4. Sadie Allen 1904–1982
      5. 5. John (Leroy) Allen 1907–1936
      6. 6. Jesse (Felton) Allen 1900–1982
      7. 7. Samuel (Nye) Allen 1893–1939
        1. 1. Rosa McLemore 1925–1995
      8. 8. Veryck Allon 1898–
      9. 9. Niegh Allen 1894–
      10. 10. Bertha Allen 1910–
      11. 11. Edward Allen 1908–
      12. 12. Sally (Bell) Allen 1904–1982
    2. 2. Nancy (E) Allen 1859–1943
      1. 1. Enna (F) Knight 1895–
        1. 1. Robert (L) Knight 1910–
      2. 2. Enna (F) Knight 1895–
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Knight 1908–1972 m. Mae (Padgett (NOT m. Fountain, m.) Brock) 1915–2003
      3. 3. Enna (F) Knight 1895–
        1. 1. Robert (L) Knight 1910–
    3. 3. Hannah (Evergreen) Allen 1857–1944
    4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Allen 1849–1935
    5. 5. John (W) Allen 1854–1948 m. Eliza (Ann) Bean 1863–1919
      1. 1. James (Robert) Allen 1888–1914
      2. 2. Nola (Mae) Allen 1885–1973
      3. 3. Bessie Allen 1890–1952
      4. 4. Chester Allen 1904–1919
      5. 5. Martha Allen 1879–
      6. 6. Charles (Cleveland) Allen 1884–1957
      7. 7. Milton (Andrew) Allen 1882–1948
      8. 8. John (Matthew) Allen 1896–1959
      9. 9. Ethel Allen 1891–1973
      10. 10. Mary (Ella) Allen 1893–1970
      11. 11. Claude (Leslie) Allen 1903–1903
      12. 12. Lawrence (E.) Allen 1900–1924
      13. 13. Ulysses (Raymond) Allen 1902–1919
      14. 14. Annie (Eliza) Allen 1898–1980
    6. 6. Bell Allen 1899–
    7. 7. Ruth (E) Allen 1859–
    8. 8. Celia (F.) Allen 1875–1924
    9. 9. Minerva (Annie) Allen 1861–1933
    10. 10. Thomas (A) Allen 1866–1928

James Finley's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of James B Finley in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
1858
1858
Age 60
Death of James B Finley in Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Marshall County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Marshall County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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