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John Moses Finley 1798–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 Oct 1880

Death Location: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Finley

Mother: Margaret Farris

Spouse(s): Nancy Freeman

Children(s): John Finley, Frances Finley, Lucinda Finley, Mary Finley, Margaret Findley, Hezekiah Findley, James Fenley

The story of John Moses Finley began in 1798 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States. In 1850, John Moses Finley resided in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. In 1860, John Moses Finley resided in Regiment 5, Pickensville, Pickens, South Carolina,. John Moses Finley married Nancy Jane Freeman, and had children including Frances Finley, Hezekiah Ezekiel Findley, James W Fenley, John Wiley Jackie Finley, Lucinda Finley, Margaret Findley, Mary Finley. John Moses Finley passed away in 1880 in Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Moses Finley began in 1798 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1850, John Moses Finley resided in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, John Moses Finley resided in Regiment 5, Pickensville, Pickens, South Carolina,.
  • John Moses Finley married Nancy Jane Freeman, and had children including Frances Finley, Hezekiah Ezekiel Findley, James W Fenley, John Wiley Jackie Finley, Lucinda Finley, Margaret Findley, Mary Finley.
  • John Moses Finley passed away in 1880 in Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Finley
1765–1848
Birth Location: Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Farris
1762–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Freeman
1805–1850
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

John Finley
1820–1860
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Frances Finley
1824–1861
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Lucinda Finley
1825–1911
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Mary Finley
1825–1885
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
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Margaret Findley
1829–1886
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Hezekiah Findley
1823–1855
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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James Fenley
1831–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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John Finley's Ancestors

Self
John Finley
1798–1880
Birth Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
James Finley
1765–1848
Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Farris
1762–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Finley's Descendants

1.
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John (Moses) Finley (1798–1 Oct 1880) m. Nancy (Jane) Freeman (1805–1850)
  1. 1. John (Wiley "Jackie") Finley 1820–1860 m. Elvira Looper 1830–1914
    1. 1. William (F Finley) Fendley 1851–1892 m. Mourning (Jane Hendricks) * 1845–1914
      1. 1. William (Bennet Fendley) * 1876–1937 m. Mary (Vashti) Simmons –1951
        1. 1. Ethel (Fendley) * 1911–1975 m. Francis (DeForest) Whitt 1916–2007
        2. 2. J (Eldon) Fendley 1896–1938 m. Essie Lockaby 1901–1979
        3. 3. Amos (Oscar Finley) * 1897–1948 m. Pearl Williams 1895–1929
        4. 4. Dewey (A.) Finley 1900–1970 m. Mallie (C) Williams 1906–1987
        5. 5. Geneva Finley 1903–1990
        6. 6. Devo Finley 1904–1979 m. Myrtie Tumlin 1907–1979
        7. 7. Ella (Mae Finley) Fendley 1912–1982
        8. 8. William (Elmer Finley) Fendley 1915–1999 m. Lois Corbin 1914–1977 m. Mattie (Lou) Lockaby 1918–1985
      2. 2. James (Salter) Finley 1873–1947 m. Texana (Eveline) Simmons 1874–1945
        1. 1. Annie (Asadora) Finley 1917–1999 m. Walter (Davis) Rackley 1911–1978
        2. 2. Delonus (Elbert Finley) Sr. 1894–1952 m. Norma (C) Stephens 1902–1984
        3. 3. Rudolph (Garvin) Finley 1906–1989
        4. 4. Virginia Finley 1909–1986
        5. 5. Mae Finley 1912–1980
        6. 6. Raymond (Roy) Finley 1900–1964
        7. 7. Leola Finley 1903–1991
        8. 8. Virsa (Rebecca) Finley 1914–1993 m. Curnel (Blease) Waldrop 1914–1969
        9. 9. Leondous (Elmer) Finley 1896–1982
        10. 10. Raymond Finley 1920–1983
        11. 11. Thomas (Blane) FINLEY 1898–1975
      3. 3. Frances (M) Finley 1880–
      4. 4. Loris (Ambrose) Finley 1884–1944
      5. 5. Della (Finley) * 1887–1919 m. Berry (B) Medlin 1876–
        1. 1. Minnie (Lee Medlin) * 1913–1997 m. Levis (Odell) Stone 1907–1961
        2. 2. Louvenia Medlin 1906–2004
        3. 3. James (Carter) Medlin 1907–1973
        4. 4. Jasper (Newton) Medlin 1910–1940
        5. 5. Ruby Medlin 1915–1999
        6. 6. Henry (Dewey) Medlin 1911–1932
      6. 6. J (Ernest) Finley 1893–1961
      7. 7. David (Velmer) Finley 1888–1953 m. Mattie Tinsley 1901–1963
        1. 1. Lola (Jane) Finley 1924–1963
        2. 2. Bruce (Tinsley) Finley 1929–2019 m. Geraldine Weaver 1933–2014
      8. 8. Joseph Findley 1875–1961
    2. 2. Frances (Anna Finley) Fendley 1852–1914
    3. 3. Elvira (Janie) Findley 1857–1943
  2. 2. Frances Finley 1824–1861
  3. 3. Lucinda Finley 1825–1911
  4. 4. Mary Finley 1825–1885
  5. 5. Margaret Findley 1829–1886 m. Isaac (A Chapman) * 1822–1862
    1. 1. Mary (Margaret Chapman) * 1847–1898 m. David (Crockett) Tompkins 1847–1927
      1. 1. Sarah (Savilla "Sally") Tompkins 1873–1954
      2. 2. Laurena (Elizabeth "Laura") Tompkins 1868–1948
      3. 3. Mary (Alice) Tompkins 1877–1944
      4. 4. William (Frank) Tompkins 1867–1926
      5. 5. Margaret (Ella) Tompkins 1870–1952
      6. 6. John (Thomas Tompkins) * 1875–1940 m. Tamarine (Malinda "Tama") Dalton 1874–1937
        1. 1. Janie (Inez Tompkins) * 1898–1976 m. Roy (Feltz) Jones 1901–1976
        2. 2. Clara (Ruth) Tompkins 1903–1905
        3. 3. David (Rector) Tompkins 1897–1904
        4. 4. Grace (Rebecca) Tompkins 1909–1988
        5. 5. Charles (Melvin) Tompkins 1902–1940
        6. 6. Arthur (Clifford) Tompkins 1905–1982
        7. 7. Clarence (Rupert) Tompkins 1903–1982
        8. 8. Carl (Bowen) Tompkins 1911–1985
        9. 9. John (Willard) Tompkins 1900–1919
        10. 10. Mary (Ethel) Tompkins 1913–1915
        11. 11. Tama (Elvira) Tompkins 1907–1985
      7. 7. Diantha (T) Tompkins 1879–1881
      8. 8. Mittie (A) Tompkins 1883–1959
      9. 9. George (Sloan) Tompkins 1885–1916
      10. 10. David (Franklin "Frank") Tompkins 1881–1957
      11. 11. Joseph (Homer) Tompkins 1895–1963
      12. 12. Baby Tompkins 1890–1890
      13. 13. Martha (Adeline "Addie") Tompkins 1872–1942
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Rose Ann) Chapman 1850–1877 m. Elias (Clinton) Hollingsworth 1845–1921
      1. 1. Thomas (Sloan) Hollingsworth 1868–1940
      2. 2. Charles ("Charlie") Hollingsworth 1872–
      3. 3. Margaret (“Maggie”) Hollingsworth 1874–1951
      4. 4. Wade (Hampton) Hollingsworth 1876–1941
  6. 6. Hezekiah (Ezekiel) Findley 1823–1855 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Freeman 1831–1890
    1. 1. Joseph (Benjamin) Findley 1851–1925 m. Cornelia (Anne Frances) Elrod 1859–1942
      1. 1. Louisa (Lula) Findley 1893–1912 m. Richard (Furman) Looper 1887–1958
        1. 1. James (Matthew) Looper 1909–1968
      2. 2. William (Elbert) Findley 1881–1967 m. Essie Earle 1877–1966
        1. 1. Julia (Elizabeth) Findley 1915–1924
        2. 2. William (Earle Findley) Sr. 1911–1999 m. Mary (Louise) Penland 1911–2005
        3. 3. Harry (N) Findley 1919–2001
        4. 4. Fredric (George) Findley 1913–2008
      3. 3. James (Frank) Findley 1887–1985
      4. 4. Betty (Jane or Jessica) Findley 1879–1982 m. William (Elbert) Hill 1872–1940
        1. 1. Nell (Ann) Emanuel 1902–2006 m. Emmett (Hill) Emanuel 1900–1992
        2. 2. Rozedna (Hill) Townsend 1907–1945 m. Clinton (Hardin Pearson) Sr 1907–1974 m. John (Robert) Townsend 1909–1993
      5. 5. Pearl (Anne) Finley 1895–1979
      6. 6. Fleda Findley 1885–1961
      7. 7. John (Thomas) Findley 1883–1968
    2. 2. John (M) Findley 1853–
    3. 3. Martha (Jane) Findley 1848–1921
    4. 4. Thomas (Franklin) Finley 1856–
  7. 7. James (W) Fenley 1831–

John Finley's Timeline

6 Records

1798
1798
Birth of John Moses Finley in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 52
John Moses Finley resided here in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 62
John Moses Finley resided here in Regiment 5, Pickensville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Regiment 5, Pickensville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 72
John Moses Finley resided here in Dacusville, Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Dacusville, Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 82
John Moses Finley resided here in Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1880
1 Oct 1880
Age 82
Death of John Moses Finley in Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Page: 60a; Enumeration District: 130
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1506; Page: 373A
    [3] 1860 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: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1225; Page: 143; Family History L
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 969.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CPL
    [5] 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: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 857; Page: 510b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, 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: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 857; Page: 510b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Regiment 5, Pickensville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 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: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1225; Page: 143; Family History L

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Dacusville, Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1506; Page: 373A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Page: 60a; Enumeration District: 130

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1880
    Event Place: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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