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Mary Catherine Mefford 1821–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1821

Birth Location: Franklin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 6 May 1906

Death Location: Batavia, Jefferson, Iowa, USA

Father: Jacob MEFFORD

Mother: Eliza TUCKER

Spouse(s): Stephen Finney

Children(s): Theodore Finney

Mary Catherine Mefford was born in 1821 in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jacob Mefford And Eliza Jane Polly Tucker. Mary Catherine Mefford married Stephen Howarth Finney, and had children including Theodore Lewis Finney. Mary Catherine Mefford passed away in 1906 in Batavia, Jefferson, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Catherine Mefford was born in 1821 in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jacob Mefford And Eliza Jane Polly Tucker.
  • Mary Catherine Mefford married Stephen Howarth Finney, and had children including Theodore Lewis Finney.
  • Mary Catherine Mefford passed away in 1906 in Batavia, Jefferson, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob MEFFORD
1792–1864
Birth Location: Frederick County, MD
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Eliza TUCKER
1801–1832
Birth Location: Rowan County, NC
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Spouses(s)

Stephen Finney
1820–1854
Birth Location: Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America
SF

Children(s)

Theodore Finney
1845–1908
Birth Location: Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
TF

Mary Mefford's Ancestors

Self
Mary Mefford
1821–1906
Birth Place: Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jacob MEFFORD
1792–1864
Frederick County, MD
Eliza (Jane "Polly") TUCKER
1801–1832
Rowan County, NC
Grandparents
Phillip (T.) Mefford
1766–1833
Woodsboro, Frederick County, MD
Catherine TROUT
1759–1824
Bart Township, Lancaster County, PA
Aaron Tucker
–1841
Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Tucker
–1876
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johannas Meffert
1732–1795
Suzanne Kuntz
1735–1778
Hans Trout
1730–1780
Elizabeth Berger
1735–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Mefford's Descendants

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Mary (Catherine) Mefford (21 May 1821–6 May 1906) m. Stephen (Howarth) Finney (23 July 1820–4 March 1854)
  1. 1. Theodore (Lewis) Finney 1845–1908 m. Maggie (May) Sears 1868–1952
    1. 1. Carl (H) Finney 1888–1964 m. Nelle Finney 1890–1978
      1. 1. Dillon (C) Finney 1924–1991 m. Dorothy (Frances) Bowers 1926–2003
      2. 2. Carl (Edwin Finney) Sr 1912–1944
      3. 3. Harley (Monroe) Finney 1913–2010
      4. 4. Dorathy (Arolla) Finney 1915–2002
      5. 5. Forrest (Lyle) Finney 1916–1990
      6. 6. Frieda (Mae Finney) Jurney 1917–2007
      7. 7. Walter (Marion) Finney 1919–1987
      8. 8. Wilson (Owen) Finney 1920–1944
      9. 9. Alice (Louise) Finney 1922–1994

Mary Mefford's Timeline

2 Records

1821
21 May 1821
Birth of Mary Catherine Mefford in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
1906
6 May 1906
Age 85
Death of Mary Catherine Mefford in Batavia, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Batavia, Jefferson, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1821
    Event Place: Franklin County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1906
    Event Place: Batavia, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
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