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Reuben Jefferson Finley 1783–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1783

Birth Location: VA, Wythe, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 09 Aug 1837

Death Location: Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas FINLEY

Mother: Catherine Kinder

Spouse(s): Nancy King, Susan Duck

Children(s): Rhoda Finley, Thomas Finley, William Finley, Mary Finley, Granville Finley, Isaac Finley, Reuben Jefferson, Reuben FINLEY, Nancy FINLEY, Jane Finley

Reuben Jefferson Finley was born in 1783 in VA, Wythe, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Caldwell Finley And Catherine Kinder. Reuben Jefferson Finley married Nancy Mcculley King, Susan Duck, and had children including Granville Houston Finley, Isaac Newton Finley, Jane King Finley, Mary Ann Polly Finley, Nancy Ann Finley, Reuben Jefferson, Reuben Jefferson Finley, Rhoda Finley, Thomas Milton Finley, William Orville Finley. Reuben Jefferson Finley passed away in 1837 in Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Jefferson Finley was born in 1783 in VA, Wythe, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Caldwell Finley And Catherine Kinder.
  • Reuben Jefferson Finley married Nancy Mcculley King, Susan Duck, and had children including Granville Houston Finley, Isaac Newton Finley, Jane King Finley, Mary Ann Polly Finley, Nancy Ann Finley, Reuben Jefferson, Reuben Jefferson Finley, Rhoda Finley, Thomas Milton Finley, William Orville Finley.
  • Reuben Jefferson Finley passed away in 1837 in Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reuben Finley's Ancestors

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Reuben Finley
1783–1837
Birth Place: VA, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Caldwell FINLEY
1757–1831
Tinkling Spring, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Catherine Kinder
1755–1847
VA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Finley
1724–1791
East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Thankful) Caldwell
1728–1787
Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Jacob Kinder
1760–1786
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Maria (Catharina) Kinder
1740–1822
Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
John Finley
1706–1773
Elizabeth Doak
1707–1791
Thomas Caldwell
1706–1770
Mary Parks
1710–1770
Georg Kinder
1722–1801
Barbara Kinder
1725–1791
CLAY
1720–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reverend (Presbyterian)
1687–1753
Elizabeth Patterson
1670–1755
James Doak
1670–1727
Elizabeth Witherspoon
1674–1713

Reuben Finley's Descendants

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Reuben (Jefferson) Finley (31 Mar 1783–09 Aug 1837) m. Nancy (McCulley) King (13 Jul 1790–9 Aug 1837) m. Susan Duck (1841–)
  1. 1. Rhoda Finley 1818–1890 m. Robert (L.) Oakley 1815–1893
    1. 1. Thomas (Milton) Oakley 1839–1894 m. Mary (Elizabeth (" Liza")) Walker 1845–1884 m. Permelia (C.) Carr 1841–1924
      1. 1. Mary ((Molly) Louvine) Oakley 1870–1945 m. Calvin (Morgan) Eldridge 1863–1929
        1. 1. Lockie (Belle) Eldridge 1902–1992 m. George (Verble "(GV")) Richards 1895–1983
        2. 2. Anna Eldridge 1889–1931 m. Hillis Dillon 1878–1951
        3. 3. Walter (L) Eldridge 1887–1888
        4. 4. Tom (W.) Eldridge 1893–1894
        5. 5. Earl Eldridge 1906–1911
        6. 6. Roann ((Anna)) ELDERIDGE 1889–1932
        7. 7. Sidney (Johnson) Eldridge 1893–1972 m. Roshie 1906–1978 m. Effie (M) Keneday 1896–1981
        8. 8. Gertrude Eldridge 1895–1966 m. Edward (Reece) Poston 1893–1954
        9. 9. Ben Eldridge 1898–1990
        10. 10. Robert (Milton) Eldridge 1900–1978 m. Mattie (Bell) Webb 1904–1979
        11. 11. Eliza (Earl) Eldridge 1904–1990 m. Doyle (Winton) Looper 1902–1981
        12. 12. Opal Eldridge 1907–1994 m. William (H. (Bill)) Cooper 1905–2000
        13. 13. Montie Eldridge 1908–1991 m. Elsie Qualls 1916–1999
        14. 14. Infant (Son) Eldridge 1910–1911
      2. 2. Robert (Sidney) Oakley 1866–1895 m. Lillie (Mae) Wells 1866–1936
        1. 1. Perry (Eugene) OAKLEY 1888–1965 m. Nola (Della) Mathews 1894–1963
        2. 2. Ruby (Eliza) OAKLEY 1893–1970
        3. 3. Sylvia Deck 1906–
      3. 3. Atlaide Oakley 1859–1940
      4. 4. James Oakley 1860–
    2. 2. William (J.) Oakley 1841–1893
    3. 3. Permelia Oakley 1841–1924
    4. 4. Alta Oakley 1846–1917
    5. 5. Jane (Katherine) Oakley 1848–1855
    6. 6. James (Alexander) Oakley 1850–1912
    7. 7. Louis (Newton) Oakley 1854–1939 m. Sarah Sutton 1868–
      1. 1. Ida (May) Oakley 1887–1947
      2. 2. Thomas (Millard) Oakley 1890–1977 m. Cordia (Ann) Vaughn 1894–1980
        1. 1. Turley (Milton) Oakley 1913–1989
        2. 2. Mccoy (Rye) Oakley 1915–1931
        3. 3. Cornelia (Ruth) Oakley 1917–1994
        4. 4. Robert (Louis Oakley) Sr 1919–1991
        5. 5. Sara (Jane) Smith 1921–1951
        6. 6. Evelyn Oakley 1924–
        7. 7. Millard (Vaughn) Oakley 1930–2022
        8. 8. Comilio Oatley 1917–
      3. 3. Walker Oakley 1892–
      4. 4. Carry Oakley 1895–
      5. 5. Ray Oakley 1899–1978 m. Edna (H) Ensor 1905–1965
        1. 1. Frances (Marie Oakley) (Verble) 1922–2002
        2. 2. Roy (Burton Oakley) Jr 1925–1992
        3. 3. L (Ensor) Oakley 1927–2012
        4. 4. Charles (E) Oakley 1930–2014
      6. 6. Alex Oakley 1903–
    8. 8. David (C.) Oakley 1857–1884
    9. 9. Nancy Oakley 1860–1862
    10. 10. Belle Oakley 1862–1862
  2. 2. Thomas (Milton) Finley 1808–1849 m. Lutecia Horne 1800–
  3. 3. William (Orville) Finley 1814–1832
  4. 4. Mary (Ann (Polly)) Finley 1821–1851
  5. 5. Granville (Houston) Finley 1816–1862
  6. 6. Isaac (Newton) Finley 1811–1890 m. Martha Finley 1840–
  7. 7. Reuben Jefferson 1826–1865
  8. 8. Reuben (Jefferson) FINLEY 1826–1865
  9. 9. Nancy (Ann) FINLEY 1833–1849
  10. 10. Jane (King) Finley 1823–1891 m. William (B.) Walker 1842–1894
    1. 1. James Walker 1864–

Reuben Finley's Timeline

3 Records

1783
31 Mar 1783
Birth of Reuben Jefferson Finley in VA, Wythe, Virginia, United States
VA, Wythe, Virginia, United States
1837
9 Aug 1837
Age 54
Death of Reuben Jefferson Finley in Overton, Tennessee, United States
Overton, Tennessee, United States
1837
09 Aug 1837
Age 54
Death of Reuben Jefferson Finley in Overton, Tennessee, United States
Overton, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1783
    Event Place: VA, Wythe, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 295.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CJF

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1837
    Event Place: Overton, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Aug 1837
    Event Place: Overton, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

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