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William Andrew Findley 1832–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1832

Birth Location: Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1886

Death Location: Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA

Father: James Finley

Mother: Catherine Whitmire

Spouse(s): Lavada Holden

Children(s): James Fendley, George Fendley, Alfred Fendley, Benjamin Fendley, John Fendley, Joseph Fendley, Manuel Fendley, Mary Fendley, Robert Fendley, Samuel Fendley

In 1832, William Andrew Findley entered the world in Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, USA, born to James J Finley And Catherine Whitmire. William Andrew Findley married Lavada Melinda Holden, and had children including Alfred Webb Fendley, Benjamin S Fendley, George Louis Fendley, James Jefferson Fendley, John W Fendley, Joseph Brown Fendley, Manuel Thompson Fendley, Mary Elizabeth Fendley, Robert Lee Fendley, Samuel Andrew Fendley. William Andrew Findley passed away in 1886 in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1832, William Andrew Findley entered the world in Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, USA, born to James J Finley And Catherine Whitmire.
  • William Andrew Findley married Lavada Melinda Holden, and had children including Alfred Webb Fendley, Benjamin S Fendley, George Louis Fendley, James Jefferson Fendley, John W Fendley, Joseph Brown Fendley, Manuel Thompson Fendley, Mary Elizabeth Fendley, Robert Lee Fendley, Samuel Andrew Fendley.
  • William Andrew Findley passed away in 1886 in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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William Findley's Ancestors

Self
William Findley
1832–1886
Birth Place: Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Parents
James J. Finley
1797–1861
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Catherine Whitmire
1800–1862
Pendleton, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Christopher (Columbus Whitmire (TWIN)) Sr.
1774–1842
Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Lucinda Mauldin
1785–1820
Pumpkintown, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael Whitmire
1733–1797
Catharina Appel
1729–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christoph Widmayer
1688–1746
Rosina Spaeth
1696–1743
Johann Appel
1699–1770
Rebekah Wright
1708–

William Findley's Descendants

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William (Andrew) Findley (29 Jan 1832–24 Nov 1886) m. Lavada (Melinda) Holden (6 Sep 1829–22 Jan 1898)
  1. 1. James (Jefferson) Fendley 1857–1914 m. Ida (Winifred) Parker 1879–1959
    1. 1. William (Andrew Findley) Sr. 1902–1984 m. Elizabeth (Mae) Eells 1906–1977
      1. 1. Arthur (Starr) Findley 1935–2012
  2. 2. George (Louis) Fendley 1863–1941 m. Beda (Etta) Walker 1866–1941
    1. 1. Julia (Gertrude) Fendley 1887–1974 m. Clarence (William) Chandler 1879–1968
      1. 1. William (Findley) Chandler 1913–1995 m. Veda (Leah) Payne 1916–1997
      2. 2. Harriet (Lee) Chandler 1926–2015 m. John (Thomas) Goettl 1935–2010
  3. 3. Alfred (Webb) Fendley 1870–1915
  4. 4. Benjamin (S.) Fendley 1861–1914
  5. 5. John (W.) Fendley 1852–1916 m. Mary (Columbia) Bolin 1856–1914
    1. 1. Rufus Findley 1885–1963
  6. 6. Joseph (Brown) Fendley 1873–1904 m. Susan (Rebecca (Susie)) Hollenbeck 1872–1954
  7. 7. Manuel (Thompson) Fendley 1859–1936
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Fendley 1855–1924
  9. 9. Robert (Lee) Fendley 1866–1941
  10. 10. Samuel (Andrew) Fendley 1851–1897

William Findley's Timeline

2 Records

1832
29 Jan 1832
Birth of William Andrew Findley in Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1886
24 Nov 1886
Age 54
Death of William Andrew Findley in Hutton Valley, Howell, Missouri, USA
Hutton Valley, Howell, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1832
    Event Place: Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1886
    Event Place: Hutton Valley, Howell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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