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William Martin Finley 1823–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jun 1823

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: February 1900

Death Location: Fourmile Cemetery, Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama

Father: Zachariah Findley

Mother: Martha Giles

Spouse(s): Susannah Gilliland

Children(s): Samuel Finley, Thomas Findley, John Fendley, Christopher Finley

William Martin Finley was born in 1823 in Georgia, the child of Zachariah J Findley And Martha Jane Giles. In 1850, William Martin Finley resided in District 19, Chambers, Alabama, USA. In 1880, William Martin Finley resided in Township 15, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. William Martin Finley married Susannah Hepsie Gilliland, and had children including Christopher Columbus Lum Finley, J Castelo, John W Fendley, Samuel M Sam Finley, Thomas Jefferson Findley. William Martin Finley passed away in 1900 in Fourmile Cemetery, Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • William Martin Finley was born in 1823 in Georgia, the child of Zachariah J Findley And Martha Jane Giles.
  • In 1850, William Martin Finley resided in District 19, Chambers, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, William Martin Finley resided in Township 15, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • William Martin Finley married Susannah Hepsie Gilliland, and had children including Christopher Columbus Lum Finley, J Castelo, John W Fendley, Samuel M Sam Finley, Thomas Jefferson Findley.
  • William Martin Finley passed away in 1900 in Fourmile Cemetery, Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Finley's Ancestors

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William Finley
1823–1900
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Zachariah J Findley
1802–1870
Georgia, USA
Martha (Jane) Giles
1793–1869
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
George (James) Finley
1754–1836
Franklin Cumberland PA
Jemima Penn
1760–
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Finley
1735–1794
Jane Fulton
1735–1802
Benajah Pennington
1720–1789
Elizabeth Humphries
1720–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Finley
1690–1747
Catherine Wilkes
1700–1786

William Finley's Descendants

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William (Martin) Finley (09 Jun 1823–February 1900) m. Susannah (Hepsie) Gilliland (1824–1867)
  1. 1. Samuel (M. "Sam") Finley 1867–1930
  2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Findley 1862–1918
  3. 3. John (W) Fendley 1850–
  4. 4. Christopher (Columbus "Lum") Finley 1858–1930 m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Baggett 1863–1939
    1. 1. Henry Finley 1900–1943
    2. 2. Isiach Finley 1886–1913
    3. 3. Julius (Wesley) Finley 1894–1970
    4. 4. Martin (Oscar) Finley 1884–1913
    5. 5. Minnie Payne 1905–1932
    6. 6. Joseph (Aaron) Fenley 1887–1935
    7. 7. Rank (Albert) Finley 1890–1962
    8. 8. Claude (C.) Finley 1893–1953
    9. 9. Bertha Rice 1907–1941
    10. 10. Frank (J.) Finley 1892–1944
    11. 11. Pearl Finley 1903–
    12. 12. Ronkin Finley 1891–
    13. 13. Eunice Finley 1898–
    14. 14. Rufus Finley 1888–
    15. 15. Hutsie (T.) Finley 1882–1923 m. Mallie (Darthula) Lowery 1880–1938
      1. 1. Agnes (Leona) Finley 1912– m. Claude (Edward) Adams 1908–1966
        1. 1. James (Alan) Adams 1942–1988 m. Pearl (A) Humphries 1946–2021
        2. 2. William (Paul) Adams 1947–1998
        3. 3. Patricia (Faye) Adams 1941–2022 m. Istvan (Endre aka Steve Joe Kelley) Gutassy 1936–2002
        4. 4. Robert (Edward) Adams 1930–2016
        5. 5. Randall (Ray) Adams 1941–2020
        6. 6. Johnny ('Roger') Adams 1944–2016 m. Brenda (Joyce BAKER) Adams 1946–2005
        7. 7. Charles (Norman) Adams 1932–2011 m. Fumiko Matsuo 1937–2008
      2. 2. Sudie (Leola) Finley 1904–1987 m. Clarence (Aaron) Thompson 1903–1966
        1. 1. Clarence (A. Thompson) Jr 1930–1949
        2. 2. Aloha (Louise) Reynolds 1924–1993
      3. 3. Theodore (Patric) Finley 1911–2004 m. Lucille Finley 1916–2011
        1. 1. Gerrald (Wayne) Finley 1937–2007
        2. 2. David (M) Finley 1939–2013
        3. 3. Charles (Theodore) Finley 1942–2021 m. Beverly (Joyce) Lovett 1944–2002
      4. 4. Lillian (Lucille) Finley 1917–1998 m. William (Ernest) Stagner 1912–1995
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Lorene) Finley 1920–2001

William Finley's Timeline

5 Records

1823
09 Jun 1823
Birth of William Martin Finley in Georgia
Georgia
1850
1850
Age 27
William Martin Finley resided here in District 19, Chambers, Alabama, USA
District 19, Chambers, Alabama, USA
1880
11 Jun 1880
Age 57
William Martin Finley resided here in Township 15, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Township 15, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1900
06 Feb 1900
Age 77
Death of William Martin Finley in Shelby County, Alabama, USA
Shelby County, Alabama, USA
1900
February 1900
Age 77
Burial of William Martin Finley in Fourmile Cemetery, Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama
Fourmile Cemetery, Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1823
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 19, Chambers, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., State Census, 1820-1866
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Township 15, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1900
    Event Place: Shelby County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: February 1900
    Event Place: Fourmile Cemetery, Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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