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William Pitner Finley 1858–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 03 1858

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 30 Dec 1911

Death Location: Moultrie County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Finnelly

Mother: Elizabeth Nevil

Spouse(s): Martha Shields

Children(s): Herald Finley, John Finley, Ora Finley, Ethel Finley, Edgar Finley, Keneth Finley

William Pitner Finley was born in 1858 in Illinois, the child of William Finnelly And Elizabeth Sarah Nevil. In 1900, William Pitner Finley resided in Whitley, Moultrie, Illinois, USA. William Pitner Finley married Martha Ann Shields, and had children including Edgar T Finley, Ethel May Finley, Herald Finley, John Wesley Finley, Keneth Finley, Ora Finley. William Pitner Finley passed away in 1911 in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Pitner Finley was born in 1858 in Illinois, the child of William Finnelly And Elizabeth Sarah Nevil.
  • In 1900, William Pitner Finley resided in Whitley, Moultrie, Illinois, USA.
  • William Pitner Finley married Martha Ann Shields, and had children including Edgar T Finley, Ethel May Finley, Herald Finley, John Wesley Finley, Keneth Finley, Ora Finley.
  • William Pitner Finley passed away in 1911 in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Finley's Ancestors

Self
William Finley
1858–1911
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
William Finnelly
1833–1918
Ohio
Elizabeth (Sarah) Nevil
1833–
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Finley
1810–1850
Scotland
Rachael Edmiston
1792–
Pennsylvania, United States
George Nevil
1775–
Virginia
Elizabeth Kelly
1784–1860
Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Finley
1750–1840
Rebecca Bradley
1752–1821
David Edmiston
1770–1835
Thomas Neville
1747–1806
Mary Steward
1750–1810
Eleanor
1750–
? Kelly
–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1730–1809
Mary Patterson
1732–1810
James Bradley
1720–1796
Hannah Pelham
1724–1788
John Nevill
1689–1768
Mary Neville
1689–1772
James Sr
1710–1781
Agnes Allen
1723–1754

William Finley's Descendants

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William (Pitner) Finley (03 03 1858–30 Dec 1911) m. Martha (Ann) Shields (Oct 1865–1963)
  1. 1. Herald Finley 1901–1971 m. Cecelia Finley 1903–1972
    1. 1. Nancy (Jo) Gregory 1935–2007 m. Elden (Raymond Lee) Junior 1932–2008 m. Cornelus (M.) Homer 1934–1981 m. Larry (E) Gregory 1938–1984
    2. 2. Helen (Sue) Finley 1929–2020
    3. 3. Mary (J) Finley 1942–2022
  2. 2. John (Wesley) Finley 1883–1976
  3. 3. Ora Finley 1886–1934 m. Phillip Albright 1861–1934
  4. 4. Ethel (May) Finley 1888–1979 m. James (Walter) Pepperdine 1886–1956
    1. 1. Raymond (L) Pepperdine 1916–2001
    2. 2. Donald (Edgar) Pepperdine 1918–1984 m. Margaret (L) Frye 1922– m. Margaret (L) Pepperdine 1922–
      1. 1. Donna (Jean) Pepperdine 1943–2018 m. Wesley (Allen) Parker 1935–2015
      2. 2. Larry (Lee) Pepperdine 1939–1997
    3. 3. Ralph (Lee) Pepperdine 1908–1970
    4. 4. Evaline (Lavone) Pepperdine 1913–1924
    5. 5. Floyd (Alfred) Pepperdine 1906–1978
  5. 5. Edgar (T) Finley 1891–1963
  6. 6. Keneth Finley 1905–1986
    1. 1. Betty (L) Thurn 1925–2012

William Finley's Timeline

3 Records

1858
03 03 1858
Birth of William Pitner Finley in Illinois
Illinois
1900
1900
Age 42
William Pitner Finley resided here in Whitley, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
Whitley, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
1911
30 Dec 1911
Age 53
Death of William Pitner Finley in Coles, Moultrie, Illinois
Coles, Moultrie, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 03 1858
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Whitley, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0106
    [2] Illinois, U.S., Select Deaths Index, Illinois State Archive; Springfield, IL, USA; Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Whitley, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Whitley, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0106

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Coles, Moultrie, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Select Deaths Index, Illinois State Archive; Springfield, IL, USA; Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moultrie County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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