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Willis Finch 1808–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1868

Death Location: Lamar, Alabama, United States

Father: Thomas Finch

Mother: Susanna Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Finch

Children(s): Jefferson Finch

Willis Finch was born in 1808 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Keene Finch And Susanna Elizabeth Smith. Willis Finch married Elizabeth Catherine Harrison Finch, and had children including Jefferson Quillen Finch. Willis Finch passed away in 1868 in Lamar, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Willis Finch was born in 1808 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Keene Finch And Susanna Elizabeth Smith.
  • Willis Finch married Elizabeth Catherine Harrison Finch, and had children including Jefferson Quillen Finch.
  • Willis Finch passed away in 1868 in Lamar, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Finch
1776–1859
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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Susanna Smith
1776–1859
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
SS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Finch
1817–1910
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Jefferson Finch
1853–1945
Birth Location: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, United States
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Willis Finch's Ancestors

Self
Willis Finch
1808–1868
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Keene Finch
1776–1859
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Susanna (Elizabeth) Smith
1776–1859
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (S Finch) Sr.
1750–1808
Halifax County, Virginia
Jane (Frances) Keene
1756–1840
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
John (Pemberton) Smith
1754–1816
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Trowbridge) Williamson
1748–1800
Princess Anne, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Smith
1709–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Smith
1663–1741
*Elizabeth (Smith)
1663–1737

Willis Finch's Descendants

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Willis Finch (1808–1868) m. Elizabeth (Catherine Harrison \) Finch (Abt. 1817–9 Mar 1910)
  1. 1. Jefferson (Quillen) Finch 1853–1945 m. Altha (Jane) Breedlove 1852–1897
    1. 1. Cenith (Elizabeth) Finch 1884–1973 m. Joseph (Ruben) Pennington 1880–1954
      1. 1. DeWitt (Ruben) Pennington 1905–1970 m. Mary (Pauline) McAdams 1911–1996
        1. 1. Donald (McAdams) Pennington 1934–2009

Willis Finch's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of Willis Finch in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1868
1868
Age 60
Death of Willis Finch in Lamar, Alabama, United States
Lamar, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Lamar, Alabama, United States
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