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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 Harrison

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 Smith. Willis Finch married Elizabeth Catherine Harrison, 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 Smith.
  • Willis Finch married Elizabeth Catherine Harrison, 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, United States
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Susanna Smith
1777–1850
Birth Location: Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Harrison
1817–1867
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, United States
Susanna Smith
1777–1850
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Pemberton) Smith
1754–1816
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Williamson
1748–1800
Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rev
1700–1778
Elizabeth Fleming
1710–1778
John Williamson
1710–1761
Mary Bowen
1720–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Smyth
1668–1741
Katharine ?
1685–1704

Willis Finch's Descendants

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Willis Finch (1808–1868) m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Harrison (1817–1867)
  1. 1. Jefferson (Quillen) Finch 1853–1945 m. Altha (Jane) Breedlove 1852–1897
    1. 1. Charles (Nathan) Finch 1882–1950 m. Hester Perkins 1894–1970
      1. 1. Hester (Loventrice) Finch 1916–1995 m. Walter (Eugene) Snyder 1919–1979
      2. 2. Charles (J "Curly") Finch 1919–1990
    2. 2. John (Franklin) Finch 1879–1949
    3. 3. Jefferson (Sylvanus) Finch 1872–1943
    4. 4. Mary (Priscilla Finch) Pennington 1877–1904
    5. 5. Edgar (F.) Finch 1890–1915
    6. 6. Eddie (Simpson) Finch 1890–1987
    7. 7. James (Milton) Finch 1874–1956
    8. 8. Cenith (Elizabeth "Carrie") Finch 1884–1973
    9. 9. Glover (Oscar) Finch 1893–1973

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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