Emma Findley
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Wife Emma Findley 1
Born: Abt 1863 - GA
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Father: Samuel Reese Findley (1834-After 1870) 1
Mother: Cynthia Sutton (1831-1900) 1
George Lewis Findley
Husband George Lewis Findley 1
Born: 21 Apr 1863 - Gilmer Co., GA
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Died: 3 Feb 1941 - Albuquerque, NM
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Father: Rev William Andrew Finley (1832-1887) 1
Mother: Levada Melinda Holden (1829-1898) 1
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George Washington Findley
Husband George Washington Findley 1
Born: 1859 - GA
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Died: 1936 - Gadsden, AL
Buried: - Etowah, AL
Father: Francis F. Finley (1822-After 1870) 1
Mother: Ginnie Whitmire (1820-After 1850) 1
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Harvey Findley
Husband Harvey Findley
Born: Abt 1853 - Hopkins Co, TX
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Father: David Findley (1815-1887)
Mother: Margaret A (Abt 1818- )
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!1860 census, Hopkins County, TX, p. 160.
Harvey Findley and Minnie Hunsaker
Husband Harvey Findley
Born: Abt 1869 - Tulare Co, CA
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Father: John Findley (Abt 1810-1871)
Mother: Elizabeth Finley (1829-1883)
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Wife Minnie Hunsaker
Born: 17 Mar 1876 - OR
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Died: 17 Apr 1926 - Sanger, Fresno Co, CA
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1 F Juanita Findley (details suppressed for this person)
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2 F Viola Findley (details suppressed for this person)
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!Daughter of George and Nancy Hunsaker.
Henry B Findley
Husband Henry B Findley 1
Born: Abt 1877 - Fannin, GA
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Died: After 1907
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Father: Walter Webster Findley (1841-1910) 1
Mother: Sarah Newberry (Abt 1834-Between 1874) 1
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Henry Honea Findley
Husband Henry Honea Findley 1
Born: Between 15 Jun 1845 and 1848 - GA
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Died: After 1907
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Father: Francis F. Finley (1822-After 1870) 1
Mother: Ginnie Whitmire (1820-After 1850) 1
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James A Findley
Husband James A Findley 1
Born: Abt 1860 - GA
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Father: Walter Webster Findley (1841-1910) 1
Mother: Sarah Newberry (Abt 1834-Between 1874) 1
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James Jefferson Findley
Husband James Jefferson Findley 1
Born: 17 Mar 1857 - Forsyth, GA
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Died: 18 Nov 1914 - Fellsmere, FL
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Father: Rev William Andrew Finley (1832-1887) 1
Mother: Levada Melinda Holden (1829-1898) 1
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James Jefferson Findley and Elizabeth Stephens
Husband James Jefferson Findley 1
Born: 30 Mar 1829 - SC
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Died: 13 Dec 1879
Buried: - Gainesville, GA
Father: James R Findley (1797-1861) 1
Mother: Catherine Whitmire (1800-1862) 1
Marriage: 11 Apr 1847 - Gilmer Co., GA
Wife Elizabeth Stephens 1
Born: 18 Oct 1825
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Died: 13 Dec 1879
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1 M William F Findley 1
Born: 19 Dec 1848 - GA
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Died: 26 May 1905 - Hall Co., GA
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James R Findley and Catherine Whitmire
Husband James R Findley 1
Born: 3 Sep 1797 - Edgefield, SC
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Died: 4 Apr 1861 - Gilmer Co., GA
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Father: Moses Finley (1768-1841) 1
Mother: Margaret Robinson (1762-1831) 1
Marriage: 2 Oct 1817
Wife Catherine Whitmire 1
Born: 18 Oct 1800 - SC
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Died: 15 Apr 1862 - Forsyth Co., GA
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Father: Christopher Columbus Whitmire Sr (1774-1842) 1
Mother: Lucinda Mauldin (1806- ) 1
Children
1 M Emanuel Findley 1
Born: 15 Sep 1818 - SC
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Died: Between 27 Apr 1846 and 1848 - Burt, AL
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Spouse: Malinda Whitmire (Abt 1822-Abt 1881) 1
Marr: 31 Oct 1838 - Forsyth, GA
2 F Elizabeth Findley 1
Born: 27 Apr 1820 - SC
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Spouse: Thomas C Tribble ( - ) 1
Marr: 19 Aug 1841
3 M Francis F. Finley 1
Born: 7 Apr 1822
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Died: After 1870 - AL
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Spouse: Ginnie Whitmire (1820-After 1850) 1
Marr: 2 Feb 1845 - Lumpkin Co., GA
4 F Margaret Findley 1
Born: 25 Aug 1824 - SC
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Spouse: Henry Honea ( - ) 1
Marr: 16 Jun 1844 - Forsyth Co., GA
5 M Waddy T Findley 1
Born: 4 Feb 1827
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Died: After 1870
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Spouse: Lucinda R Whitmire (1826-After 1870) 1
6 M James Jefferson Findley 1
Born: 30 Mar 1829 - SC
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Died: 13 Dec 1879
Buried: - Gainesville, GA
Spouse: Elizabeth Stephens (1825-1879) 1
Marr: 11 Apr 1847 - Gilmer Co., GA
7 M Rev William Andrew Finley 1
Born: 26 Jan 1832 - Calhoun, AL
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Died: 23 Nov 1887 - Howell, MO
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Spouse: Levada Melinda Holden (1829-1898) 1
Marr: 7 Mar 1850 - Gilmer Co., GA
8 M Samuel Reese Findley 1
Born: 14 Mar 1834
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Died: After 1870
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Spouse: Cynthia Sutton (1831-1900) 1
Marr: Abt 1854
9 F Nancy C Findley 1
Born: 28 Feb 1838 - Forsyth, GA
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10 M Walter Webster Findley 1
Born: 20 May 1841 - Forsyth, GA
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Died: 9 Jun 1910 - Fannin, GA
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Spouse: Sarah Newberry (Abt 1834-Between 1874) 1
11 F Mary Ann Caroline Findley 1
Born: 15 Jan 1843 - GA
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12 F Mary Findley 1
Born: 1831
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13 M Jeff Findley 1
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Jeff Findley
Husband Jeff Findley 1
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Father: James R Findley (1797-1861) 1
Mother: Catherine Whitmire (1800-1862) 1
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Jefferson Findley
Husband Jefferson Findley
Born: Abt Jun 1871 - Tulare Co, CA
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Died: - Died Young
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Father: John Findley (Abt 1810-1871)
Mother: Elizabeth Finley (1829-1883)
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Jeptha Findley
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Wife Jeptha Findley 1
Born: Abt 1857 - GA
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Father: Samuel Reese Findley (1834-After 1870) 1
Mother: Cynthia Sutton (1831-1900) 1
John Findley
Husband John Findley
Born: Abt 1842 - Van Buren Co, MO
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Father: David Findley (1815-1887)
Mother: Margaret A (Abt 1818- )
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General Notes (Husband)
!1850 census, Hopkins County, TX, p. 20.
John Findley and Mahala Finley
Husband John Findley
Born: Abt 1810 - TN
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Died: 7 Aug 1871 - Drumm Valley, Tulare Co, CA
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Father: Edmund Finley (Abt 1787-Bef 1860)
Mother: Catherine (Abt 1784- )
Marriage: 25 Dec 1831
Other Spouse: Sarah J Masters (1816-1887) - 22 Mar 1840 - Jackson Co, MO
Other Spouse: Elizabeth Finley (1829-1883)
Wife Mahala Finley
Born: 22 May 1811 - KY/In
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Father: Samuel Finley (1790-1835)
Mother: Martha Downing (1788-1832)
General Notes (Husband)
!Wives #1 & #3 were cousins, Mahala & Elizabeth, both daus of Samuel Finley, Edmund. Had about 25 children by three wives (Ethel Work Balmer). Killed by Tom Woody, brother to his daughter-in-law (Frost, "Tulare County Killings," Tulare Co, CA & Cass Co, MO rcds. See especially, "John and Mary Finley of Montgomery/Wythe County, Virginia," by C.J. Finley, Sonoma State University, Ruben Salazar Library, Special Collections. Marriage to Sarah Masters in Jackson County, MO Book 1-2:153.
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!"John Finley and Mahala his wife (formerly Mahala Finley), Jefferson Finley and James Finley, heirs of Samuel Finley of County of Macon are not residents of this state but reside in the State of Missouri" - in Probate records of Samuel Finley, case #17, dated 14 March 1840 and signed by Jacob Black. Several suits showing John and Mahala vs. heirs of Samuel Finley dated 1836. Mahala's husband, John, remarried 1840.
John Findley and Sarah J Masters
Husband John Findley
Born: Abt 1810 - TN
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Died: 7 Aug 1871 - Drumm Valley, Tulare Co, CA
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Father: Edmund Finley (Abt 1787-Bef 1860)
Mother: Catherine (Abt 1784- )
Marriage: 22 Mar 1840 - Jackson Co, MO
Other Spouse: Mahala Finley (1811- ) - 25 Dec 1831
Other Spouse: Elizabeth Finley (1829-1883)
Wife Sarah J Masters
Born: 1816 - TN
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Died: 1887 - Bakersfield, Kern Co, CA
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Children
1 M John Findley
Born: 1841 - AR
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2 F Julia Ann Findley
Born: 18 Dec 1843 - AR
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Died: 21 Jan 1908 - Kern Co, CA
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Spouse: Moses Hart (1833-1903)
Marr: 15 Jul 1859
3 M Edmund Findley
Born: 1846 - AR
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Died: Bef 29 Aug 1868 - TX
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4 F Martha Findley
Born: 1848 - TX
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Died: Abt 1857
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5 F Nancy Caroline Findley
Born: 13 May 1849 - TX
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Died: Nov 1923 - MT View, Fresno Co, CA
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Spouse: Will Work (living)
6 M William J Findley
Born: 22 Feb 1851 - Sabine, Hunt Co, TX
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Died: 15 Nov 1917 - Coalinga, Fresno Co, CA
Buried: - Smith MT Cem, Dinuba, Tulare Co, CA
Spouse: Ellen L Woody (Abt 1855- )
Marr: 22 Feb 1869 - Sand Creek, CA
7 F Mary Findley
Born: Abt 1854
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Died: 14 Dec 1922 - Kern Co, CA
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Spouse: Joseph Bishop Hart (living)
General Notes (Husband)
!Wives #1 & #3 were cousins, Mahala & Elizabeth, both daus of Samuel Finley, Edmund. Had about 25 children by three wives (Ethel Work Balmer). Killed by Tom Woody, brother to his daughter-in-law (Frost, "Tulare County Killings," Tulare Co, CA & Cass Co, MO rcds. See especially, "John and Mary Finley of Montgomery/Wythe County, Virginia," by C.J. Finley, Sonoma State University, Ruben Salazar Library, Special Collections. Marriage to Sarah Masters in Jackson County, MO Book 1-2:153.
General Notes for Child Julia Ann Findley
!Ron Rossi, 223 W. Church Avenue, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 is descendant. Mentioned in "Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Fresno, Tulare and Kern, California," (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., n.d.), p. 727. Death certificate, Kern County, CA. "History of Kern County," p. 1356 has date of death as 21 January 1907.
General Notes for Child Edmund Findley
!Not living in mother's home in 1860 census. Did he die prior to 1860?
General Notes for Child Martha Findley
!Said to have died on the way from Texas to California.
General Notes for Child Nancy Caroline Findley
!Death certificate, Tulare County, CA. Tulare County Marriage Records Index, p. 53.
General Notes for Child William J Findley
!Tulare County Marriage Records Index, p. 16. Birth and death dates read from tombstone marker by Michelle Yahnian, 2607 E. Huston, Visalia, CA, 93291 (about 1989).
General Notes for Child Mary Findley
!California Death Index file #50676.
John Findley and Elizabeth Finley
Husband John Findley
Born: Abt 1810 - TN
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Died: 7 Aug 1871 - Drumm Valley, Tulare Co, CA
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Father: Edmund Finley (Abt 1787-Bef 1860)
Mother: Catherine (Abt 1784- )
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Other Spouse: Mahala Finley (1811- ) - 25 Dec 1831
Other Spouse: Sarah J Masters (1816-1887) - 22 Mar 1840 - Jackson Co, MO
Wife Elizabeth Finley
Born: 13 Apr 1829 - Orange Co, IN
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Died: 17 Mar 1883 - Centerville, Fresno Co, CA
Buried: - Old Kings River, Cemetery, Fresno Co(?), CA
Father: Samuel Finley (1790-1835)
Mother: Martha Downing (1788-1832)
Children
1 M David Findley
Born: Abt 1855-1856 - TX Or AR
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2 F Catherine M Findley
Born: 1 Oct 1859 - San Bernardino, CA
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Died: 4 Dec 1942 - Coalinga, Fresno Co, CA
Buried: - MT View (Ioof) C, Fresno Co, CA
Spouse: William Alburtus Akers (1844-1931)
Marr: 12 Sep 1874 - Squaw Valley, Fresno Co, CA
3 F Elizabeth Findley
Born: Abt 1862 - CA
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Spouse: Seaborn N (Zebe) Lashley (1829-1883)
Marr: 25 Apr 1876 - Centerville, Fresno Co, CA
Spouse: Frank Humphrey (living)
4 M Samuel F Findley
Born: Abt 1864 - CA
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Spouse: Emma Chambers (1868-1941)
5 M Harvey Findley
Born: Abt 1869 - Tulare Co, CA
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Spouse: Minnie Hunsaker (1876-1926)
6 M Jefferson Findley
Born: Abt Jun 1871 - Tulare Co, CA
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Died: - Died Young
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General Notes (Husband)
!Wives #1 & #3 were cousins, Mahala & Elizabeth, both daus of Samuel Finley, Edmund. Had about 25 children by three wives (Ethel Work Balmer). Killed by Tom Woody, brother to his daughter-in-law (Frost, "Tulare County Killings," Tulare Co, CA & Cass Co, MO rcds. See especially, "John and Mary Finley of Montgomery/Wythe County, Virginia," by C.J. Finley, Sonoma State University, Ruben Salazar Library, Special Collections. Marriage to Sarah Masters in Jackson County, MO Book 1-2:153.
General Notes (Wife)
!Living with John Findley & wife, Sarah, 1850, Hunt Co, TX. Married 1st cousin, John Findley, traveled to Tulare Co., CA in 1859. In 1870 census, Tulare Co., CA. Extensive probate records for husband, John Findley after his murder (Tulare Co., CA). Brother John, granted guardianship of her children in 1873 (Sonoma Co., CA). Married Major Hutchinson, lived in San Joaquin Valley. Died at Zebe Lashley Ranch near Centerville, CA.
General Notes for Child Catherine M Findley
!Won hog calling contest in field of 7 men and 3 women. Widow Kate moved to to Pine Canyon off Los Gatos Canyon (Donna M. Hull, "And Then There Were Three Thousand," Fresno: author, 1975).
General Notes for Child Elizabeth Findley
!See Donna M. Hull, "And Then There Were Three Thousand." Married (2) Frank Humphrey after March 1883.
John Findley
Husband John Findley
Born: 1841 - AR
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Father: John Findley (Abt 1810-1871)
Mother: Sarah J Masters (1816-1887)
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John F Findley
Husband John F Findley 1
Born: Abt 1865
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Father: Walter Webster Findley (1841-1910) 1
Mother: Sarah Newberry (Abt 1834-Between 1874) 1
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John J Findley
Husband John J Findley 1
Born: 1852 - GA
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Father: Waddy T Findley (1827-After 1870) 1
Mother: Lucinda R Whitmire (1826-After 1870) 1
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John W Findley
Husband John W Findley 1
Born: 26 Oct 1852 - Forsyth, GA
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Died: 16 Dec 1916
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Father: Rev William Andrew Finley (1832-1887) 1
Mother: Levada Melinda Holden (1829-1898) 1
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Joseph Findley
Husband Joseph Findley 1
Born: Abt 1855 - GA
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Father: Samuel Reese Findley (1834-After 1870) 1
Mother: Cynthia Sutton (1831-1900) 1
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Joseph Brown Findley
Husband Joseph Brown Findley 1
Born: 13 Apr 1873 - Hutton Valley, Howell, MO
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Father: Rev William Andrew Finley (1832-1887) 1
Mother: Levada Melinda Holden (1829-1898) 1
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Joseph E Findley
Husband Joseph E Findley
Born: Jul 1882 - TX
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Father: David M Finley (Abt 1848- )
Mother: Phoebe Hodges (Abt 1859- )
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General Notes (Husband)
!1900 census, Hopkins Co., TX, ed 53, sheet 19b; 1900 census, Hopkins Co., ed 53, sheet 19b.
Juanita Findley
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Wife Juanita Findley (details suppressed for this person)
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Father: Harvey Findley (Abt 1869- )
Mother: Minnie Hunsaker (1876-1926)
Moses Hart and Julia Ann Findley
Husband Moses Hart
Born: 1 Dec 1833 - Conway Co, AR
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Died: 21 Dec 1903 - Kern Co, CA
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Marriage: 15 Jul 1859
Wife Julia Ann Findley
Born: 18 Dec 1843 - AR
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Died: 21 Jan 1908 - Kern Co, CA
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Father: John Findley (Abt 1810-1871)
Mother: Sarah J Masters (1816-1887)
Children
1 M Charles M Hart
Born: 19 Mar 1870 - Tehachapi, Kern Co, CA
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!Son of Josiah Hart. "History of Kern County," p. 1356, brief bio. says he was born in Chickasaw, Indian Territory. Started across plains in 1850 and arrived in San Jose, CA in 1852. Then to Mariposa County (mining), L.A. County and to Kern County in 1857.
General Notes (Wife)
!Ron Rossi, 223 W. Church Avenue, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 is descendant. Mentioned in "Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Fresno, Tulare and Kern, California," (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., n.d.), p. 727. Death certificate, Kern County, CA. "History of Kern County," p. 1356 has date of death as 21 January 1907.
General Notes for Child Charles M Hart
!"History of Kern County," p. 1357 say he married, 2 April 1900, Katherine Watchman, native of PA. Four children: Laura J., Daniel C., Thomas M., Frank M.
Julia L Findley
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Wife Julia L Findley 1
Born: 1848 - GA
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Father: Waddy T Findley (1827-After 1870) 1
Mother: Lucinda R Whitmire (1826-After 1870) 1
Katherine Findley
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Wife Katherine Findley
Born: Abt 1846 - Van Buren Co, MO
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Father: David Findley (1815-1887)
Mother: Margaret A (Abt 1818- )
General Notes (Wife)
!1850 census, Hopkins County, TX, p. 20.
Lewis S Findley and Leticia Wade
Husband Lewis S Findley
Born: 1825 - MO
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Father: Edmund Finley (Abt 1787-Bef 1860)
Mother: Catherine (Abt 1784- )
Marriage: 13 Apr 1849 - Hopkins Co, TX
Wife Leticia Wade
Born: Abt 1818 - TN
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1 M Edmund Findley
Born: 1849-1850 - Hopkins Co, TX
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2 F Nancy Findley
Born: Abt 1852 - TX
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3 F Mary Ann Findley
Born: Abt 1855 - TX
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General Notes (Husband)
!1840 census, Van Buren Co., MO; on 1848 tax list of Cass County, MO (formerly Van Buren). 1850 census, Hopkins Co., TX. 1860 census, Hunt Co., TX (living at Shiloh). Lewis and Lititia sell property in Cass County, MO in 1852 (Cass County Deed Book G:127-28, F:448).
General Notes (Wife)
!1860 census, Hunt Co., TX, p. 8, gives age as 42 born in TN and that she couldn't read or write.
General Notes for Child Nancy Findley
!1860 census, Hunt Co., TX, p. 8 gives age as 8.
General Notes for Child Mary Ann Findley
!1860 census, Hunt Co., TX, p. 8 gives age as 5.