Kate Cameron Finley: Appalachian Aristocracy

1903 - 1987 (84 years)

Generation: 1

Kate Cameron Finley was born 27 Feb 1903, Wilkes Co. NC (daughter of James Robert Finley and Fannie Cameron); died 03 Sep 1987, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.

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Generation: 2

James Robert Finley was born 29 May 1864, Wilkes Co. NC (son of John Tate Finley and Sarah Ann Gordon); died 24 Mar 1950, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.

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Buried:
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James married Fannie Cameron. Fannie was born 17 Nov 1868, Maury Co. TN; died 08 Jul 1958, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Fannie Cameron was born 17 Nov 1868, Maury Co. TN; died 08 Jul 1958, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.

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Buried:
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Children:

1. Kate Cameron Finley was born 27 Feb 1903, Wilkes Co. NC; died 03 Sep 1987, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.

Generation: 3

John Tate Finley was born 09 Aug 1817, Wilkes Co. NC (son of John Finley and Sarah Eleanor (Ellen) TATE); died 06 Feb 1896, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.

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John married Sarah Ann Gordon. Sarah was born 23 Mar 1826; died 04 Oct 1907; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Ann Gordon was born 23 Mar 1826; died 04 Oct 1907; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.

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Children:

Walter Gordon Finley was born 08 Nov 1847, Wilkes Co. NC; died 01 Sep 1888.
Louise Florence Finley was born 09 Dec 1849, Wilkes Co. NC; died 13 Oct 1853, Wilkes Co. NC.
Ellen Tate Finley was born 1852, Wilkes Co. NC; died 1929.
Martha Clara Finley was born 15 Sep 1856, Wilkes Co. NC; died 13 Feb 1930, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.
Sarah Brown Finley was born 1858, Wilkes Co. NC; died 18 Oct 1862, Wilkes Co. NC.
Mary Annie Finley was born 01 Jun 1860, Wilkes Co. NC; died 12 Mar 1933, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.
John Thomas Finley was born 10 Apr 1862, Wilkes Co. NC; died 12 May 1926, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.
2. James Robert Finley was born 29 May 1864, Wilkes Co. NC; died 24 Mar 1950, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.
Samuel Gwyn Finley was born 09 Mar 1867, Wilkes Co. NC; died 11 Jun 1936.

Generation: 4

John Finley was born 02 Sep 1778, Virginia; died 04 Nov 1865, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.

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Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
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John married Sarah Eleanor (Ellen) TATE. Sarah (daughter of John TATE, Esquire and Jane (Jinney) Berry) was born 14 Mar 1782, Augusta Co. VA; died 08 Jan 1852, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Eleanor (Ellen) TATE was born 14 Mar 1782, Augusta Co. VA (daughter of John TATE, Esquire and Jane (Jinney) Berry); died 08 Jan 1852, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.

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Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. (Rosslyn, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912-1913 in Three Volumes).

Vol. 2 - Finley vs. Tate--O. S. 280; N. S. 99--Bill by Samuel Finley and Mary, his wife, daughter of John Tate, who died December, 1802, testate. John's son, Isaac, removed to Kentucky. John at death left following children, viz: Oratrix Mary (married at that time). Nancy also married then to Adam McChesney, Ellen, Drusilla, Jane, Elizabeth, Clorinda, one other daughter and two sons, all since dead under age, unmarried and intestate. Nancy McChesney died soon after her father, leaving an only child, Jane Eliza McChesney. Her husband, Adam McChesney, has also died, leaving Jane Eliza his only heir and infant. Ellen is now wife of John Finley of North Carolina. Drusilla has married John D. Ewin of Rockbridge. Jane has married Jacob Vanlear of Augusta. Elizabeth and Clorinda are unmarried (latter is infant).

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
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Children:

Clarinda Jane Elizabeth Finley was born 09 May 1808, Wilkes Co. NC; died 25 May 1853, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.
Augustus Washington Finley was born 13 Jul 1813, Wilkes Co. NC; died 30 Dec 1889, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.
William Pitt Waugh Finley was born 26 Jun 1815, Wilkes Co. NC; died 03 Mar 1874, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Horton Cemetery, Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co. NC.
4. John Tate Finley was born 09 Aug 1817, Wilkes Co. NC; died 06 Feb 1896, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.