Mary Tate FINLEY: Appalachian Aristocracy

1869 - 1873 (4 years)

Generation: 1

Mary Tate FINLEY was born 21 May 1869, Marshall Co. MS (daughter of George James FINLEY and Nannie Dunlap); died 14 Dec 1873, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 Census
Name: Mary P Finley
Age in 1870: 1
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1870: Range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Holly Springs
Household Members:
George J Finley 34
Nannie R Finley 28
Mary P Finley 1
Harriet Dunlap 11

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Finley&GSiman=1&GScid=59893&GRid=12198790&
Inscription:
Dau. of G. J. & N. R. Finley

Generation: 2

George James FINLEY was born 28 Dec 1838, Rockbridge Co. VA (son of John Tate FINLEY and Mary Jane Greenlee); died 02 Oct 1910, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Geo G Finley [George J.]
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Southern Division, Marshall, Mississippi
Gender: Male
Family Number: 609
Household Members:
Mary J Finley 34
Geo G Finley 15
Virginia Finley 13
Emma F Finley 11
Augusta C Finley 9
Jno S Finley 6
Eudocia Parker 25

1860 Census
Name: George J Finley
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1835
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Township 4 Range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Post Office: Holly Springs
Family Number: 27
Household Members:
Mary J Finley 45
George J Finley 25
Virginia Finley 23
Emma Finley 20
Augusta C Finley 18
John S Finley 16

1870 Census
Name: George J Finley
Age in 1870: 34
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Holly Springs
Household Members:
George J Finley 34
Nannie R Finley 28
Mary P Finley 1
Harriet Dunlap 11

1880 Census
Name: G. J. Finley
Age: 44
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: East Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: N. R. Finley
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
G. J. Finley 44
N. R. Finley 35
J. L. Finley 8
G. T. Finley 5
E. E. Finley 3
Pete Finley 1m

1900 Census
Name: George J Finley
Age: 60
Birth Date: Dec 1839
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Beat 1, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nannie Finley
Marriage Year: 1868
Years Married: 32
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George J Finley 60
Nannie Finley 50
George T Finley 23
Emma E Finley 20
Frances Jeffries 50 [servant]
Ed Moore 20 [servant]

1910 Census
Name: James George Finley [George James]
Age in 1910: 75
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Holly Springs Ward 1, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Dunlap Nannie Finley [Nannie Dunlap]
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
James George Finley 75 [George James]
Dunlap Nannie Finley 60 [Nannie Dunlap]
Thornwell George Finley 31 [George Thornwell]
Elizabeth Ema Finley 26 [Emma Elizabeth]

MILITARY RECORDS

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: George J Finley
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Mississippi
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Mississippi 20th Infantry Regiment.
Death Place: Holly Springs, Mississippi
Sources: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Finley&GSiman=1&GScid=59893&GRid=11589841&

George married Nannie Dunlap. Nannie was born Jan. 1850, South Carolina; died 21 Oct 1911, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS. [Group Sheet]

Nannie Dunlap was born Jan. 1850, South Carolina; died 21 Oct 1911, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1860 Census
Name: Nannie R Dunlap
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1841
Gender: Female
Birth Place: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Township 4 Range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Post Office: Holly Springs
Family Number: 25
Household Members:
Thomas L Dunlap 49
Mary E Dunlap 43
Nannie R Dunlap 19
William T Dunlap 17
William Dunlap 12

1870 Census
Name: Nannie R Finley
Age in 1870: 28
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Holly Springs
Household Members:
George J Finley 34
Nannie R Finley 28
Mary P Finley 1
Harriet Dunlap 11

1880 Census
Name: N. R. Finley [Nannie R. Finley]
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1880: East Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: G. J. Finley [George James Finley]
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
G. J. Finley 44 [George J. Finley]
N. R. Finley 35 [Nannie R. Finley]
J. L. Finley 8
G. T. Finley 5 [Geroge T. Finley]
E. E. Finley 3 [Emma E. Finley]
Pete Finley 1 month

1900 Census
Name: Nannie Finley
Age: 50
Birth Date: Jan 1850
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1900: Beat 1, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: George J Finley
Marriage Year: 1868
Years Married: 32
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 5
Household Members:
George J Finley 60
Nannie Finley 50
George J Finley 23
Emma E Finley 20
Frances Ferris 50 [servant]
Ed Moore 20 [servant]

1910 Census
Name: Dunlap Nannie Finley [Nannie Dunlap]
Age in 1910: 60
Birth Year: abt 1850
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1910: Holly Springs Ward 1, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: James George Finley [George James]
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Household Members:
James George Finley 75 [George James]
Dunlap Nannie Finley 60 [Nannie Dunlap]
Thornwell George Finley 31 [George Thornwell]
Elizabeth Ema Finley 26 [Emma Elizabeth]

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Finley&GSiman=1&GScid=59893&GRid=11589846&

Children:

1. Mary Tate FINLEY was born 21 May 1869, Marshall Co. MS; died 14 Dec 1873, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.
J. L. FINLEY was born ca 1872, Marshall Co. MS.
George Thornwell FINLEY was born Nov 1876, Marshall Co. MS; died 28 Jul 1921, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.
Emma Elizabeth FINLEY was born 1877, Marshall Co. MS; died 1957, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.
Peter FINLEY was born ca 1879, Marshall Co. MS.

Generation: 3

John Tate FINLEY was born 13 Nov 1801, Augusta Co. VA (son of Samuel FINLEY and Mary TATE); died 27 Apr 1848, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=FI&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=27&GScntry=4&GSsr=2121&GRid=12198849&

John married Mary Jane Greenlee. Mary was born 25 Feb 1814, Virginia; died 25 Feb 1885, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS. [Group Sheet]

Mary Jane Greenlee was born 25 Feb 1814, Virginia; died 25 Feb 1885, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Mary J Finley
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Southern Division, Marshall, Mississippi
Gender: Female
Family Number: 609
Household Members:
Mary J Finley 34
Geo G Finley 15
Virginia Finley 13
Emma F Finley 11
Augusta C Finley 9
Jno S Finley 6
Eudocia Parker 25

1860 Census
Name: Mary J Finley
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1815
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Township 4 Range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Post Office: Holly Springs
Family Number: 27
Household Members:
Mary J Finley 45
George J Finley 25
Virginia Finley 23
Emma Finley 20
Augusta C Finley 18
John S Finley 16

1860 Census Slave Schedule
Home in 1860: Township 4 range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Name of Slave Owner: Mary J Finley
Number of slaves: 25 females and 26 males ranging in age from 38 years old to 8 months

1870 Census
Name: Mary J Finley
Age in 1870: 56
Birth Year: abt 1814
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Township 4 Range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Post Office: Holly Springs
Household Members:
Mary J Finley 56
Virginia M Finley 31
Emma F Finley 29
Milly Oglesby 21

1880 Census
Name: Mary J. Finley
Age: 66
Birth Year: abt 1814
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeps House
Household Members:
Mary J. Finley 66
Virginia Finley 43
Finley Scruggs 14

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Finley&GSiman=1&GScid=59893&GRid=12198816&

Children:

2. George James FINLEY was born 28 Dec 1838, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 02 Oct 1910, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.
Mary Virginia FINLEY was born Nov 1836, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 03 Sep 1909, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.
Emma FINLEY was born ca 1840, Mississippi; died 04 Oct 1877, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.
Augusta Caroline FINLEY was born ca 1841, Mississippi; died 16 Jul 1877, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.
John S. FINLEY was born 20 Jun 1844, Marshall Co. MS; died 07 Apr 1889, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.

Generation: 4

Samuel FINLEY was born 09 Jun 1775, Pennsylvania; died 05 May 1849, Greenville, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co.VA.

Other Events:

_UID: E5F8295137534F7EA35E867838632ED64C3D

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37807690

Samuel married Mary TATE 20 Sep 1796, Augusta Co. VA. Mary (daughter of John TATE, Esquire and Jane (Jinney) Berry) was born ca 1776, Augusta Co. VA; died 25 Aug 1829, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co.VA. [Group Sheet]

Mary TATE was born ca 1776, Augusta Co. VA (daughter of John TATE, Esquire and Jane (Jinney) Berry); died 25 Aug 1829, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co.VA.

Other Events:

_UID: 7570A97DECCE439288B115E601C8E2C03914

Notes:

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).

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).? [Chalkley, V2, p 212]

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=tate&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2810&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=37808111&df=all&

Notes:

Married:
Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
Name: Mary Tate
Spouse: Samuel Finley
Marriage Date: 22 Sep 1796
Marriage Location: Augusta County, Virginia

Children:

Caroline Ellen FINLEY was born 15 Mar 1808, Augusta Co. VA; died 09 Aug 1867, Caldwell Co. NC; was buried , First Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery, Lenoir, Caldwell Co. NC.
Jane Tate FINLEY was born 22 Jun 1797, Augusta Co. VA; died 22 May 1854, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co. VA.
Lavenia Elizabeth FINLEY was born 22 Feb 1812, Augusta Co. VA; died 14 Feb 1882, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.
4. John Tate FINLEY was born 13 Nov 1801, Augusta Co. VA; died 27 Apr 1848, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.