John S. FINLEY

Male 1844 - 1889  (44 years)


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  • Name John S. FINLEY 
    Born 20 Jun 1844  Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 07 Apr 1889  Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1850 Census
      Name: Jno S Finley
      Age: 6
      Birth Year: abt 1844
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      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: John S Finley
      Age: 16
      Birth Year: abt 1844
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: Mississippi
      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: John S Finley
      Age in 1870: 25
      Birth Year: abt 1845
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Home in 1870: Holly Springs Ward 1, Marshall, Mississippi
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Holly Springs
      Household Members:
      John S Finley 25
      Elizabeth H Finley 22
      Brodie S Hull 20
      Polly Minor 49
      David Minor 53
      Thomas Minor 15

      1880 Census
      Name: John Finley
      Age: 36
      Birth Year: abt 1844
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Home in 1880: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Betsy Finley
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Occupation: Manufacturer Wagon
      Household Members:
      John Finley 36
      Betsy Finley 32
      Ann Finley 9
      Brodie Finley 6
      Augusta Finley 4
      Susan Finley 1
      Dabney Hull 60 [uncle-in-law]
      Brodie Hull 28 [brother-in-law]

      MILITARY RECORDS

      National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
      Name: John S. Finley
      Side: Confederate
      Regiment State/Origin: Mississippi
      Regiment Name: 17 Mississippi Infantry
      Regiment Name Expanded: 17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
      Company: B
      Rank In: Private
      Rank In Expanded: Private
      Rank Out: Sergeant
      Rank Out Expanded: Sergeant
      Film Number: M232 roll 13

      Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
      Name: John S Finley
      Birth Date: abt 1844
      Age: 17
      Enlistment Date: 1861
      Military Unit: Seventeenth Infantry, Di-F

      American Civil War Regiments
      Regiment: 17th Infantry Regiment Mississippi
      Date of Organization: 1 Jun 1861
      Muster Date: 9 Apr 1865
      Regiment State: Mississippi
      Regiment Type: Infantry
      Regiment Number: 17th
      Battles: Fought on 21 Jul 1861 at Manassas, VA.
      Fought on 21 Oct 1861 at Ball's Bluff, VA.
      Fought on 23 Oct 1861 at Leesburg, VA.
      Fought on 17 Sep 1862 at Sharpsburg, MD.
      Fought on 11 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
      Fought on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
      Fought on 2 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
      Fought on 3 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
      Fought on 4 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
      Fought on 7 Jul 1863.
      Fought on 15 Jul 1863.
      Fought on 29 Nov 1863 at Fort Sanders, TN.
      Fought on 6 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
      Fought on 11 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
      Fought on 1 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
      Fought on 3 Sep 1864 at Bunker Hill, VA.
      Fought on 19 Oct 1864 at Cedar Creek, VA.
    Person ID I30524  Master File
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2015 

    Father John Tate FINLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1801, Augusta Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1848, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Greenlee,   b. 25 Feb 1814, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1885, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F12896  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth (Betsy) Hull,   b. 25 Sep 1847, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 May 1920, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1869  Mashall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
      Name: John Finley
      Spouse: Miss E. H. Hull
      Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1869
      County: Marshall
    Children 
    +1. Ann Hull FINLEY,   b. 22 Sep 1872, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Sep 1962  (Age 89 years)
     2. Brodie FINLEY,   b. 27 Dec 1874, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1920, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    +3. Augusta FINLEY,   b. 05 Nov 1876, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1971, Blowing Rock, Watauga Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     4. Susan FINLEY,   b. Dec 1878, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Dabney FINLEY,   b. Jun 1881, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Samuel FINLEY,   b. 26 Aug 1886, Marshall Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jun 1944, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F12930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart