John Finley (1797 - 1868)

Born 3 Feb 1797 in Belfast, Down, Ireland

Husband of Mary Webber (Wentworth) Finley — married 29 Aug 1823 in Ross County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1868 at age 71 in Ross, Ohio, United States

John Finley was born in Ireland.

John Finley migrated from Ireland to United States.

Biography

Census

1820: Huntington, Ross Co., OH pg. 307 (under father, James).

1830: Huntington, Ross Co., OH pg. 204.

1840: Huntington, Ross Co., OH pg.374.

1850: Huntington, Ross Co., OH pg. 329A. ^[1]

• John Finley age 53 Ireland Farmer
• Mary Finley age 45 Maine
• Isaac Finley age 22 Ohio
• Nancy Finley age 19
• John Finley age 17
• Suzan Finley age 12
• Thomas Wentworth age 12 Ohio

1860 Census: Huntington, Ross County, OH pg. 328 (John Finley & Mary Wentworth.) ^[2]

• John Finley age 63 Ireland
• Mary Finley age 55 Maine
• Susan Finley age 20 Ohio, attending school
• Elvira Finley age 14 Ohio, attending school

Burial

Bishop Hill Cemetery, Ross, Ohio ^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Huntington, Ross, Ohio; Roll: M432_725; Page: 329A; Image: 671
2. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Huntington, Ross, Ohio; Roll: M653_1031; Page: 430; Image: 328; Family History Library Film: 805031
3. ↑ Cemetery lookup by James Davis USGenWeb.
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182568830; no headstone photo; accessed 3/5/2018

• Marriage date - UsGenWeb. Ross Co Marriages.

• Pioneer record and remininscences of teh early settlers and settlement of Ross County, OH by Putnam and Finley; https://archive.org/stream/pioneerrecordrem00finl#page/14/mode/2up/search/Finley

• A Biographical History of Central Kansas; pg. 208-209; https://books.google.com/books?id=vAg1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA208&lpg=PA208&dq=%22john+finley%22+ross+county+ohio&source=bl&ots=7Uw_BCHc2e&sig=FvbPMB7bzR0iDhQ0FkHCCeWEpV4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiejf_b-ZTPAhXSth4KHYDODMgQ6AEISzAI#v=onepage&q=%22john%20finley%22%20ross%20county%20ohio&f=false"