Joel
Joseph
Findley
Born about in Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Susan Blair
— married
1816 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Lorenzo Dow Findley
Died
at about age 49
in McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Sep 2023
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Biography
Joel Joseph Findley was born on April 14, 1792, in Virginia.[1] He was the son of John Finley and Katherine Walker.
Joel married Susan Blair about 1816 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. They had five sons - Martin, Brice Martin, Lorenzo Dow, John W., and Josiah.
Joel died on January 19, 1842, in McNairy County, Tennessee, at the age of 49.[1] He was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery in Milledgeville, McNairy, Tennessee.[1]
Research Notes
- On many Ancestry trees, and here in WikiTree until recently, the husband of Susan Blair was identified as Joseph Lewis Finley Jr.
- But that is almost certainly incorrect. According to sources, Susan's husband was Joel Findley, born in Virginia (not Pennsylvania, as with Joseph), married Susan in 1816, and died in McNairy County, Tennessee (as per Find-a-Grave).
- From the Find-a-Grave profile for Joel Findley:
- "Joel Findley (d.1842 McNairy Co,Tenn) is my great grandfather. Some census and Lincoln Co,Tenn records show his name as Joseph Finley. When I started researching his ancestry in the 1990's,I incorrectly assumed Joseph Lewis Finley b.1753 was his father, mainly due to the family names(I also thought Joel was from Joe for Joseph +L for Lewis). I have found no proof of this since that time. Joseph Lewis b.1753 did have a son named Joseph Lewis but I have found no further info on him.My Ancestry DNA matches connect me to Sarah Findley, daughter of the John Findley in Lincoln Co,Tenn and then McNairy Co,Tenn and to James Finley b.1746 Va d.1830 Whitley Co,Ky.
- I believe from my DNA matches that it is more likely that Joel's father was John Finley b.1770 Va d.1838 Nashville,Tenn and that the other John Findley in Lincoln Co,Tenn and McNairy Co,Tenn was Joel's brother."[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave: Memorial #35286479
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Categories: Lincoln County, Tennessee | McNairy County, Tennessee | Mount Zion Cemetery, Milledgeville, McNairy County, Tennessee