Sheldon Levet Finch (abt. 1854 - 1936)

Born about 1854 in Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Francis Elizabeth (Presley) Finch — married 4 Jul 1897 in Madison County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1936 at about age 82 in Madison County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Sheldon was born in 1854. He was the son of Ira Finch and Nancy Schermerhorn. He passed away in 1936.

Marriage:

1. He married Florence L. (Parker) Wilkins on 23 September, 1888 in Alpha, Fayette County, Iowa.
2. He married Edith Rebecca Altman on 01 Jul 1893 in Macomb, McDonough Co., IL. She died 17 April, 1894 in Alpha, Fayette Co., IA, only a few days after the birth of her daughter, Edith Eleanor (Finch/Hamm) Ribble (1894–1975).
3. He married Mary Frances Presley on 04 July, 1897 in Madison County, Tennessee. Their children were Sadie Aleen (Finch) Glover (1900–1979), Ira Owen Finch (1902–1968), Alberta (Finch) Brotherton (1904–1971), Horace Lamar Finch (1905–1988), Annie Lula Finch (1907–1966), Frankie H. (Finch) Moore (1910–1984), Sheldon L. Finch (1914–1995) and Eddie Lucille (Finch) Graves(1919–2006).

Sheldon passed away on 13 April, 1936 in Madison County, Tennessee followed with burial at the Jewett-Smith Cemetery in Youngs Crossing, Madison County, Tennessee.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41025191/sheldon-levet-finch
• New York, State Census, 1865
• 1900 Federal Census Madison, Tenn
• 1910 Federal Census Harrison, MS
• 1920 Federal Census Madison, Tenn
• 1930 Federal Census Madison, Tenn
• Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1945 at Ancestry.com
• Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 at Ancestry.com
• S.L. Finch/Miss Fannie Presley Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry.com
• Obituary 14 Apr 1936 The Jackson Sun