Elizabeth (Finley) Pocock (1818 - 1894)

Born 9 Feb 1818 in Mohican, Wayne, Ohio

Ancestors

Wife of James Newton Pocock — married 25 Oct 1842 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1894 at age 76 in Hayesville, Ashland, Ohio

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Biography

Elizabeth Finley was born on 9 Feb 1818 in Mohican, Wayne, Ohio, daughter of Alexander Finley (1765 - 1825) and Mary (Smith) Finley (1776 - 1856).

Her siblings were:

1. James Finley (1801 - 1876)
2. Benjamin Finley (~1803 - 1860)
3. John Finley (~1806 - 1865)
4. Hannah Finley (~1808 - 1887)
5. Sarah (Finley) Pocock (~1811 - 1876)
6. Abner Finley (~1815 - 1893)
7. Rachel (Finley) Burd (~1816 - 1882)
8. Mary Hannah (Finley) Pocock (1821 - 1866)

Elizabeth (24) married James Pocock (28) (1814 - 1866) on 25 Oct 1842 in Wooster, Wayne.^[1] Their children were:

1. Sarah Catherine Pocock (1843 - 1918)
2. Lavina H. (Pocock) Crist (1845 - 1917)
3. Almyra Pocock (1847 - 1865)
4. Rev. William Melanchthon Pocock (1850 - 1925)
5. Augustine James Pocock (1853 - 1922)
6. Elijah Hughes Pocock MD (1856 - 1896)
7. Jeanette Mary Pocock (1859 - 1926).

In the 1850 census Elizabeth (age 32) was in Mohican, Ashland, Ohio, United States.^[2]

In the 1860 census Elizabeth (age 42) was in Mohican, Ashland, Ohio.^[3]

In the 1870 census Elizabeth (age 52), Keeping House, was in Hayesville, Ashland, Ohio.^[4]

In the 1880 census Elizabeth (age 62), Keeping House, was the widowed head of household in Hayesville, Ashland, Ohio, United States.^[5] Elizabeth died on 17 Aug 1894 in Hayesville, Ashalnd aged 76.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993"
   Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61378 #903131451 (accessed 13 February 2023)
   Elizabeth Finley marriage to James Pocock on 18 1842 in Wayne, Ohio, USA.
2. ↑ 1850 Census:"1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Mohican, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 658; Page: 76b; Line Number: 39
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #13147084 (accessed 13 February 2023)
   Elizabeth Pocock (32) in Mohican, Ashland, Ohio, USA. Born in Ohio.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Mohican, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: M653_930; Page: 249; Family History Library Film: 803930
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #43257666 (accessed 13 February 2023)
   Elizabeth Potock (42) in Mohican, Ashland, Ohio. Born in Ohio.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Hayesville, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: M593_1169; Page: 838B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #38331293 (accessed 13 February 2023)
   Elizabeth Pocock (52), Keeping House, in Hayesville, Ashland, Ohio. Born in Ohio.
5. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Hayesville, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 991; Page: 256B; Enumeration District: 094
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #22877604 (accessed 13 February 2023)
   Elizabeth Pocock (62), widowed, Keeping House, head of household in Hayesville, Ashland, Ohio, USA. Born in Ohio.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #24024403 (accessed 13 February 2023)
   Memorial page for Elizabeth Finley Pocock (9 Feb 1818-17 Aug 1894), citing Vermillion Cemetery, Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Pocock-248 on WikiTree.com (contributor 48770379).

See also:

• "Notes on the Pocock family"
  Voorhees, Edward Kinsey,. Notes on the Pocock family. Atlanta, Ga.: unknown, 1992
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 21489 #13 (accessed 13 February 2023)