Jane (Finley) Williams (1811 - 1898)

Born 1811 in Harrison, Kentucky

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Williams — married 26 Mar 1830 in Pendleton County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1898 at about age 87 in Scotland, Missouri, United States

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Jane (Finley) Williams is the descendant of a New Netherland settler.

Biography

She was the daughter of George Finley and Mary Lake.

Note: other variants for "Finley" is Fenley.

She passed away in after 1876 and was buried at Antioch Cemetery, Scotland County, Missouri, USA.

Obituary for Jane Finely wife of Thomas Williams, 20 Jan 1898, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 20 Jan 1898, p. 3, col. 4.

Mrs. Jane Williams died Sunday morning, January 16, 1898 at her home in this city, aged about eighty seven years. Deceased was an old resident of Scotland County and held the highest regard of all who knew her. She was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1811 and in 1830 was married to Thomas Williams. They moved to this county in 1850 and settled seven or either miles southwest of Memphis. She was the mother of seven children, four of whom are still living. Her husband died about twenty-three years ago and ten or eleven years ago Mrs. Williams moved to Memphis, where she resided until her death. She united with the Christian Church over sixty years ago, lived a life consistent with her profession and died in the full hope of a triumphant entry into the Kingdom of our Lord. The funeral took place from the Antioch Church and was conducted by Elder J. T. Boone, of the Christian Church of this city, after which the body was tenderly laid to rest in the Antioch Cemetery.

Tombstone Photo

Burial at Antioch Cemetery, Scotland County, Missouri, USA

Sources

• Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 Film # 005289522, Marriage Bond & Consent, Thomas Williams & Jane Finley. Mother Mary Finley signed for consent of her underage daughter.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #98183590