LaSalle County IL Archives History .....Rev. James Finley Family History 1921
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Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable. com February 12, 2007, 7:02 am

At residence of Phebe Annetta Higby No 113 E Lafayette St, Ottawa, Ills Sept 
28, 1921.       Miss Higby has gotten from her safety deposit box in 1st NBK 
here, the family record written by her grandfather, Ebenezer Finley from which 
I copy.

"Rev James Finley was born in County Armagh, Ireland Feby 1725 & died in 
Fayette Co, Pa Jany 6, 1795.  He emigrated to America in 1734 & married Hannah 
Evans. Their children:
[No #1 listed, list begins with #2]
2. Ebenezer, Born Dec 28, 1760 died Jany 1, 1849
3. Joseph
4. William
5. Michael"
2.  He then proceeds to give the 4 marriages of Ebenezer & the children born 
to his first three wives which record I already have.  He had written this 
record on one side of another sheet & on the reverse side in his own 
handwriting is the record of his own family as follows:
    "Ebenezer Finley Jr born Oct 24, 1804 died 1891.
     Phebe Woodward born May 8, 1808 married Feby 9, 1826
            Children's names
1. Caleb W. Finley born Jany 15, 1827
2. Ebenezer Leroy Finley born Oct 2, 1828 died Sept 9, 1849
3. Robert Finley born May 29, 1830
4. Evans Finley born Aug 16, 1832, died Sept 21, 1898
5. Elijah V. Finley Born July 10, 1834, died Nov 25, 1859
6. James G. Finley born Sept 16, 1836
7. Davis Finley born Sept 19, 1838 died Sept 19, 1839
8. Phebe Jane Finley born July 25, 1840
9. Albert W. Finley Born March 23, 1843
10. Ashbel D. Finley born Jany 8, 1845 died Jany 5, 1847
11. John Huston Finley born Apr 7, 1847 died Nov 18, 1883
12. Violet Finley born Apr 18, 1849
(The deaths at items 4 & 11 are inserted in pencil in another hand.)
Elijah V. Finley and Sarah Dempsey married Aug 19, 1856, married by Samuel 
Wilson D.D.
Evans Finley & Mary A. Crow married Jany 15, 1857 by Rev King (This was Feby   
on the record, but both Mrs Finley now 88 & her daughter, say Jany 15, is the 
correct date & Mrs Finley says Rev King was the Baptist minister at Uniontown.)
Phebe Jane & John T. Porter Married Septem 1858 by Revd Sam'l Wilson
Caleb W. Finley & Magie [sic] Wilson married Septm 1859 by Rev Sam'l Wilson 
(Magie's father)"

Record of Evans Finley's family
Evans Finley born Aug 16, 1832 died Sept 21, 1898
Mary A. Finley Born Jany 2, 1834 died Mch 3, 1926 (She was dau of Isaac Crow 
ent'd 3/29/26)
            Children
1. Violet Lizzie Born Wed May 26, 1858
2. Walter E. Born Mon, Oct 10, 1859 Died Sun, Feby 16, 1862
3. Nannie C. Born Wed, Feby 13, 1861 Died Wed Feby 12, 1862
4. Ebenezer Lowry born Wed, Aug 13, 1862 died Tues Aug 31, 1897
5. Isaac Gipson born Fri, May 27, 1864
6. Phebe Annetta born Wed, Dec 12, 1866
7. Frank Oren born Tues, June 1, 1869 died Sat, Jany 2, 1915
8. Nora born Fri, May 3, 1872 died Fri Nov 15, 1901
9. Infant born Sun May 2, 1875 died Oct 1875
10. Edna born Wed, Aug 7, 1878 died Sun May 7, 1893.

Violet Lizzie Finley & William A. Harvey June 10, 1880
He died in July 11, 1881 at Monmouth, Ill & buried there.
Phebe Annetta Finley & Wm Herbert Higby June 4, 1890
He died July 10, 1913 at Ottawa, Ill & is buried here.
Violet L. Harvey & Rev Geo E. Gowdy Nov 18, 1891
Isaac Gipson Finley & Nellie R. Palmer Jany 4, 1897
Ebenezer Lowry Finley & France May Wilson June 16, 1897
He died in Streator, Ill Aug 31, 1897
Mary Margaret Higby (dau of Phebe Annetta) & Clyde Lowe Casey Nov 24, 1913
                   Births
Mary Margaret Higby Born Sun Apr 24, 1892
Edwin Finley Gowdy born Fri, Oct 6, 1893
William Evans Higby born Fri, Mch 26, 1897
John Margaret Casey born Fri, Dec 4, 1914.

Mrs Higby says to write to:
1. Caleb W.  To Rev Woodward E. Finley, D.D. of Marshall N.C. for his     
father's family.
2.  Ebenezer Lowry, was unmarried
3.  Robert, died at Colorado Springs.  His dau, Grace died before him &     
family extinct.
4.  Evans, See above.
5.  Elijah V. write Ada Skinner for Kate Pritchard's address.  He was a     
congressman.  She is dau of Elijah.  Lived in WVA
6.  James Gibson, write Mrs Ralph Sapp 1382 West 91st St, Cleveland, O.     
daughter
8.  Phebe Jane. Write her son, Albert Porter at Grand Ridge, Florida
11. John Huston M.D.  Write Mrs Chas O. Baughman only living child No     
7172? Yale Ave, Chicago, Ills.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 5

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