Barton County, Missouri Biographies-George W. FINLEY

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 891, 892

George W. Finley, proprietor of a livery stable at Lamar, Barton
County, Mo., was born in Sangamon County, Ill., July 11, 1861, being a
son of Zura N. and Sarah (Fields) Finley, natives, respectively, of
Illinois and Ohio.  The mother removed with her parents to Illinois
when a child, and here she was married to Mr. Finley, and made her home
until 1866, when they came to Barton County, Mo., and are here residing
on a farm.  The father is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of
the Congregational Church.  In their family were two sons and four
daughters, of whom George W. is the eldest.  He attended the district
schools and Eastman's Commercial College, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and
was graduated from that institution in 1886.  In the spring of 1887 he
engaged in the livery business, in Lamar, with Judge John Bates, and 
them with J. M. Fisher, who succeeded Mr. Bates, and since August, 1888,
has been associated with G. A. Mathews.  Their establishment is supplied
with eleven excellent vehicles, and they keep on an average sixteen
head of horses, which are always in good condition, and ready for work.
Mr. Finley is a Mason, and in his political views supports the princlples
of the Democratic party.


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