Umatilla County OR Archives Biographies.....Finley, William B. April 11, 1854 - 
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Author: Colonel William Parsons 

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William B. Finley
	Among the many industrious and enterprising agriculturists and 
stockmen of the prosperous county of Morrow, especial mention should be made o 
f the man whose name appears at the head of this article; because of his 
public spirit and breadth of mind that have led him to be a potent factor in 
the advancement of the interest of the county; because of his excellent 
success, which he has achieved within its boundaries, being the legitimate 
outcome of his industry, distinguished capabilities and wise procedure; and 
because of his integrity and intrinsic moral worth and unsullied life of 
uprightness.
	He is a native of the Web-foot state, being born in Linn county on 
April 11, 1854, to Richard C. and Polly Finley. He was educated in the 
district schools of his native place and there grew to manhood, remaining 
there for twenty-seven years of his life. At the age of nineteen he started on 
a farm of his own and remained there until 1881, when he emigrated to Umatilla 
county, settling six miles northeast from Pendleton on land he purchased from 
the railroad company. Here he remained for three years and then went to his 
present place, twenty-five miles north from Heppner, between Butter and Willow 
creeks, giving attention to raising wheat and horses until 1896, when he 
embarked in the sheep business with a flock of thirteen hundred and fifty 
head. His excellent ability as a stockman is manifest in that he now owns four 
thousand five hundred head of stock sheep and two thousand one hundred acres 
of deeded land, besides five thousand acres of land leased form the railroad 
company. His success in this line of business is marked and excellent, and he 
takes rank with the leading stockmen in this land of stock raisers. His sheep 
are of the best grade of Merino and fine wool producers.
	The marriage of Mr. Finley and Miss Hannah F. Windom, a native of 
California, occurred in March, 1875, at Harrisburg, Linn county, Oregon, and 
to them have been born the following children: May Augustus, wife of Harvey E. 
Bartholomew, of Heppner; Arthur A.; Ralph; Claud; and Walter C. and Nellie, 
deceased. The three sons are on the ranch. Our subject affiliates with the 
K.O.T.M., of Heppner. Mrs. Finley is a member of the Christian church, of 
Athena, but she and all of the family attend the nearest point of worship, 
manifesting a liberal spirit free from sectarian bias. Mr. Finley enjoys the 
confidence and esteem of all the community and is considered one of the most 
substantial citizens of the county.



Additional Comments:
An Illustrated History of Umatilla County by Colonel William Parsons and of 
Morrow County by W. S. Shiach with a brief outline of the early history of the 
State of Oregon.  W. H. Lever, Publisher  1902.

	Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Oregon Biographies 
Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the 
individual featured in the biographies. 


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