BIOGRAPHIES:  Chester G. FINLEY, Dallas Township, Barron County, WI

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Chester G. Finley, veteran of the World War, postman and farmer, was born on
the farm where he now lives, in Sections 31 and 32, Dallas Township, July 26,
1892, and attended the public schools. He also attended the Barron High
School. He learned farming from his father and now manages the home place for
his mother. He thoroughly understands his business, he is active and
energetic, he is a leader among the young people in the neighborhood, and he
is already well along the road to success. He carries on general farming and
dairying and has a good herd of graded Holsteins. May 16, 1921, he was
appointed rural mail carrier out of Ridgeland, and attends to the duties of
that position while still looking after the farm. Mr. Finley was inducted into
the United States service at Barron, Sept. 19, 1917, and trained at Camp
Grant, Rockford, Ill., with Co. F, 341st Inf., 86th Division. Equipped for
overseas duty at Camp Upton, L. I., he landed at Liverpool, Sept. 21, 1918,
and at Bordeaux on Oct. 1, 1918. He was transferred to Co. I, 129th Inf., 33rd
Division, and saw active service in the Meuse-Argonne and the Metz sectors. He
was also with the American Army of Occupation in Luxemburg. Upon his return he
landed in the States, May 22, 1919, and was discharged at Camp Grant on June
6, 1919. He was married Dec. 25, 1919, to Frances Eley, who was born at
Leetmasters, Penn., Aug. 23, 1900, daughter of Samuel and Anna (Reecher) Eley,
both natives of that state, and both now living at Freeport, I11. Mr. and Mrs.
Finley have one son, Richard G., born Oct. 24, 1920.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., &
Co., 1922, pp. 861.