Husband Robert Finley 1 2 3 4
Born: 4 Apr 1809 - Redstone Twp, Fayette Co, PA 1 2 3 4
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Died: 7 Oct 1874 - Redstone Twp, Fayette Co, PA 1 3 4 5
Buried:
Father: Ebenezer Finley (1758/1760-1849) 4 5 6 7 8
Mother: Margery Cunningham (1769/1770-1822/1822) 3 4
Marriage: 13 May 1845 1 3
Other Spouse: Catharine Caruthers ( -1842/1842) 1 3 - 23 Jan 1833 1 3
Wife Anne Hurford 1 5
AKA: Anna Herford 3
Born: 20 Nov 1816 5
Christened:
Died: 10 Jun 1895 5
Buried:
Father: Samuel Herford ( - ) 3
Mother: Margaret [Unk] ( - ) 3
Children
1 M William Finley 3
Born:
Christened:
Died: while young
Buried:
2 M Thomas W. Finley 1 3 5
Born: 18 Jun 1848 3
Christened:
Died: Aft 1900
Buried:
Spouse: Jennie Smiley ( - ) 3
Marr: 28 Aug 1884 3
3 M John E. Finley 1 3 5 9
Born: 23 Sep 1849 - Redstone Twp, Fayette Co, PA 3
Christened:
Died: Aft 1900
Buried:
Spouse: Josephine Hazlett (1846- ) 1 9 10
Marr: 23 Sep 1873 10
4 F Margaret A. Finley 1 5
AKA: Margaret E. Finley 3
Born:
Christened:
Died: Aft 1900
Buried:
Spouse: James G. Wilson ( - ) 1 3
5 F Naomi Finley 3
Born: 11 Feb 1852 3
Christened:
Died: 1 Aug 1852 3
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - Robert Finley
He was of Scotch-Irish descent. His education was received in the common schools, and was supplemented by extensive reading. He was a man of keen observation, and was noted for the wonderful powers of his memory.
One who had known Mr. Robert Finley long and intimately thus wrote of him, "Seldom are we called upon to record a death which makes so sensible a breach in the church and community as that of Mr. Robert Finley. For forty-five years he was a member, and for thirty-five an active and efficient trustee, of the Presbyterian Church of Dunlap's Creek. He was the youngest son of Ebenezer Finley, Sr., deceased who had been a ruling elder for some seventy years; a grandson of Rev. James Finley, one of the first ministers of the gospel who crossed the Allegheny Mountains, and founder of Rehoboth, in the Presbytery of Redstone, who was a brother to Rev. Dr. Samuel Finley, president of Nassau Hall, New Jersey, an ancestry in covenant with God. Mr. Finley possessed great vigor of constitution and energy of character, and marked success in business. He was a judicious counselor, a genial friend and companion. He enjoyed life in the best sense, and loved to see others enjoy it in like manner. His example of strict temperance, of industry, prudent economy, and generous hospitality and wise counsel was of great value to young men. His benevolent spirit found pleasure in seeing all embrace the gospel, and be temperate, honest, industrious, peaceful, prosperous, and happy, but had little patience with laggards, tipplers, and spendthrifts. His charity was genuine and expansive, embracing all classes and denominations; a lover of good men, whose society he greatly enjoyed, being in cordial sympathy with them in the love of Christ and his cause.
"He left a large circle of friends to lament his loss. His place will not soon be filled. The church has lost one of its pillars, the community one of its most earnest, upright, and exemplary business men."
"Help, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth!"
He was educated in the public schools and grew to manhood at the home farm. He became a farmer on his own account, owning three hundred and twelve acres of good land, well stocked and improved. He was a man of industry and strictly temperate, having little patience with tipplers, laggards or spendthrifts. He was a successful business man, but very quiet and peaceful. He was a Republican in politics, serving as school director. He was a member of the Dunlap's Creek Presbyterian church, as was his wife. He served the church in Redstone as trustee and was very active in church work. For forty-five years he was a member and for thirty-five years a trustee.
General Notes: Wife - Anne Hurford
from Luzerne Twp, Fayette Co, PA