JOHN WASHINGTON FINCH married first, SARAH ELIZABETH COLLIER about 1835 in Perry County, Tennessee. She is the daughter of AMOS COLLIER and wife, NANCY WYATT. SARAH ELIZABETH was born 1817 in Hickman, Perry County, Tennessee and died 16 June 1863 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi; buried in Siloam Cemetery. He married, second, PEACHIE HAZEL on 4 Oct 1864 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, who was born in 1810 in South Carolina, the widow of JOHN LEWIS VAWTER. There were no issues from this marriage. She is buried in Siloam Cemetery, Hobo Station, Prentiss County, Mississippi.
Children of JOHN W. and SARAH ELIZABETH:
(1) Mary Ann Finch, born 27 Apr 1836 in Perry County, Tennessee; married Alfred Cunningham 24 Sep 1854 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(2) Nancy F. Finch, born 1837 in Perry County, Tennessee; married 1st to Charles Franklin Corley and 2nd to Lagrand Hawkins Corley (brothers) in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(3) Francis Green Finch, born 11 Jun 1838 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 7 May 1908 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi; Andrew "Andy" Cunningham on 3 Sep 1857 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(4) Paul Finch, born 24 Dec 1839 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1922; married 1st Evaline E. Gable, who died 29 Aug 1867 and married 2nd Evelyn Tankersley.
Note: Paul Finch was Constable of Tishomingo County in 1865.
(5) William M. Finch, born 1841 in New Site, Prentiss County, Mississippi; died between 1861-1865 during the War Between the States.
(6) Sarah Finch, born 1843 in New Site, Mississippi; died in Throckmorton, Texas; married 1st Joseph Crable, Jr. and 2nd Benjamin Merritt Stennett, Jr.
(7) George Washington Finch, born 3 Jun 1844 in New Site, Mississippi; died 9 Jun 1910 in New Site; served in the CSA; married Mary Elizabeth Vandevender.
(8) Martha Lavinia Finch, born 1 Apr 1847, in New Site, Mississippi; died 2 Feb 2, 1902 in the Indian Territory in Oklahoma; married Taylor Carter.
(9) Amos Finch, born September 1848 at New Site, Mississippi; died in Wise County, Texas, married Emma J. Boyd.
JOHN WASHINGTON FINCH moved from Perry (Decatur) County, Tennessee to New Site, Mississippi and was on the 1840 Tishomingo County, Census. The homestead has been in the Finch family for at least four generations. The home burned at one time when GEORGE WASHINGTON FINCH was residing in the original home but they rebuilt. They lost the original Bible but GEORGE ordered a new one and recorded data in the new one. They were Primitive Baptists.
Parents:
WILLIAM "BILLY' FINCH was born 1781 in South Carolina according to the 1850 Decatur County, Tennessee census but can't connect to a family. He died about 1855 in Decatur County, Tennessee and his wife, MARY G. 'POLLY' ROBERTS FINCH was born 1792 in South Carolina according to the same census; died about 1868 in Old Pleasant Grove, Red River County, Texas, the daughter of EVAN ROBERTS and MARTHA WALKER. It has been established that Billy is not the son of John Finch and Janey Keen Finch in South Carolina as stated in the "Finch Families of Dixie, 100 Years" by Ruby Thompson. That William Finch married Rebeca Willingham. Documents in the court house proved this.
Children of BILLY and MARY 'POLLY' are:
John Washington born 1811 in Caldwell County, Kentucky; Mary born 1813; Martha "Patsy" born 1813; Thomas born 1815; Eleanor "Ellen" born 1817; Daniel Franklin born 1820; David Bryant born 1820; John Robert born ca 1823; Richard born 1823; Jesse Whitney born 9 January 1825; James Sydney "Jim" born 19 September 1827; Elizabeth born 1829 in Perry County, Tennessee; Edward "Ned" born in 1829; William born in 1831 in Perry County, Tennessee and George Washington born 15 October 1833 in Perry County, TN.
Note: Decatur County, Tennessee was taken from Perry County, Tennessee in 1845, therefore the family was listed on the 1850 census being in Decatur County, Tennessee. The 1850 Decatur County Census list William age 69; Mary age 58; Ned age 28; William age 19 and Elizabeth age 21.
Children of JOHN W. and SARAH ELIZABETH:
(1) Mary Ann Finch, born 27 Apr 1836 in Perry County, Tennessee; married Alfred Cunningham 24 Sep 1854 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(2) Nancy F. Finch, born 1837 in Perry County, Tennessee; married 1st to Charles Franklin Corley and 2nd to Lagrand Hawkins Corley (brothers) in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(3) Francis Green Finch, born 11 Jun 1838 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 7 May 1908 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi; Andrew "Andy" Cunningham on 3 Sep 1857 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(4) Paul Finch, born 24 Dec 1839 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1922; married 1st Evaline E. Gable, who died 29 Aug 1867 and married 2nd Evelyn Tankersley.
Note: Paul Finch was Constable of Tishomingo County in 1865.
(5) William M. Finch, born 1841 in New Site, Prentiss County, Mississippi; died between 1861-1865 during the War Between the States.
(6) Sarah Finch, born 1843 in New Site, Mississippi; died in Throckmorton, Texas; married 1st Joseph Crable, Jr. and 2nd Benjamin Merritt Stennett, Jr.
(7) George Washington Finch, born 3 Jun 1844 in New Site, Mississippi; died 9 Jun 1910 in New Site; served in the CSA; married Mary Elizabeth Vandevender.
(8) Martha Lavinia Finch, born 1 Apr 1847, in New Site, Mississippi; died 2 Feb 2, 1902 in the Indian Territory in Oklahoma; married Taylor Carter.
(9) Amos Finch, born September 1848 at New Site, Mississippi; died in Wise County, Texas, married Emma J. Boyd.
JOHN WASHINGTON FINCH moved from Perry (Decatur) County, Tennessee to New Site, Mississippi and was on the 1840 Tishomingo County, Census. The homestead has been in the Finch family for at least four generations. The home burned at one time when GEORGE WASHINGTON FINCH was residing in the original home but they rebuilt. They lost the original Bible but GEORGE ordered a new one and recorded data in the new one. They were Primitive Baptists.
Parents:
WILLIAM "BILLY' FINCH was born 1781 in South Carolina according to the 1850 Decatur County, Tennessee census but can't connect to a family. He died about 1855 in Decatur County, Tennessee and his wife, MARY G. 'POLLY' ROBERTS FINCH was born 1792 in South Carolina according to the same census; died about 1868 in Old Pleasant Grove, Red River County, Texas, the daughter of EVAN ROBERTS and MARTHA WALKER. It has been established that Billy is not the son of John Finch and Janey Keen Finch in South Carolina as stated in the "Finch Families of Dixie, 100 Years" by Ruby Thompson. That William Finch married Rebeca Willingham. Documents in the court house proved this.
Children of BILLY and MARY 'POLLY' are:
John Washington born 1811 in Caldwell County, Kentucky; Mary born 1813; Martha "Patsy" born 1813; Thomas born 1815; Eleanor "Ellen" born 1817; Daniel Franklin born 1820; David Bryant born 1820; John Robert born ca 1823; Richard born 1823; Jesse Whitney born 9 January 1825; James Sydney "Jim" born 19 September 1827; Elizabeth born 1829 in Perry County, Tennessee; Edward "Ned" born in 1829; William born in 1831 in Perry County, Tennessee and George Washington born 15 October 1833 in Perry County, TN.
Note: Decatur County, Tennessee was taken from Perry County, Tennessee in 1845, therefore the family was listed on the 1850 census being in Decatur County, Tennessee. The 1850 Decatur County Census list William age 69; Mary age 58; Ned age 28; William age 19 and Elizabeth age 21.
JOHN WASHINGTON FINCH married first, SARAH ELIZABETH COLLIER about 1835 in Perry County, Tennessee. She is the daughter of AMOS COLLIER and wife, NANCY WYATT. SARAH ELIZABETH was born 1817 in Hickman, Perry County, Tennessee and died 16 June 1863 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi; buried in Siloam Cemetery. He married, second, PEACHIE HAZEL on 4 Oct 1864 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, who was born in 1810 in South Carolina, the widow of JOHN LEWIS VAWTER. There were no issues from this marriage. She is buried in Siloam Cemetery, Hobo Station, Prentiss County, Mississippi.
Children of JOHN W. and SARAH ELIZABETH:
(1) Mary Ann Finch, born 27 Apr 1836 in Perry County, Tennessee; married Alfred Cunningham 24 Sep 1854 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(2) Nancy F. Finch, born 1837 in Perry County, Tennessee; married 1st to Charles Franklin Corley and 2nd to Lagrand Hawkins Corley (brothers) in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(3) Francis Green Finch, born 11 Jun 1838 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 7 May 1908 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi; Andrew "Andy" Cunningham on 3 Sep 1857 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(4) Paul Finch, born 24 Dec 1839 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1922; married 1st Evaline E. Gable, who died 29 Aug 1867 and married 2nd Evelyn Tankersley.
Note: Paul Finch was Constable of Tishomingo County in 1865.
(5) William M. Finch, born 1841 in New Site, Prentiss County, Mississippi; died between 1861-1865 during the War Between the States.
(6) Sarah Finch, born 1843 in New Site, Mississippi; died in Throckmorton, Texas; married 1st Joseph Crable, Jr. and 2nd Benjamin Merritt Stennett, Jr.
(7) George Washington Finch, born 3 Jun 1844 in New Site, Mississippi; died 9 Jun 1910 in New Site; served in the CSA; married Mary Elizabeth Vandevender.
(8) Martha Lavinia Finch, born 1 Apr 1847, in New Site, Mississippi; died 2 Feb 2, 1902 in the Indian Territory in Oklahoma; married Taylor Carter.
(9) Amos Finch, born September 1848 at New Site, Mississippi; died in Wise County, Texas, married Emma J. Boyd.
JOHN WASHINGTON FINCH moved from Perry (Decatur) County, Tennessee to New Site, Mississippi and was on the 1840 Tishomingo County, Census. The homestead has been in the Finch family for at least four generations. The home burned at one time when GEORGE WASHINGTON FINCH was residing in the original home but they rebuilt. They lost the original Bible but GEORGE ordered a new one and recorded data in the new one. They were Primitive Baptists.
Parents:
WILLIAM "BILLY' FINCH was born 1781 in South Carolina according to the 1850 Decatur County, Tennessee census but can't connect to a family. He died about 1855 in Decatur County, Tennessee and his wife, MARY G. 'POLLY' ROBERTS FINCH was born 1792 in South Carolina according to the same census; died about 1868 in Old Pleasant Grove, Red River County, Texas, the daughter of EVAN ROBERTS and MARTHA WALKER. It has been established that Billy is not the son of John Finch and Janey Keen Finch in South Carolina as stated in the "Finch Families of Dixie, 100 Years" by Ruby Thompson. That William Finch married Rebeca Willingham. Documents in the court house proved this.
Children of BILLY and MARY 'POLLY' are:
John Washington born 1811 in Caldwell County, Kentucky; Mary born 1813; Martha "Patsy" born 1813; Thomas born 1815; Eleanor "Ellen" born 1817; Daniel Franklin born 1820; David Bryant born 1820; John Robert born ca 1823; Richard born 1823; Jesse Whitney born 9 January 1825; James Sydney "Jim" born 19 September 1827; Elizabeth born 1829 in Perry County, Tennessee; Edward "Ned" born in 1829; William born in 1831 in Perry County, Tennessee and George Washington born 15 October 1833 in Perry County, TN.
Note: Decatur County, Tennessee was taken from Perry County, Tennessee in 1845, therefore the family was listed on the 1850 census being in Decatur County, Tennessee. The 1850 Decatur County Census list William age 69; Mary age 58; Ned age 28; William age 19 and Elizabeth age 21.
Children of JOHN W. and SARAH ELIZABETH:
(1) Mary Ann Finch, born 27 Apr 1836 in Perry County, Tennessee; married Alfred Cunningham 24 Sep 1854 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(2) Nancy F. Finch, born 1837 in Perry County, Tennessee; married 1st to Charles Franklin Corley and 2nd to Lagrand Hawkins Corley (brothers) in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(3) Francis Green Finch, born 11 Jun 1838 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 7 May 1908 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi; Andrew "Andy" Cunningham on 3 Sep 1857 in Tishomingo (Prentiss) County, Mississippi.
(4) Paul Finch, born 24 Dec 1839 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1922; married 1st Evaline E. Gable, who died 29 Aug 1867 and married 2nd Evelyn Tankersley.
Note: Paul Finch was Constable of Tishomingo County in 1865.
(5) William M. Finch, born 1841 in New Site, Prentiss County, Mississippi; died between 1861-1865 during the War Between the States.
(6) Sarah Finch, born 1843 in New Site, Mississippi; died in Throckmorton, Texas; married 1st Joseph Crable, Jr. and 2nd Benjamin Merritt Stennett, Jr.
(7) George Washington Finch, born 3 Jun 1844 in New Site, Mississippi; died 9 Jun 1910 in New Site; served in the CSA; married Mary Elizabeth Vandevender.
(8) Martha Lavinia Finch, born 1 Apr 1847, in New Site, Mississippi; died 2 Feb 2, 1902 in the Indian Territory in Oklahoma; married Taylor Carter.
(9) Amos Finch, born September 1848 at New Site, Mississippi; died in Wise County, Texas, married Emma J. Boyd.
JOHN WASHINGTON FINCH moved from Perry (Decatur) County, Tennessee to New Site, Mississippi and was on the 1840 Tishomingo County, Census. The homestead has been in the Finch family for at least four generations. The home burned at one time when GEORGE WASHINGTON FINCH was residing in the original home but they rebuilt. They lost the original Bible but GEORGE ordered a new one and recorded data in the new one. They were Primitive Baptists.
Parents:
WILLIAM "BILLY' FINCH was born 1781 in South Carolina according to the 1850 Decatur County, Tennessee census but can't connect to a family. He died about 1855 in Decatur County, Tennessee and his wife, MARY G. 'POLLY' ROBERTS FINCH was born 1792 in South Carolina according to the same census; died about 1868 in Old Pleasant Grove, Red River County, Texas, the daughter of EVAN ROBERTS and MARTHA WALKER. It has been established that Billy is not the son of John Finch and Janey Keen Finch in South Carolina as stated in the "Finch Families of Dixie, 100 Years" by Ruby Thompson. That William Finch married Rebeca Willingham. Documents in the court house proved this.
Children of BILLY and MARY 'POLLY' are:
John Washington born 1811 in Caldwell County, Kentucky; Mary born 1813; Martha "Patsy" born 1813; Thomas born 1815; Eleanor "Ellen" born 1817; Daniel Franklin born 1820; David Bryant born 1820; John Robert born ca 1823; Richard born 1823; Jesse Whitney born 9 January 1825; James Sydney "Jim" born 19 September 1827; Elizabeth born 1829 in Perry County, Tennessee; Edward "Ned" born in 1829; William born in 1831 in Perry County, Tennessee and George Washington born 15 October 1833 in Perry County, TN.
Note: Decatur County, Tennessee was taken from Perry County, Tennessee in 1845, therefore the family was listed on the 1850 census being in Decatur County, Tennessee. The 1850 Decatur County Census list William age 69; Mary age 58; Ned age 28; William age 19 and Elizabeth age 21.
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