Civil War: Company H, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry
James Finley was the son of Martin Finley (1815-1892, PA) and Anne (maiden name unknown; 1822-1870, PA). He was a resident of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, when he enlisted as a private September 27, 1862, and was mustered into Company H, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Private Finley was mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 16, 1865. He married Ellen Glissan (also: Eleanor Gleeson) in Nevada on August 13, 1872. James was a member of Tucson's Negley Post, Grand Army of the Republic. "Among the visiting Grand Army men is James Finley, of Tucson, one of the most widely known and popular mining men in southern Arizona. He is the owner of the Hermosa silver mine at Harshaw, in Pima county, which has in times past been a wonderful producer and is yet capable of apparently yielding an unlimited quantity of free milling ore running from $12 to $15 a ton." Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ). 13 March 1894, 1:3. He was first buried in grave 175 of the Grand Army plot of the old Court Street cemetery. He was reinterred in Evergreen when the Court Street cemetery was closed and condemned.
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Children:
- Annie E. (Jul 14, 1873, NV-1968)
- William James (Jul 6, 1878, CA-1941)
- Charles C. (Dec 14, 1879, CA-1912)
- Frank (Oct 25, 1881, AZ-Sep 12, 1896, AZ)
- James Bland (Sep 15, 1893, AZ-1964)
Biography by Steve
James Finley was the son of Martin Finley (1815-1892, PA) and Anne (maiden name unknown; 1822-1870, PA). He was a resident of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, when he enlisted as a private September 27, 1862, and was mustered into Company H, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Private Finley was mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 16, 1865. He married Ellen Glissan (also: Eleanor Gleeson) in Nevada on August 13, 1872. James was a member of Tucson's Negley Post, Grand Army of the Republic. "Among the visiting Grand Army men is James Finley, of Tucson, one of the most widely known and popular mining men in southern Arizona. He is the owner of the Hermosa silver mine at Harshaw, in Pima county, which has in times past been a wonderful producer and is yet capable of apparently yielding an unlimited quantity of free milling ore running from $12 to $15 a ton." Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ). 13 March 1894, 1:3. He was first buried in grave 175 of the Grand Army plot of the old Court Street cemetery. He was reinterred in Evergreen when the Court Street cemetery was closed and condemned.
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Children:
- Annie E. (Jul 14, 1873, NV-1968)
- William James (Jul 6, 1878, CA-1941)
- Charles C. (Dec 14, 1879, CA-1912)
- Frank (Oct 25, 1881, AZ-Sep 12, 1896, AZ)
- James Bland (Sep 15, 1893, AZ-1964)
Biography by Steve
Civil War: Company H, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry
James Finley was the son of Martin Finley (1815-1892, PA) and Anne (maiden name unknown; 1822-1870, PA). He was a resident of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, when he enlisted as a private September 27, 1862, and was mustered into Company H, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Private Finley was mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 16, 1865. He married Ellen Glissan (also: Eleanor Gleeson) in Nevada on August 13, 1872. James was a member of Tucson's Negley Post, Grand Army of the Republic. "Among the visiting Grand Army men is James Finley, of Tucson, one of the most widely known and popular mining men in southern Arizona. He is the owner of the Hermosa silver mine at Harshaw, in Pima county, which has in times past been a wonderful producer and is yet capable of apparently yielding an unlimited quantity of free milling ore running from $12 to $15 a ton." Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ). 13 March 1894, 1:3. He was first buried in grave 175 of the Grand Army plot of the old Court Street cemetery. He was reinterred in Evergreen when the Court Street cemetery was closed and condemned.
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Children:
- Annie E. (Jul 14, 1873, NV-1968)
- William James (Jul 6, 1878, CA-1941)
- Charles C. (Dec 14, 1879, CA-1912)
- Frank (Oct 25, 1881, AZ-Sep 12, 1896, AZ)
- James Bland (Sep 15, 1893, AZ-1964)
Biography by Steve
James Finley was the son of Martin Finley (1815-1892, PA) and Anne (maiden name unknown; 1822-1870, PA). He was a resident of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, when he enlisted as a private September 27, 1862, and was mustered into Company H, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Private Finley was mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 16, 1865. He married Ellen Glissan (also: Eleanor Gleeson) in Nevada on August 13, 1872. James was a member of Tucson's Negley Post, Grand Army of the Republic. "Among the visiting Grand Army men is James Finley, of Tucson, one of the most widely known and popular mining men in southern Arizona. He is the owner of the Hermosa silver mine at Harshaw, in Pima county, which has in times past been a wonderful producer and is yet capable of apparently yielding an unlimited quantity of free milling ore running from $12 to $15 a ton." Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ). 13 March 1894, 1:3. He was first buried in grave 175 of the Grand Army plot of the old Court Street cemetery. He was reinterred in Evergreen when the Court Street cemetery was closed and condemned.
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Children:
- Annie E. (Jul 14, 1873, NV-1968)
- William James (Jul 6, 1878, CA-1941)
- Charles C. (Dec 14, 1879, CA-1912)
- Frank (Oct 25, 1881, AZ-Sep 12, 1896, AZ)
- James Bland (Sep 15, 1893, AZ-1964)
Biography by Steve
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