Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: David R. Finley    
                Born: ca 1829              in Morgan Co, OH  1 (see note 1)
                Died: Nov-27-1862          in Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD  2
              Buried:                      in Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV  3 (see note 2)
      Cause of death:                      typhoid fever  4
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
             Resided: 1857                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1
          Occupation:                      surveyor  
          Occupation: 1857                 farmer  
         Description: Aug-14-1862          5'8" tall, fair complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair  4
            Military: Aug-23-1862 - Nov-27-1862 Cpl, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (died of disease)  4 (see note 3)
              Father: James Finley 
              Mother: Cassy ___ 
                Wife: Octavo Wilcox   5  
       Also known as: Octavia Wilcox 1
             Married: Jan-15-1857          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  6
                Born: Jul-  -1841          in Tyler Co, (W)VA  7,8,1
                Died: 1918                  8
              Buried:                      in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  9
              Census: 1900                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
             Resided: 1857                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1
              Census: 1850                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
              Father: William B. Wilcox   (1817 - 1902) 
              Mother: Temperance Roberts   (1816 - 1863) 
Other spouse 2
Notes 
           M Child 1: William J. Finley      
                Born: Dec-  -1857           10,8
                Died: 1925                  8
              Buried:                      in Wince Chapel Cemetery, Pike, Ritchie Co, WV  2
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1900                 teamster  10
                Wife: Mary E. Cunningham  b. Jul-28-1870  d. 1903  
             Married: Jul- 3-1888          in Ritchie Co, WV  2
           M Child 2: Richard P. Finley      
         Census name: R. P. M. Finley 
                Born: Aug- 5-1859          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  11,12
                Died: Oct- 2-1938          in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  11
             Resided:                      in Brooke Cemetery, Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV  2,11
             Resided:                      in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  11
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  11
                Wife: Mary Angeline Strickling  b. Apr-  -1857  d. Apr-  -1917  
             Married: Dec-25-1880          in Doddridge Co, WV  12
           M Child 3: Daniel W. Finley      
                Born: Jul-12-1861          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  2,10,8,12
                Died: Oct-13-1943          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  2,8
              Buried:                      in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  9,2
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
                Wife: Mary Gertrude Hoskinson  b. Dec-30-1870  d. May-24-1964  
       Also known as: Gert Hoskinson 
             Married: Nov- 7-1886          in Doddridge Co, WV  12

Sources:
(1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(2) Findagrave.com. 
(3) Diary of Flavius Josephus Ashburn (1832-1912). 
(4) Civil War Service Records, . 
(5) Death record of son. 
(6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as David Finley, 27, farmer, b. Morgan Co Ohio, res. 
Doddridge Co, son of James & Cassy Finley; and Octavia Wilcox, 15, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of, MR p. 120, 
line 3 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790564&Type=Marriage. 
(7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) 
(8) Headstone (year only) 
(9) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) 
(10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) David Finley's birthplace is stated in his marriage record as Morgan County,
Ohio.  But census and other records state that he was born in Virginia.
Note (2) David R. Finley's burial place is not known for certain.  The diary of
Flavius Josephus Ashburn states that David Finley's funeral service was held at
Little Flint, Doddridge County, in April 1863.  One of the few cemeteries at
Little Flint is the McReynolds Family Cemetery.  David Finley is known to have
been a surveyor for Richard McReynolds.
Note (3) David R. Finley enrolled for duty at West Union, Doddridge County, on Aug 14
1862.  He mustered in as a Corporal in Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, at Wheeling on Aug
23 1862.  His death occurred at a U.S. hospital in Cumberland, Maryland on Nov
27 1862.  Most of his records state the cause of his death as typhoid fever,
although pneumonia is also sometimes indicated, presumably as a contributing
rather than primary cause.







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