'FACT SHEET' ON JOEL (JOSEPH LEWIS?) FINLEY Findley research notes 1994 Traced thru census records: 1910 Pope Co,Ark 50-0087-246 William Warren FINDLEY 40 Emmett FINDLEY 15 1880 Pope Co,Ark ED 137-22 Lorenzo Dow FINDLEY 53 Josiah 12 William W. 10 1870 Pope Co,Ark p.375 Lorenzo D.FINDLEY 45 Josiah 12 1870 Pope Co,Ark p.374 Josiah 36 Joseph M. (LDS IGI,Ark shows Joel M.) 10 1/2 John W. 42 1860 Sevier Co,Ark p.77 Lorenzo 34 Susan (mother) John (brother of Lorenzo) 1850 McNairy Co,Tn p.101 Lorenzo 23 Susan 50 Brice M.31 Martin 32 1850 McNairy Co,Tn p.98 John 57 b.Va Mary 55 b.Tn Jeptha POND 23 Tn,Eliza 26 Tn,Caledonia 1/12 Joel 24 Tn (1860 census says Joseph) 1840 McNairy Co,Tn Joel,Brice M.,Martin FINDLEY 1840 Lincoln Co,Tn John FINDLEY 1830 Lincoln Co,Tn Joel age 30-40 John age 30-40 1820 Lincoln Co,Tn Joseph age 26-45, 2 males to age 10 (Martin 2,Brice 1) John afge 26-45, no wife or children No 1810 or earlier census for Tn From 'The Clan Finley' by H.F.Stout,1956 and LDS IGI: Joel FINLEY m.Susan BLAIR 1816 Tn (Tn IGI) Joel FINLEY b.1792 (Tn IGI) Susan BLAIR b.1799 (Tn IGI) or 1798(Pa IGI) Joseph Lewis FINLEY b.1753 Chester,Pa (Pa IGI) father of John Blair, Joseph Lewis,Ebenezer,Michael,James,Samuel Blair FINLEY John Blair FINLEY b.1791(Pa and Ohio IGI)probably Westmoreland,Pa Joseph Lewis(Joe L.?)FINLEY b.1793 Adams,Ohio(Ohio IGI) or Westmoreland,Pa (Pa IGI) Ebenezer FINLEY b.1798 Adams,Ohio(Ohio IGI) or Westmoreland,Pa (Pa IGI) Michael Lewis FINLEY b.1785 Adams,Ohio(Ohio IGI) or Westmoreland,Pa (Pa IGI) James FINLEY b.1796 Adams,Ohio(Ohio IGI) or Westmoreland,Pa (Pa IGI) Samuel Blair FINLEY b.1803 Adams,Ohio(Ohio IGI) or Westmoreland,Pa (Pa IGI) Jane BLAIR b.1762 Chester,Pa.Father Samuel BLAIR (Pa IGI) Jane/Jean BLAIR m.Joseph Lewis FINLEY 1782 Philadelphia,Pa (Pa IGI) ('The Clan Finley' book says she was Rev.Samuel BLAIR's daughter) Susan BLAIR b.1798, Bedford,Pa, parents Brice BLAIR & Nancy McCOY (Pa IGI) Joseph Lewis FINLEY b.1753 Chester,Pa (Pa IGI) Parents Michael FINLEY & Agnes KENNEDY b.Ireland moved to Pa about 1734 It appears Joesph Lewis FINLEY (b.1753) moved to Adams,Ohio about 1807 1820 Lincoln Co,Tn shows a Joseph FINLEY 1830 Lincoln Co,Tn shows Joel FINLEY 1840 McNairy Co,Tn shows Joel FINLEY John B.FINLEY (Pa/Ohio IGI says John Blair) is in 1850-1860 Census,Lewis,Ky The 1850,1860 Ohio census did not show a John B.FINLEY. This is probably is Joseph Lewis FINLEY (b.1753) son There is a John FINLEY b.1792 Augusta,Va who is a son of David FINLEY of Lincoln,NC (moved to Augusta,Va 1791). This John FINLEY married Nancy BARNES or BROWN in either Va (LDS Film 0863977 'Finley's of Va')or Jefferson''Tn (LDS IGI for Tn). This is the only John FINLEY I can find born around 1792-1793 in Va who was later in Tn. There is another John FINLEY (Ky GI says John Blair FINLEY) b.Lewis,Ky 1783. Father Joseph FINLEY b.1759 Kent,Md. Joseph's father George FINLEY 1723 Ireland. 'The Clan Finley' book says this John d.1837 Scott,Ky. LDS IGI says 1852,Ky Joel FINLEY's second son was named Brice M. This Brice named a daughter Nancy. The Susan BLAIR b.Pa 1798 parents were Brice BLAIR & Nancy McCOY. The LDS web site shows a Joel D.FINLEY b. Chester,Pa 1859, parents Samuel FINLEY & Sarah M. HOOPES It appears the names Joel and Joseph were used interchangeably, like John and Jack. 1998 Notes In the 1970's, John W.FINDLEY of Batesville,Ark corresponded with his cousin,our Grandmother Mae FINDLEY of Essex,Mo.(originals in possession of Wayne A.Ragsdale,Birmingham,Al).John W. had not found who Joel's parents were yet. He mentioned in one letter about a book. I had not been able to find any more info on this or about him. In Sep 1998 I emailed several FINLEY/FINDLEY's in Batesville. Cathy Finley Bufford (email bufford@cei.net, Randall & Cathy)found info that John W. had died Nov.1991 and was buried at Lee's Chapel Cemetery. She gave me the names of his daughters: Annette Findley Cleveland,June Findley Wilson,Dannalee Findley Watkins. I wrote Annette and Dannalee but have never received a reply. In Nov 1998 I found a Preston W.BOLTON who had submitted Joel FINDLEY to WFT. I got his address from Family Tree Maker: 9307 Saffron Hill Ct. Manassas,Va 22110 He emailed back (email BOLTON_WOODY@prodigy.net). He was a descendant of Brice M.FINLEY, the son of Joel & Susan. He had a copy of the book from about 1988. Following is one of the pages in the book about the Findley family: "Our common ancestor as far back as I have been able to trace is Joel Findley. The first place I was able to locate him was Lincoln Co,Tenn in the year 1820. At this time he was married and had two sons, both probably born there. After this time there were three more sons, all born in Lincoln Co. In the year 1840 the family moved to the northeast corner of McNairy Co,Tn on the waters of the White Oak. Joel was born April 14,1797 in Tenn, supposedly of Irish parents of Va blood line of Findleys that moved to Tenn sometime bwtween 1794 and 1797. He was married to Susan BLAIR about 1816 or the first part of 1817. Susan Blair was born Apr.20,1799 in Tenn. Joel died Jan 19,1842 with winter fever (pneumonia)and was buried in Mt. Zion cemetery in McNairy Co. near Enville,Tenn. After Joel's death Susan continued to live with her three youngest sons on the home place, since the two eldest sons Martin and Brice M.were already married. About 1849-1850 the next son Lorenzo Dow married leaving the two youngest sons John W. and Josiah S. at home with Susan. About the latter part of the 1850's Susan along with the unmarried sons and Lorenzo Dow who was married and part of his family already born moved to Pope Co, Ark and settled in the Gum Log community. Later moving to the Center Valley community, where she remained making her home with the youngest son,until her death on Aug 21, 1866. Susan was buried in Center Valley Cemetery, Pope Co,Russellville,Ark. In Lincoln Co,Tn Joel and a John W.Findley lived neighbors for 20 years. It is not known if they were related, but it is believed they were brothers. John W. was three years older than Joel, had three daughters, and a son by the name of Joel. Joel and Susan had five sons, one of whom was named John W. John W.'s son Joel married a girl named Lucinda. Joel and Susan's son Martin named his daughter Lucinda and his son John W. and a daughter Mary which was the name of John W.'s wife. After Joel died John W. and his wife Mary, with their family, moved from Lincoln Co, Tenn to McNairy Co,Tenn, settling in the same area as Susan and her children. One of John W. and Mary's daughters married Jeptha Pond. It is believed another daughter married John Meek in Lincoln Co and came to McNairy Co with the Meek families. She was called Aunt Polly Meek, also Aunt Polly Findley. She lived to be 105 years old and is still remembered by some. John W. and his wife Mary are buried in the Mt.Zion cemetery, McNairy Co, near Enville,Tenn. Their son,Joel and daughter Sarah Elizabeth,who married Jeptha Pons, moved to Randolph Co,Ark where it is presumed they are buried along with, the family members who died there. Daughter Mary (Polly) who is thought to have married John Meek is buried somewhere in Mt,Zion cemetery near Enville. Thus in these following pages we shall see the generations as they have multiplied and passed our way never to return and fill us in on many things long forgotten. "