Thankful Doak Finley: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Thankful Doak Finley was born in 1795 in Pennsylvania; died after 1856 in of, Marion, Lee Co, Iowa.

Other Events and Attributes:

Other-Begin: Lee Co, Iowa
Census: 1850, Lee Co, Iowa
Census: 1856, Marion, Lee Co, Iowa

Notes:

Other-Begin:
Identified as sister of Robert and John Finley of Lee County, IA in Robert's will and John's probate records

Census:
Thankful Finley 56
David Finley 26

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. David W. Finley was born about 1824 in Blount Co, Tennessee (prob); died after 1868.

Generation: 2

David W. Finley

(1.Thankful¹) was born about 1824 in Blount Co, Tennessee (prob); died after 1868.

Other Events and Attributes:

Other-Begin: Lee Co, Iowa
Military: Between 1861 and 1865, Lee Co, Iowa

Notes:

Other-Begin:
Named in will of Uncle Robert Finley, Lee County, IA, Book A:293-294

Military:
Enlisted in Company 3rd, IA 23 August 1861
Promoted to Wagoner 1 July 1862
Re-enlisted 1 January 1864 9 August 1865.
Served with cousin Samuel who was taken prisoner 28 December 1864.
Mustered out 20 June 1865.
(Roster of Iowa Volunteers) Pension claim 873,122.
See Finley Findings, vol. 11, no. 2, April/Juni 1999. p. 7.