Finley (surname)

In June and July, Christina did some research on the Williams family for you. She did find George William buried in the Congress Cemetery. He was 81 years, 2 months when he died 20 May 1852. Jane is also buried in the Congress Cemetery. She died on 29 February 1879 at the age of 88 years. She is buried with Hiram and Catharine Williams. She found George and Jane in the 1850 census for Congress Twp, Wayne Co, OH. She was unable to locate Jane in the 1860 census but did find her residing with the Samuel and Sarah Eshelman family in Homer Twp, Medina Co, OH. She was unable to find a written history on this particular Williams family.

Your other request was sent to the Historical Society in September 2008. They forwarded your request to me and I finally had the opportunity to work on it some. Unfortunately, I was unable to find an obituary on Joseph Finley. I looked through both the Wayne County Democrat and the Wooster Weekly Republican. The only mention I found was in the Wooster Weekly Republican and it indicates his name, age, and place of residence. I was able to verify that he is buried in the Reedsburg Cemetery along with his wife Abigail.

Joseph Finley married Abby Premer on 21 March 1844. Following Abby/Abigail’s death, he married Ellen Campbell on 23 January 1886. In Joseph’s Probate Court record, it mentions his second wife Ellen. I am including a copy of these marriage records, the burial record for Joseph Finley, select pages from Joseph’s Probate file, and some census records.