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Garnett Finney

Male Abt 1907 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Garnett Finney was born Abt 1907, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Charlie Seymour Finney and Maude Lee Holley).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charlie Seymour FinneyCharlie Seymour Finney was born 4 Aug 1884, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of John Paul Finney and Martha A. "Pattie " Aaron); died 19 Mar 1943, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Finney Family Cemetery Museville, Virginia.

    Charlie married Maude Lee Holley Abt 1906. Maude (daughter of James Leonard Holley and Alzeria Ella Gregory) was born 3 Dec 1884, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 5 Dec 1960, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Finney Family Cemetery Museville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Maude Lee Holley was born 3 Dec 1884, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of James Leonard Holley and Alzeria Ella Gregory); died 5 Dec 1960, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Finney Family Cemetery Museville, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 1. Garnett Finney was born Abt 1907, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Living
    3. Flossie Finney was born Abt 1913, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. Jack Finney was born Abt 1915, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    5. W.T. Finney was born Est 1918, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Paul Finney was born 1852, Franklin County, Virginia (son of William Averette Finney and Sally Frances "Sally Fannie" Gravely); died 1899, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery, Callands, Pitrtsylvania County, Virginia.

    John married Martha A. "Pattie " Aaron. Martha (daughter of George Washington Aaron and Julia Frances Witcher) was born 7 Apr 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 30 Dec 1915, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Martha A. "Pattie " Aaron was born 7 Apr 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of George Washington Aaron and Julia Frances Witcher); died 30 Dec 1915, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Peter Thomas Finney was born 6 Oct 1880, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 20 May 1955, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery; Liberty Baptist Church, Callands, VA.
    2. George William Finney was born 3 Jan 1874; died 28 Feb 1955.
    3. Leban W. Finney was born Abt 1877; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Lee Banner Finney was born 15 May 1878, Henry Co., Virginia; died Aug 1966, Axton, Henry Co., Virginia.
    5. Witcher Averett Finney was born 3 Nov 1882; died 19 Mar 1956; was buried , County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
    6. 2. Charlie Seymour Finney was born 4 Aug 1884, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 19 Mar 1943, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Finney Family Cemetery Museville, Virginia.

  3. 6.  James Leonard HolleyJames Leonard Holley was born 10 Nov 1845, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of William Cabell Holley and Mary "Polly" Hundley); died 2 Jul 1914, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Mitchell-Holley Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    James Leonard Holley fought in the Civil War at the age of
    17. He was in the Johnson C. McIntosh Artillery Battalion
    and was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered. It is recorded
    that he attended two DAR birthday dinners; one on 30 Sep
    1909 and another on 30 Sep 1911. He lived with his wife and family in Callands, Virginia
    where he was a miller.



    Name:
    He was a Confederate Soldier at 17 years of age. He served in the McIntosh Artillery Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia, and was at Appomattox when General Robert E Lee surrendered.

    James married Alzeria Ella Gregory 24 Mar 1878, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Alzeria (daughter of John Branch Gregory and Martha Jane Eanes) was born 22 Jul 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 19 Jan 1941, Pittsylvania County, Viurginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery; Liberty Baptist Church, Callands, VA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Alzeria Ella GregoryAlzeria Ella Gregory was born 22 Jul 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of John Branch Gregory and Martha Jane Eanes); died 19 Jan 1941, Pittsylvania County, Viurginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery; Liberty Baptist Church, Callands, VA.
    Children:
    1. John William Holley was born 2 Sep 1879, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 24 Mar 1966, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery; Liberty Baptist Church, Callands, VA.
    2. Mary Ann Holley was born 22 Jul 1881, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 29 May 1961, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Marlow Family Cemetery Callands, Virginia.
    3. William "Bill" Holley was born 25 Oct 1882, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 30 Dec 1977, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. 3. Maude Lee Holley was born 3 Dec 1884, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 5 Dec 1960, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Finney Family Cemetery Museville, Virginia.
    5. Thomas Clemens Holley was born 29 Oct 1886, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 23 Jan 1936, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    6. James Edward Holley was born 27 Sep 1888, Callands, Virginia; died 26 Apr 1959, Leukemia; was buried , Slayton Family Cemetery Callands, Virginia.
    7. Beverly Honor Holley was born 25 Mar 1890, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia; died 26 May 1987, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery; Liberty Baptist Church, Callands, VA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Averette Finney was born Abt 1832, Franklin County, Virginia; died Feb 1908, Cascade, Virginia; was buried , unknown.

    Notes:

    Died:
    date of death from Widow's Pension

    William married Sally Frances "Sally Fannie" Gravely 1852, Oak Grove, Henry County, Virginia. Sally (daughter of John Wells Gravely and Frances Wilkins Harper Marshall) was born 18 Oct 1834, Henry County, Virginia; died 11 Nov 1922, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sally Frances "Sally Fannie" Gravely was born 18 Oct 1834, Henry County, Virginia (daughter of John Wells Gravely and Frances Wilkins Harper Marshall); died 11 Nov 1922, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Unknown.

    Notes:

    Married:
    date from Widow's Pension

    Children:
    1. 4. John Paul Finney was born 1852, Franklin County, Virginia; died 1899, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery, Callands, Pitrtsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Fanny A. Finney was born Abt 1855; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. William J. "Willie" Finney was born 1856, Henry County, Virginia; died 6 May 1916, Caswell, North Carolina; was buried , Schoohfield, Virginia.
    4. Wesley Finney was born 1858; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Laura Finney was born 1861; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Seymore Finney was born Abt 1863; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Fletcher Finney was born Abt 1868; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Sallie Elizabeth Finney was born 1873, Virginia ; died 14 Feb 1939, Dry Fork, Virginia; was buried , Family Cemetery.
    9. Charlie Lee Finney was born 18 May 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 27 Oct 1953, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Danview Cemetery, Draper, North Carolina.
    10. Rosa Finney was born Abt 1874; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  George Washington AaronGeorge Washington Aaron was born 2 Nov 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Henry Clay Aaron and Mary Ann Robertson); died 25 Jan 1902, Leaksville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.

    George married Julia Frances Witcher 26 Mar 1851, Caswell County, North Carolina. Julia was born 12 Dec 1834, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 22 Apr 1875, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Julia Frances Witcher was born 12 Dec 1834, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 22 Apr 1875, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    1862 - Listed himself as a farmer when he enlisted as a PVT
    to fight in the Civil War
    Notes for Julina Frances Witcher: Per LA her name was either Julina or Julia. She died of apoplexy. George Washington Aaron and Julina Frances Witcher had the following children:
    i. JOHN J6 AARON was born on 19 Dec 1851 in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia. He died on 08 Apr 1922 in Tennessee. He married HARRIETT HATTIE HICKS in Jan 1873 in Virginia, daughter of William N Hicks and Judith
    A. She was born on 29 Jan 1857 in Henry, Virginia. She died on 29 May 1920 in Tennessee.
    ii. GEORGE WILLIAM AARON was born on 04 Oct 1853 in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, (per death age on tombstone). He died on 22 Jan 1906 in Prairie, Canadian, Oklahoma. He married LUCY BELLE GARDNER in 1873 in St Clair, Missouri, daughter of Robert F. Gardner and Susan D
    Beck. She was born on 01 Jul 1849 in St Clair, Missouri. She died between 1920-1929 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas.
    iii. MARTHA A PATTY AARON was born in 1855 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA103. She died in Pittsylvania, Virginia. She married JOHN P. FINNEY on 20 Mar 1873 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, son of William A. Finney and Sally F. Gravely. He was born in 1853 in Virginia.
    iv. DANIEL WITCHER AARON was born in May 1857 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, died after 1930 in Washington. He married AMANDA CENA PATRICK in 1884 in Kansas, daughter of William K Patrick and Nancy J Owens. She was born on 05 Nov 1866 in Indiana. She died on 16 Feb 1940 in Los Angeles, California.
    v. LUCHEN LETCHER AARON was born 1859 in Pittsylvania, Va.
    vi. BRUCE JAMES AARON114, 115 was born on 05 Aug 1864 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. He died on 04 Nov 1926 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. He married SUSAN CLAY MARLOW on 26 May 1888 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. She was born on 25 Mar 1873 in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia. She died on 03 Jan 1930 in Pittsylvania, Virginia.
    vii. THOMAS AARON116, 117 was born in Jul 1872 in Virginia. He married AURA LEE SHORTER on 21 Dec 1892 in Virginia. She was born on 09 Jul 1875 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. She died 22 Aug 1936.
    viii. CHARLES CLAY AARON was born on 08 Feb 1875 in Virginia. He died in Jan 1956. He married IDA C AARON on 27 Nov 1894 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, daughter of Faulkner Houston Aaron and Eleanor Elizabeth Slaydon. She was born in Jun 1876 in Virginia. She died in Jun 1948.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Children of George and Julia Arnn:

    John James Arnn 1851 1922 MR
    George William Aaron 1854 1906
    Martha J Aaron Finney 1855 1915
    Daniel Witcher Aaron 1859 1932
    Bruce James Aron 1864 1926
    Thomas Aron 1872 1946
    Charles Clay Aaron 1875 1956

    Children:
    1. Thomas Aaron was born 23 Jun 1872, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 18 Oct 1946, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery Pittsylvania Co., VA.
    2. Charles Clay Aaron was born 8 Feb 1875, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 5 Jan 1956, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    3. 5. Martha A. "Pattie " Aaron was born 7 Apr 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 30 Dec 1915, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. Bruce James Aaron was born 15 Aug 1864, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 4 Nov 1926, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Callands, Virginia.
    5. John James Aaron/Arnn was born 19 Dec 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 9 Apr 1922, Martin, Tennessee; was buried , East Side Cemetery, Martin, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  William Cabell Holley was born 9 Feb 1807, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia (son of Leonard Holley and Elizabeth "Betsy" Dalton); died 10 Jul 1884, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia.

    William married Mary "Polly" Hundley. Mary was born 24 May 1813, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 9 Apr 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary "Polly" Hundley was born 24 May 1813, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 9 Apr 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 6. James Leonard Holley was born 10 Nov 1845, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 2 Jul 1914, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Mitchell-Holley Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Sarah Ann Melissa Holley was born 15 Feb 1834, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Mary Jane Holley was born 6 Sep 1835, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. William Caleb Holley was born 30 Apr 1841, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 20 Jul 1861.
    5. Jesse H. (Pepie) Holley was born 14 Nov 1849, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. John Henry Holley was born 13 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 8 May 1946, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Mitchell-Holley Cemetery Whitmell, Virginia.
    7. Samuel W. Holley was born Abt 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 5 Feb 1922, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  7. 14.  John Branch GregoryJohn Branch Gregory was born 15 Dec 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Richard Dennis Gregory and Elizabeth H. Pigg); died 3 Jul 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Check documents about Gettysburg

    John married Martha Jane Eanes 18 Dec 1851. Martha (daughter of JOHN Eanes and DELILAH Mrs John Eanes [Clement]) was born Abt 1832, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Martha Jane Eanes was born Abt 1832, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of JOHN Eanes and DELILAH Mrs John Eanes [Clement]); died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    1860 VA Census Pittsylvania Co. Swansonville HeritageQuest Series M653, Roll 1370, Page 185, HH/Fam 201, Line 18-24 George W. Eanes 55, Louisa 42, Edward A.16,Joseph 14, Louisa A. 11, John G. 5,Susan A. 2. Her family: 1860 VA Census Pittsylvania Co. Swansonville HeritageQuest Series M653, Roll 1370, Page 185, HH/Fam 196, John W.Gregory 30, Martha 27, Eliza 5, John B 3, Octavia 2, Alice 1

    Name:
    Daughter of John Eanes (1782-?) and Delilah Unknown (1789-?)[Probably Clement]

    Children:
    1. Octavia Clement Gregory was born 23 Sep 1856, Sandy River, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Nov 1933, Spray, Rockingham, North Carolina; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Spray, Rockingham, North Carolina.
    2. John Richard 'Dick' Gregory was born Jul 1856, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 Nov 1924, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    3. Delilah Alice Gregory was born 7 Jun 1858, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 7. Alzeria Ella Gregory was born 22 Jul 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 19 Jan 1941, Pittsylvania County, Viurginia; was buried , Holley Family Cemetery; Liberty Baptist Church, Callands, VA.