Willis Finklea

1820 - Aft 1870  (> 51 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Willis Finklea
  Birth	1819/1820	Marion Dist, SC
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Uncle/Aunt ancestors
  _UID	CC2E898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400001F15
  Death	Aft 1870	Marion Co, SC
  Person ID	I17890	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Willis Finklea,   b. 1780/1790, Marion Dist, SC d. 25 Sep 1842, Marion Dist, SC (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Bryant,   b. 1800/1810, Marion Dist, SC d. 1830/1840, Marion Dist, SC (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	Bef 24 Feb 1818	Marion Dist, SC
  _UID	E657FA300176A041B97AEA7A3786FBABB947
  Family ID	F5364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thursay Lane,   b. 1822/1823, Marion Dist, SC d. 1860/1870, Marion Co, SC (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1838	Marion Dist, SC
  _UID	0262FA9EE1F14F4F80819D3806B6F6E4D8AB
  Children	1. Mary Finklea,   b. 1838/1839, Marion Dist, SC d. Aft 1850, Marion Dist, SC (Age > 12 years)   2. Sarah Finklea,   b. 1840/1841, Marion Dist, SC d. Aft 1860, Marion Dist, SC (Age > 20 years)   3. Elizabeth Finklea,   b. 27 Aug 1843, Marion Dist, SC d. 9 Mar 1905, Marion Co, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) (Age 61 years)   4. Margaret Finklea,   b. 1845/1846, Marion Dist, SC d. 16 May 1922, Marion Co, SC (Age 76 years)   5. Annie Frances Finklea,   b. 1847/1848, Marion Dist, SC d. 26 Feb 1917, Horry Co, SC (Age 69 years)   6. R E Finklea,   b. 1850, Marion Dist, SC d. Aft 1870, Marion Co, SC (Age > 21 years)
  Family ID	F1197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth,   b. 1824/1825, SC d. Aft 1870, Marion Co, SC (Age > 46 years)
  Marriage	1860/1870	Marion Dist, SC
  _UID	555B0B56A3F7B744A40E2652CBC2F5D12395
  Family ID	F6493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !REFERENCE:"A History of Marion County, South Carolina" by W.W. Sellers, Esq. 1902. Pg 193 - 197; !CENSUS:1820; !CENSUS:1830 Marion Dist, SC w/Willis FINKLEA age 10-15 (1815/20); !CENSUS:1840 Marion Dist., SC p. 161 Willis Finklea Jr age 20-29 (1810/1820) My analysis (who each person *might* be): 1m 20-29 (1810/1820) Willis Finklea (c1820) 1f 20-29 (1810/1820) Thursay Lane Finklea (c1822) 1f 0-4 (1835/1840).. Mary Finklea (c1839) daughter; !CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 1141/1146 Willis Finklea 30 Farmer $1200 Marion Thursay 27 Mary 11 Sarah 9 Elizabeth 7 Margaret 4 Ann 2; !CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist., SC Marion, [blank] PO, # 791/791 Willis Finklea 45 Farmer $2000/2000 SC Thursey 42 Sarah 18 Elizabeth 16 Margaret 14 F. A. 12 f R. E. 10 f; !CENSUS:1870 Marion Co., SC Moody, Catfish PO # 32/32 Willis Finklea 57 Farmer $1035/500 SC Elizabeth 45 Keeping House Francess 20 f At home Annie 19 19 at home;