Person:Samuel Finley (22)

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Samuel Louis Finley
b.11 Mar 1880 South Carolina
d.Oct 1954
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1860
  1. Jessie Finley
  2. Laura Finley1858 - 1906
  3. Cora Finley1860 -
  4. Dollie Finley1863 - 1921
  5. Maggie Finley1866 - 1944
  6. John Nathaniel Finley1872 - 1955
  7. Thomas Pickens FinleyAbt 1875 -
  8. Samuel Louis Finley1880 - 1954
  9. Cisaly-Sis Amanda Finley1882 - 1949
  10. Mae E. Finley1887 - 1953
Spouse and Children
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m. 1908
  1. Samuel Louis Finley1910 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5] Samuel Louis Finley
Gender Male
Birth[3][6] 11 Mar 1880 South Carolina
Residence[8][10] 1905
Marriage 1908 to Celest M. Moon
Occupation[9][11] 1910
Other 31 Jul 1916 Alt. Marriage
with Celest M. Moon
Occupation[4][12] 1920
Death[7] Oct 1954

He didn't have children (oral history DeeDee Lonon)

Attended Benedict College. Moved to Chester, SC in 1905. Took over blackschools in district. Black high school in Chester (now demolished) wasnamed for him. Retired in 1952.

According to Bernice Garlington, Samuel visited Tulsa,presumably to visit relatives. Oral conversation with Bernice Garlington, 9/05.

References
  1. ↑ 1870 Census, Laurens County, SC.
  2. ↑ 1880 Census, Laurens County, SC.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 1910 Census Chester County South Carolina.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 1920 Census, Chester County, SC.
  5. ↑ 1930 U.S. Census, Chester County, South Carolina.
  6. ↑ History of the American Negro, S.C. Edition, Vol. III.
  7. ↑ Traces of Fifty-Eight Years: Finley Senior High School, Chester, South Carolina, 1963-1964.
  8. ↑ Laurens Advertiserr,. Laurens, SC, May 15, 1952.
  9. ↑ 1910 U.S. Census, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina.
  10. ↑ Chester, SC
  11. ↑ Teacher
  12. ↑ Principal, Public School
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