Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Levi Finley and Rachel Neel




Husband Levi Finley 1 2

           Born: 3 Jan 1798 - Allegheny Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jun 1861 - Finleyville, Washington Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Mingo, Washington Co, PA


         Father: John Finley (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Margaret Rowlands (      -      ) 5


       Marriage: 31 Jan 1822 6



Wife Rachel Neel 2 7 8

            AKA: Rachel Neal 4
           Born: 19 Oct 1795 - Allegheny Co, PA 6 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Nov 1883 - Finleyville, Washington Co, PA 6
         Buried:  - Mingo, Washington Co, PA


         Father: James Neel (      -      ) 7 9
         Mother: Rachel McClure (      -      ) 7 9




Children
1 F Margaret Finley 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



2 F Melissa J. Finley 2 4 10

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1910
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Capt. Henry Baldwin Wallace (1820-1891) 2 10 11
           Marr: 3 Jan 1843 12


3 F Susan M. Finley 4

            AKA: Miranda Finley 2
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1910
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rev. W. W. Laverty (      -Bef 1910) 2 6


4 M John A. Finley 2 11

           Born: 26 Mar 1830 - Union Twp, Washington Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1910
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Alice [2] Campbell (1830-      ) 13
           Marr: 1854 13


5 M Dr. Francis Marion Finley 5 14




           Born: 7 Mar 1833 or 27 Mar 1834 - Union Twp, Washington Co, PA 2 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Emmeline Thompson (      -1907) 2 4
           Marr: 23 Sep 1869 2 4


6 F Rachel Narcissa Finley 2 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1893
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John S. Collins (      -      ) 2 4



General Notes: Husband - Levi Finley


He was born on the home place in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and his youth was passed amid the scenes of pioneer life. He received his primary education in the subscription schools, and afterward attended Jefferson College for two years, then he returned to the old place, remaining there until 1830.
After marriage, he resided two years in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on a farm at Rice's Landing. They then returned to Union township, Washington County, and bought the Huston and Fawcett farms, where they remained eight years, selling a large quantity of coal. They finally bought the farm of 500 acres in Union township, adjoining Finleyville, and lived in that village, which was then called "Row Galley," but nicknamed "Rogues' Alley." The name was then changed to Finleyville, where for thirteen years Mr. Finley managed a hotel in the old stone house. In politics he was a Whig and Republican, and in religious faith was a member of the Mingo Presbyterian Church.


General Notes: Wife - Rachel Neel


She was born seven miles above Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the Monongahela Valley.

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Sources


1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 246, 346, 907.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 568.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 246.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 349.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 346.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 907.

7 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 387.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1108.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1107.

10 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 11.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 349, 907.

12 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 21.

13 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 908.

14 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 567.


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