Chiefly a record of some of the ancestors and descendants of Charles Merrell. He was born 13 Oct 1811 in Cane Creek, North Carolina, to Eli Merrell and Nancy McCrary. He married Sarah Fenley 12 Oct 1834 in Merrellsville, Missouri. She was born 18 Feb 1819 in Grayson County, Kentucky, to John G. Finley and Mary Ann Bozarth. They were the parents of nine children. He died 13 Jul 1852 Elk Horn River, Nebraska. She died 2 Feb 1901 in Elba, Idaho....

This is a family history of the descendants of Littlepage Sims (ca.1765-ca.1830), who was born in Virginia. He fought Indians in Tennessee, where he married Mary (Polly) Sherrill in 1792 (she was a widow of Isaac Taylor). They later moved to Jefferson County, Alabama, where he was a signer of the Alabama Constitution by election. Descendants and relatives lived in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and elsewhere.

Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of Jacob McReynolds who was born 9 July 1799 in Buncornbe Co., North Carolina. He was the son of James McReynolds. Jacob married Anna Christina Miller sometime prior to the year 1820 in Washington Co., Virginia. They moved westward, settled in Sonoma Co., California and were the parents of ten sons and four daughters. Descendants lived in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere....

Christopher Gist (Guest) immigrated from England to Baltimore County, Maryland before 1682. He married Edith Cromwell and died after 1689. Includes Finley, Gee and related families.

The Sherman line originated in Suffolk County, England, village of Yaxley with the birth of Thomas Sherman in 1433. He married Agnes (?) and died in 1493. His great-great grandson, Edmond Sherman emigrated to Connecticut in 1634. He married first Joan Makin. She died ca. 16ll. He married second Judith Angier. Charles Sherman was the son of James Sherman and Lucretia A. Finley. He is the fifteenth generation descendant of Thomas Sherman. He married...

Rev. William Finley settled in Illinois in 1844 from Tennessee.

Finley/Findlay family history traced back to the 11th century through various Scottish and Irish families. History traced down to John Finley (1688-1760) who was born in Ireland and came to Pennsylvania in 1732. He married Mary Ann Barclay.

Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of John Finley who was likely born ca. 1700 in Ireland or Pennsylvania. He settled near Staunton, Virginia ca. 1732 and married Mary Caldwell sometime prior to the year 1755. They lived in Virginia and were the parents of three known children. Descendants lived in Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and elsewhere.

Christopher Earnest (or Stophel Ernst) was born 23 August 1748 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents were John Wilhelm Ernst and Eva Catarina Bach. He married Anna Margareth Sichele, daughter of John Albrecht Siechele, 2 August 1768. They had six children. He served in the American Revolution. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Minnesota, Utah and California. Includes Finley, Olson and related families....

Jessie Steve Finley was born in 1851. He married Louisa Cansadia Lowe (1851-1916) in 1874 in Hopkins County, Texas. They had nine children. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Arkansas and Texas.