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George Jefferson Fincher (1858 - 1913)

George Jefferson Fincher
Born in Pike County, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1 Jul 1879 in Barnesville, Georgia, USAmap
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Died at age 55 in Pike County, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

George Jefferson Fincher was born on March 16, 1858, in Pike County, Georgia, United States, son of Joseph Travis Fincher (1823–1903) and Martha Jane Brooks (1831–1908).[1]

1860 Census, Zebulon, Pike, Georgia[2]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
William T Fincher M 15 Georgia
Joseph T Fincher M 37 Farmer North Carolina
Martha S Fincher F 28 Georgia
Mary H Fincher F 13 Georgia
Francis A Fincher M 11 Georgia
Louisa F Fincher F 10 Georgia
Prudence E Fincher F 5 Georgia
Amanda C Fincher F 3 Georgia
George J Fincher M 2 Georgia

1870 Census, Pike County, Georgia[3]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Joseph Fincher M 46 Farmer North Carolina
Martha Fincher F 39 Keeping House Georgia
Frances Fincher F At Home Georgia
Emma Fincher F 16 At Home Georgia
Amanda Fincher F 15 At Home Georgia
George J Fincher M 12 At School Georgia
Laura J Fincher F 8 At School Georgia
Eliza E Fincher F 5 Georgia
Gillie Fincher F 3 Georgia
James Fincher M 7 months Georgia

George (age 21) married Harriet Perilla "Rilla" Haynes (age 28); daughter of Hiram Haynes (1810-1893) and Susannah Farrow (1819-1913); on July 1, 1879, in Barnesville County, Georgia, United States.[1] Their children were:

  1. Emma Alma Fincher Frix (1880-1902)
  2. Etta Mae Fincher Starr (1882-1978)
  3. Herman Claud Fincher (1884-1950)
  4. Ethan Travis Fincher (1889-1936)

1900 Census, Zebulon, Pike, Georgia[1]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
George J Fincher M White 42 Married Head Post Master Georgia
Rilla Fincher F White 40 Married Wife Georgia
Herman Fincher M White 16 Single Son Student Georgia
Ethen Fincher M White 11 Single Son Student Georgia

1910 Census, Zebulon, Pike, Georgia[4]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
George J Fincher M White 53 Married Head Postmaster Georgia
Harriett P Fincher F White 58 Married Wife Georgia
Virginia Fincher F White 8 Single Granddaughter Georgia
Kavanaugh C Dumley M White 28 Boarder Dentist Georgia
Sarah E Parks F White 26 Boarder Saleslady Georgia
Bobbie Hawthorne F White 28 Widowed Boarder Milliner Georgia

George died on March 19, 1913, in Pike County, Georgia, United States, aged 55. He was buried in Zebulon Methodist Church Cemetery, Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", Zebulon, Pike, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3JY-GPT : Tue Oct 03 19:17:28 UTC 2023), Entry for George J Fincher and Rilla Fincher, 1900.
  2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", Zebulon, Pike, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMC-91F : Fri Oct 06 09:24:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph T Fincher and Martha J Fincher, 1860.
  3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", Pike, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC32-P4R : Fri Oct 06 12:05:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Fincher and Martha Fincher, 1870.
  4. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", Zebulon, Pike, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLQ-HGY : Sat Oct 07 00:44:35 UTC 2023), Entry for George J Fincher and Harriett P Fincher, 1910.
  5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125233172/george-jefferson-fincher: accessed), memorial page for George Jefferson Fincher (16 Mar 1858–18 Mar 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #125233172, citing Zebulon Methodist Church Cemetery, Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by J Spinks (contributor 48345998).

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