Olin Anthony Finley
1843 - 1922 (78 years)-
Name Olin Anthony Finley Born Mar 16, 1843 Georgia, USA 
Gender Male Census Jun 25, 1900 Ellis county, Texas, USA [1] Died 1922 Waxahachie, Ellis county, Texas, USA Notes - Olin Anthony Finley was born in Georgia in 1843, moved with his parents to Alabama. and to Texas, first to Harrison County. and then to Rusk County, living at home until 1873 when he began farming on his own. From 1879-1883, he rented a farm four miles east of Waxahachie then moved to his present farm of over 100 acres.. In 1862, he enlisted in Co. A., Lane's Regiment, CSA, and served until the close of the war, participating in several principal engagements and a number of skirmishes.
Olin Finley married Miss Mattie E. Massie in 1871. She was born in 1849 in Rusk County,Texas, a daughter of Dr. J. W. and Jane Hester Massie. After graduating from Marshall Masonic Institute, she taught school for a number of years - four in Ellis County. The Finleys had one child, Wilber, born August 24, 1881. Mattie Finley died in 1886 - "much beloved for her womanly qualities, and willingness to help others whenever possible.".
Olin Finley was a Democrat and he and his wife were members of the Methodist Church.
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A note about Ike, Ellis county, Texas reads:
"Up until that time no attempt had been made to build churches and schools. Mr. Olin A. Finley and his wife moved into the settlement. Mrs. Finley was friendly, charming and well-educated, so when the people realized they might have a teacher among them, they called a meeting and decided to build a schoolhouse. It was called "Bluff Grove" because it was located on a high bluff on the bank of Grove Creek. This was a typical country house - about forty feet long and thirty feet wide with three windows on each side and a door in one end. In the winter it was heated by a wood stove and lighted by tallow candles. Mrs. Finley organized the school and it was quite a success. Pupils came from miles around. The building was not only for school but also a place of worship. Every denomination was welcomed to hold services - all came. There were singing schools, writing school sand best of all "Spelling Bees." These were held on Saturdays and people of all ages came from all around. The Blue Back speller was always used. Ike school became a two teacher school, but was incorporated with Waxahachie in 1944."
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txellis/ghost-towns/ike.htm
Person ID I153351 mykindred Last Modified Nov 2, 2008
Father John J. Finley, b. 1806, Georgia, USA , d. 1873, Rusk county, Texas, USA (Age 67 years) Mother Eliza Lane, b. 1814, d. 1847 (Age 33 years) Family ID F50457 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Martha Elizabeth Massie, b. Feb 05, 1849, Rusk county, Texas, USA , d. Mar 05, 1886, Waxahachie, Ellis county, Texas, USA (Age 37 years) Married Dec 19, 1871 Rusk county, Texas, USA Children 1. Olin Wilbur Finley, b. circa 1873, Texas, USA , d. YFamily ID F50456 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Maria Wilson, b. Aug 1859, Texas, USA , d. Y Married circa 1895 Texas, USA Notes - -
1900 census, TX, Ellis, jp 1, ed 12, 26-B, June 25, HH 448
FINLEY, O.A., head, W, M, March 1843, 57, m 5 yrs, GA, GA, GA
FINLEY, M.W., wife, W, F, Aug 1859, 40, m 5 yrs, 3/2 children, TX, VA, VA
FINLEY, W, son, Aug 1891, 18, TX
FINLEY, W.W., son, May 1895, TX
FINLEY, Lane, son, Sept 1897, 2, TX
GLENN, Mary, niece, W, F, Feb 1888, 12, TX, GA, VA
GLENN, John, nephew, Sept 1894, 5, TX, Ga, VA
GLENN, Maggie, niece, Sept 1894, 5, TX, GA, VA
MAY, Ried, boarder, W, M, Apr 1878, 22, AR, AR, AR
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1910 census, TX, Ellis, jp 1, ed 111, April 26, HH 138/140
FINLEY, Olin A, head, M, W, 67, m2 15 yrs, GA, GA, GA
FINLEY, Willis M, wife, F, W, 50, m2 15 yrs, TX, VA, VA
FINLEY, Willis W, son, 14, TX, GA, TX
FINLEY, Lary, son, 12, TX, GA, TX
ANGEL, Hester, niece, F, W, 38, TX, TX, TX
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Children 1. W. Finley, b. Aug 1891, Texas, USA , d. Y2. Willis Wilson Finley, b. May 17, 1895, Texas, USA , d. Oct 15, 1971, Fort Worth, Tarrant county, Texas, USA (Age 76 years)3. Lane Finley, b. Sep 1897, Texas, USA , d. YFamily ID F50455 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Olin Anthony Finley was born in Georgia in 1843, moved with his parents to Alabama. and to Texas, first to Harrison County. and then to Rusk County, living at home until 1873 when he began farming on his own. From 1879-1883, he rented a farm four miles east of Waxahachie then moved to his present farm of over 100 acres.. In 1862, he enlisted in Co. A., Lane's Regiment, CSA, and served until the close of the war, participating in several principal engagements and a number of skirmishes.
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Sources - [S3961] 1900 US federal census, 1900 census, TX, Ellis, jp 1, ed 12, 26-B, June 25, HH 448.
- [S3961] 1900 US federal census, 1900 census, TX, Ellis, jp 1, ed 12, 26-B, June 25, HH 448.
