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Finley McCrerey

1845–1929confirmed

Finley McCrerey (1845 – 1929) was born in Marshall County, West Virginia. He married Rose Ann Cox McCrerey. He had 7 children, including Esther Annie McCrerey, Forrest B. McCrerey and Stella Amanda McCrerey Lewis. He died in 1929.

Early life

Finley McCrerey was born in 1845, according to compiled memorial data on Find a Grave and the Powhattan cemetery transcription, both of which give his years as 1845–1929.^[1][3] His 1929 obituary reports that he was born near Wheeling; his precise birthplace was not established.^[4]

Marriage and family

According to his obituary, Finley married Rose Ann on 23 December 1873 at Cameron, West Virginia.^[11] The Powhattan cemetery transcription lists him together with Rose Ann, giving her years as 1850–1937.^[3] Etta Marie McCrerey's 1909 obituary identifies her as a daughter of Finley and Rose Ann McCrerey.^[2][10] That obituary names among her surviving siblings Mrs. Stella A. Lewis and brothers Forest B., Allan B., and William P. McCrerey.^{[9][12][13][14]} A later notice identifies Stella Lewis as the daughter of Finley and Rose Cox McCrerey.^[15] The cemetery transcription records Esther Annie, who died in 1885 at the age of ten, as a daughter of Finley and Rose Ann.^[16] The same transcription groups Lillie B. McCrerey with Finley and Rose Ann under the heading “Of Finley & RoseAnn,” but does not explicitly state that she was their daughter, so the parental link remains speculative.^[17][18]

Later life and death

Finley died in 1929, the year given in both the Find a Grave memorial and the Powhattan cemetery transcription.^[1][3] He was buried at Grand Prairie Cemetery in Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas.^[1]

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Finley McCrerey

Early life

Marriage and family

Later life and death

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