Last Updated: January 20, 2023

Lewis & Martha J. (McDaniel) Finch Family

 

1. Finch, Lewis H. I

Parents:

1830 Birth: abt 1830 Bedford Co., VA.

1850 Floyd Co., VA, H367: Lewis H. Finch, 20 yo w/m laborer/farmer, b. Bedford, $0, James Gill HOH.

i1851 Marriage #1: Lewis Finch m. Martha McDaniel 01-16-1851 Floyd Co., VA by Thomas G. Shelor. James Martin gave oath that he believes Lewis Finch to be over & above the age of 21. She d/o Nancy McDaniel per permission note.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H1386:

…… Finch, Lewis H. 28 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/80, HOH.

………… Martha J. 24 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Mary L. 8 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

………… Nancy C. 7 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

………… Malinda 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Lucy J. 3 yo w/f, b. VA.

1862 Death: 7-4-1862 Richmond, VA hospital of a wound he rec’d at the Battle of Seven Pines. Co. A. 24th VA Infantry.

1862 Burial:

…+ Finch, Martha J. I

Parents: Nancy McDaniel. [McDaniel_Other_fcva]

1837 Birth: 5-22-1837 Pulaski Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Lewis H. Finch.

1870 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Alleghany Twp, H110:

…… Taylor, Henry 66 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $6000/820, HOH. (married Margaret Pepper)

………… Ann 36 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

………… James R. 34 yo w/m, b. VA, works on farm.

………… William P. 27 yo w/m, b. VA, works on farm.

………… John O. 24 yo w/m, b. VA, works on farm.

………… Emma P. 21 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

…… Cobbs, Benjamin 24 yo b/m, b. VA, cannot read or write, day laborer.

…… Finch, Martha J. 34 yo w/f, b. VA, housework.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Village of Jacksonville, H18:

…… Graham, Alvin 70 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH. I

……… Susan P. 59 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

……… Erasmus 34 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, attorney at law.

…… Finch, Martha J. 40 yo widowed servant, b. VA, parents b. VA, waiter.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp:

…… Finch, Martha J. 52 yo.

……… Ella 27 yo. (I can’t id her, may be Martha’s daughter is age is correct, b. after Lewis’s death & where before 1890?)

1892 Death: 6-30-1892 Floyd Co., VA.

1892 Burial: Jacksonville Burial Ground, Floyd Co., VA.

Inscription: (src: Find A Grave)

Loving Remembrance
of
Mother
MRS. MARTHA J. FINCH
born
May 22, 1837
died
June 30, 1892.
Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep.
A ... and Unbroken by the last of foes.
Asleep in Jesus, far from thee
Thy kindred and dear graves may be
But thine is still a blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep.

…2. Finch, Mary Elizabeth

Parents: Lewis H. & Martha J. (McDaniel) Finch.

1851 Birth: 10-05-1851 Floyd Co., VA

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1869 Marriage #1: Mary Finch m. William Moricle 09-15-1869 at Aaron Kitterman's, Floyd Co., VA by Elder Amos Dickerson. He 24 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Samuel & Mildred (Williams) Moricle. She single 18 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Lewis & Martha J. Finch.

William James Morricle, 1841-1912, s/o Samuel & Mildred (Williams) Morricle. [Morricle_Samuel_Mildred] [Finch_Lewis_Martha]

1927 Death: 7-5-1927 Reidsville, NC.

1927 Burial:

…2. Finch, Nancy C.

Parents: Lewis H. & Martha J. (McDaniel) Finch.

1853 Birth: abt 1853 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H1: Nancy Finch, 17 yo w/f domestic servant, b. VA, Alexander Graham HOH.

i1872 Marriage #1: Nanie Finch m. Isaac Agee 07-28-1872 at Alexander Graham's, Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 19 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William & Nancy (Robertson) Agee. She single 19 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Lewis & Mary Finch.

Isaac J. Agee, 1833-1885, s/o William & Nancy W. (Robertson) Agee. [Agee_Willliam_Nancy]

1899 Death: Dec 1899 Danville City, VA.

1899 Burial: Green Hill Cemetery, Danville City, VA. (no photo)

Find A Grave Notes:

The records at Green Hill Cemetery say she was 47 at the time of her death. Other records suggest her birth as 1855. Her burial date was Dec 19, 1899, there is no record of death date.

father - Lewis (Louis) H. Finch b. 1832 died 1862 in Richmond, VA from wounds suffered in the Civil War.

married Isaac J. Agee Jul 28, 1872 in Floyd County, VA

Isaac J. Agee was born in Floyd County, VA, the son of William M. Agee and Nancy Robertson. He died Jul 10, 1885 in Pittsylvania County, VA.

Isaac and Nannie had 3 children:
Lucy Belle born 1873
William born 1876 and died Oct 22, 1896 in Danville, VA
Dave Jackson born 1879

…2. Finch, Malinda E.

Parents: Lewis H. & Martha J. (McDaniel) Finch.

1856 Birth: 12-25-1856 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Village of Jacksonville, H484:

…… Graham, Alvin 60 yo w/m blacksmith, b. VA, $3,000/400, HOH. [Graham_Other_fcva]

……… Susan P. 49 yo w/f, b. VA, housekeeping. (nee Fishburn)

……… Julina 30 yo w/f, b. VA.

…… Finch, Malinda 15 yo w/f domestic, b. VA.

…… Booth, Walter 14 yo w/m, b. VA.

1879 Marriage #1: M. Finch m. L. T. Howell 5-24-1879 Montgomery Co., VA. He 33 yo w/m, s/o A. & F. Howell. She 22 yo d/o L. & M. Finch.

Larkin T. Howell, s/o Andrew Jackson & Frances “Fanny” (Carter) Howell. [Howell_AndrewJ_Frances]

…2. Finch, Lucy J.

Parents: Lewis H. & Martha J. (McDaniel) Finch.

1857 Birth: c1857 VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Village of Jacksonville, H456:

…… Kirby, Andrew J. 54 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $4,000/7,000, HOH. [Kirby_AndrewJ_2wives]

…………… Lizzie 35 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house. (nee Elizabeth Rebecca Liggon)

…………… Elizabeth 18 yo w/f, b. VA.

…………… Florence 8 yo w/f, b. VA.

…………… Lelia 6 yo w/f, b. VA.

…………… India 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

…………… Minnie 2 yo w/f, b. VA.

…………… female infant

…… Liggan, Eliza 32 yo w/f seamstress, b. VA.

…………… Harry Lee 6 yo w/m, b. VA.

…… Finch, Lucy 14 yo w/f domestic, b. VA.

…2. Finch, Sarah

Parents: Lewis H. & Martha J. (McDaniel) Finch. I

1859 Birth: 1-15-1859 Floyd Co., VA

1859 Death: 6-1859 Floyd Co., VA. COD: bold hives. Age: 5m.

1859 Burial:

End Lewis H. & Martha J. (McDaniel) Finch Family.