FINLEY, Martin P.

1836 - 1911  (75 years)

• Name	FINLEY, Martin P.
  Born	25 May 1836	St. Abban's, Doonane, County Leix (Queens), Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Oct 1911	Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa   [2, 3]
  Buried	5 Oct 1911	Elmwood Cemetery, Iowa   [4]
  Person ID	I3186	Reich
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	FINLEY, Timothy,   b. Abt 1811, County Queens (also known as Laois or Leix), Ireland ,   d. 20 Sep 1891, Wisconsin  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	O'NEIL, Mary,   b. Abt 1811, Ballilihane, County Queens Co., Ireland ,   d. 30 Mar 1879, Wisconsin  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Family ID	F1027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MELTON, Louisa,   b. 14 Dec 1842, Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois ,   d. 25 Jun 1920, Mason City 127 West State Street, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa  (Age 77 years)
  Married	5 Jul 1859	De Sota, Wisconsin   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	Martin ran a boarding house in Mason City. His son James and John's wife continued with the boarding house.
  Children	1. FINLEY, Mary,   b. 1861, Wisconsin ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. FINLEY, Francis,   b. 1863, Wisconsin ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. FINLEY, James,   b. 1866, Wisconsin ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F1028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The History of Crawford and Richland Counties, published in 1884, records that Martin Finley came in 1857. Later he moved to Iowa, where he died. His father, Timothy Finley, who came about that date was still a resident of the town in 1884. Martin Finley fought in the Civil War. He was living in Mount Sterling when he enlisted on September 25, 1861, according to the service record found online. He was mustered out on September 16, 1864. Martin Finley is listed on the 1880 Census in Clayton County. The 1884-1885 Iowa Gazetteer and Business Directory is now online at ancestry.com. Martin P. Finley, son of Timothy and Mary (O'Neill), is listed as a saloonkeeper, in Sanborn, O'Brien County, Iowa. There is also a brief bio of Martin in the 1897 History of O'Brien County, Iowa. He ended up in Cerro Gordo, running a rooming house in Mason City.

  
  

• Sources

  [S510] Ireland, Leix (Queens) Co.,Doonane Baptismal Records, St. Albban's Church, (supplied by by Bridget Finley Wyrick on October 25, 2000 on visit to IRE), Record 005910, Vol. 1 page162 (Reliability: 3). [S592] Obituary for Martin Finley, Mason City Globe Gazette on Wednesday, October 4, 1911, page 4. (Reliability: 3). [S595] Iowa, Cerro Gordo County, Tombstone Records, WPA workers in mid to late 1930s. [S513] Mason City Globe Gazette, Wednesday, October 4, 1911, page 4 (Reliability: 3). [S593] Census US 1880 Federal, (Series: T9), 1880 > IOWA > Clayton > Mendon Series: T9 Roll: 0333 Page: 459D2 Family History Library Film 125433 3 (Reliability: 3). [S594] Census Iowa 1895, Town of Sanborn, Summit Township, O'Brien County, Iowa (Reliability: 3). [S590] Census US 1910 Federal, (Series: T624), 1910 > IOWA > CERRO GORDO > 4-WD MASON Series: T624 Roll: 396 Page: 242 (Reliability: 3). [S516] Census US 1920 Federal, (Series: T625), 1920 > IOWA > CERRO GORDO > 4-WD; MASON CITY Series: T625 Roll: 483 Page: 222 (Reliability: 3). [S596] Iowa, O'Brien County, OLD SOLDIERS WHO HAVE LIVED IN O'BRIEN COUNTY, IA, Compiled by Geo W. Schee and O.H. Montzheimer, (1909, Primghar, IA).