Thomas Finklea & Joanna Roberts

!CENSUS:1840;

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist, SC pg 77 # 1145
Mary FINKLEA, 40 (1809/10) born Marion
Hugh, 23
William, 21
Frances (f), 19
Thomas, 17
Hardy, 14
Alfred, 11
Milly, 9;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist, SC # 1360
Thomas FINKLEA, 26
Joanna, 26
J. A. (f) 5
Amy, 3
Cornelius, 1;

!NAMED-EQUITY ROLL # 403 Col. John Roberts
24 Dec 1863 Thomas Finklea and wife Joanna show that Col. John Roberts died intestate 29 Dec 1862 survived by widow Frances Roberts,
the oratrix who previously had married the orator,
Elizabeth M. Hays who married ALexander G. Hays,
Arametta Gaddey married Charles B. Gaddey
daus Sarah Frances Roberts, Amelia Roberts and Mary Louise Roberts, minors.
... Feb 1867 Sarah Frances Roberts now wife of Roger Roberts..;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Moody # 102
Thomas FINKLEA, 46 SC
Joanna, 37
Julia, 14
Angeline, 12
Cornelius, 9
Georgianna, 8
Thomas, 6
Mary, 3;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 209-213
...
Norton Roberts resided on the first settled place south of Buck Swamp Bridge ; don't know to whom he married-think, however, his wife was a Miss Johnson ; he, with all his family, except his oldest son. Colonel John M. Roberts, went to Louisiana a way back, perhaps, in the forties, and it is said, don't know with how much truth, that one of his sons became Governor of Louisiana. I have learned from the Hon. James Norton, that Norton Roberts' mother was a Miss Norton, sister of James Norton's grand-father, hence his name, Norton Roberts. Norton Roberts married Martha Norton, who was the mother of Colonel John M. Colonel John M. Roberts, his oldest son, married Miss Franky Mace; by her he had seven daughters and no son. One of his daughters died unmarried. His oldest daughter, Elizabeth, married Alexander Hays, son of Joseph B. Hays, and brother to our T. B. Hays ; they have raised a large family of sons and daughters, unknown to the writer. Another daughter, Joanna, married Thomas Finklea, a son of old "Corn-making Willis Finklea." Finklea is dead suppose they raised a family. Another daughter married Roger Roberts, already mentioned herein. Another daughter married Charles B. Gaddy, who died a few weeks ago, suddenly, hereinbefore mentioned. Another daughter, Louisa, married John M. McColl, now one of our best and most reliable citizens ; they have only one child, a daughter, Fannie ; married to a Mr. McNeill, of North CaroUna. One other daughter, named Emelia or Mille, has never married, and still living. Colonel Roberts was eminently a good citizen, a successful man every way, with only an ordinary common school educa- tion. In the late unpleasantness, he volunteered early, raised a company and went into the war as a Captain, and upon the reorganization of the regiment was promoted to Major, and then to Lieutenant Colonel. In the battle. Seven Days Fight around Richmond, or at Second Manassas, or at Sharpsburg, in 1862, was wounded in the thigh by a Minie ball or piece of shell. He came home, the wound became gangrenous, and he died, to the regret of all who knew him, both in and out of the army ; he was a good soldier, a good officer, beloved by his company and regiment, a growing, rising man at home and in the army ; and though comparatively a young man, had accumulated a good property, and left it unencumbered and his family in good condition. Had he lived, there was no public position within the gift of the people that he might have aspired to, that he could not have obtained ; he was exceedingly popular. ;

!NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all Roberts families in the Marion and Horry Co., SC region;

!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/roberts/NC-SC/

!CENSUS:1840;

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 1059/1064
John Roberts 37 Farmer $2000 Marion
Frances 39
Joannah 14
Elizabeth 11
Arametta 9
Frances 7 f
Amelia 4
Louisa 2;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist, SC # 1360
Thomas FINKLEA, 26
Joanna, 26
J. A. (f) 5
Amy, 3
Cornelius, 1;

!NAMED-EQUITY ROLL # 403 Col. John Roberts
24 Dec 1863 Thomas Finklea and wife Joanna show that Col. John Roberts died intestate 29 Dec 1862 survived by widow Frances Roberts,
the oratrix who previously had married the orator,
Elizabeth M. Hays who married ALexander G. Hays,
Arametta Gaddey married Charles B. Gaddey
daus Sarah Frances Roberts, Amelia Roberts and Mary Louise Roberts, minors.
... Feb 1867 Sarah Frances Roberts now wife of Roger Roberts..;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Moody # 102
Thomas FINKLEA, 46 SC
Joanna, 37
Julia, 14
Angeline, 12
Cornelius, 9
Georgianna, 8
Thomas, 6
Mary, 3;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 209-213
...
Norton Roberts resided on the first settled place south of Buck Swamp Bridge ; don't know to whom he married-think, however, his wife was a Miss Johnson ; he, with all his family, except his oldest son. Colonel John M. Roberts, went to Louisiana a way back, perhaps, in the forties, and it is said, don't know with how much truth, that one of his sons became Governor of Louisiana. I have learned from the Hon. James Norton, that Norton Roberts' mother was a Miss Norton, sister of James Norton's grand-father, hence his name, Norton Roberts. Norton Roberts married Martha Norton, who was the mother of Colonel John M. Colonel John M. Roberts, his oldest son, married Miss Franky Mace; by her he had seven daughters and no son. One of his daughters died unmarried. His oldest daughter, Elizabeth, married Alexander Hays, son of Joseph B. Hays, and brother to our T. B. Hays ; they have raised a large family of sons and daughters, unknown to the writer. Another daughter, Joanna, married Thomas Finklea, a son of old "Corn-making Willis Finklea." Finklea is dead suppose they raised a family. Another daughter married Roger Roberts, already mentioned herein. Another daughter married Charles B. Gaddy, who died a few weeks ago, suddenly, hereinbefore mentioned. Another daughter, Louisa, married John M. McColl, now one of our best and most reliable citizens ; they have only one child, a daughter, Fannie ; married to a Mr. McNeill, of North CaroUna. One other daughter, named Emelia or Mille, has never married, and still living. Colonel Roberts was eminently a good citizen, a successful man every way, with only an ordinary common school educa- tion. In the late unpleasantness, he volunteered early, raised a company and went into the war as a Captain, and upon the reorganization of the regiment was promoted to Major, and then to Lieutenant Colonel. In the battle. Seven Days Fight around Richmond, or at Second Manassas, or at Sharpsburg, in 1862, was wounded in the thigh by a Minie ball or piece of shell. He came home, the wound became gangrenous, and he died, to the regret of all who knew him, both in and out of the army ; he was a good soldier, a good officer, beloved by his company and regiment, a growing, rising man at home and in the army ; and though comparatively a young man, had accumulated a good property, and left it unencumbered and his family in good condition. Had he lived, there was no public position within the gift of the people that he might have aspired to, that he could not have obtained ; he was exceedingly popular. ;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist, SC # 1360
Thomas FINKLEA, 26
Joanna, 26
J. A. (f) 5
Amy, 3
Cornelius, 1;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Moody # 102
Thomas FINKLEA, 46 SC
Joanna, 37
Julia, 14
Angeline, 12
Cornelius, 9
Georgianna, 8
Thomas, 6
Mary, 3;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Moody # 102
Thomas FINKLEA, 46 SC
Joanna, 37
Julia, 14
Angeline, 12
Cornelius, 9
Georgianna, 8
Thomas, 6
Mary, 3;

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