Jesse Johnson Finley
Born: November 18, 1812
Birthplace: Lebanon, Tennessee
Father: Colonel Obadiah Gaines Finley 1787 – 1871
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tennessee)
Mother: Mary Lewis Johnson 1791 – 1830
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tennessee)
1st Wife: Amanda Catherine Yerger 1812 – 1836
2nd Wife: Margaret Harris Martin 1826 – 1898
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, Florida)
3rd Wife: Eliza Hallon
Children:
Lucius Finley 1833 – 1892
(Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Tampa, Florida)
Samuel Yerger Finley 1835 – 1903
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, Florida)
Emily Finley
Arthur Finley
Charles Alexander Finley 1849 – 1934
(Buried: Marvin Chapel Cemetery, Graceville, Florida)
Occupation before War:
Served in the Seminole War rising to rank of Captain
Attorney in Mississippi County, Arkansas
1841: Arkansas State Senator
Attorney in Memphis, Tennessee
1845: Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee
1850: Florida State Senator
1852: Whig Party Presidential Elector
1853 – 1861: Judge of Western Circuit Court of Florida
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Judge of Confederate State District Court for Florida
1862: Private in 6th Florida Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 6th Florida Infantry Regiment
1863: Helped Capture Union Artillery Battery, Battle of Chickamauga
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army, Infantry
Protected the rearguard during the Battle of Missionary Ridge
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Resaca, Georgia
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Jonesborough, Georgia
1865: Surrendered in Columbus, Georgia
1865: Paroled on May 23, 1865 in Quincy, Florida
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Lake City, Florida
Attorney in Jacksonville, Florida
1876 – 1877: United States Congressman from Florida
1879: United States Congressman from Florida
1881 – 1882: United States Congressman from Florida
Died: November 6, 1904
Place of Death: Lake City, Florida
Age at time of Death: 91 years old
Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, Florida
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