1. 1860 Federal Population Census for the State
of Georgia, Spalding County. 2. 1850 Federal Population Census for the State
of Georgia, Henry County, Page 222, Dwelling No. 492, Family No. 492,
Birmingham Central Library. 3. Joseph Henry Hightower Moore, First Families
of Henry County, Georgia (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.). 4Jasper County, Georgia,
Marriages, (1821-1835), Genealogy Department,, Washington Memorial Library,
College Street, Macon, Georgia. Hereinafter cited as Jasper County
Marriages. 5.
Unknown author, Abstracts of Will Book A (1852-1880) Spalding Co., GA (n.p.:
n.pub., n.d.). 6. 1850
Census, Henry, Page 222, Dwelling No. 492, Family No. 492. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. Mary Griffin, ed. and
comp., Spalding County, Georgia, Marriage Book "A," 1852-1873 (Griffin,
Georgia: Griffin Historical and Preservation Society, 1983), p. 327. 10. Geraldine, comp. & ed.
Purdy, 1860 Federal Census, Spalding County, Georgia (Griffin, Georgia:
Griffin Historical and Preservation Society, 1985), Family # 540. 11. Ibid. 12. Ibid. 13. Henry
County, Georgia, White Marriage Index: gives her name as "Mariane Stephens"
(see Book 1832-1851, p. 244), (1821-1939), Genealogy Department,,
Washington Memorial Library, College Street, Macon, Georgia. 14. Purdy, 1860 Federal
Census, Spalding, Family # 508. 15. Moore, First Families of Henry. 16. Purdy, 1860 Federal
Census, Spalding, Family # 508. 17. Ibid. 18. Ibid. 19. Ibid. 20. Ibid. 21. Ibid. 22. Ibid. 23. 1850 Census, Henry, Page 222, Dwelling No.
492, Family No. 492 (lists age as 21 -- birth year would be 1829). 24. Moore, First Families
of Henry. 25.
Ibid. 26. Ibid. 27. unknown compiler,
compiler, "Letter in Fincher Collection (Prudence Brooks Slade to Martha
Brooks Fincher)"; Ancestral File (Spring 1863), unknown repository, unknown
repository address. 28. Moore, First Families of Henry. 29. Ibid. 30. Ibid. 31. Ibid. 32. Ibid. 33. Ibid. 34. Fincher Cemetery
Tombstones, compiled by Linda Wood. 35. 1850 Census, Henry, Page 222, Dwelling No.
492, Family No. 492; this source gives age as 18, making her birth year
1832. 36. unknown
volume, Henry County, Georgia, White, 1821-1939, Genealogy
Department,. 37.
Unknown author, "List of Those Buried in Fincher Memorial Cemetery, Pike
County, Georgia," February 27, 1996. 38. unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher
Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda Wood. 39. Evelyn Davis Fincher
and Ann Wilson Fincher, Fincher in the USA, 1683-1900 (Greenville, SC: A.
Press, Inc., 1981). 40. 1867 Returns of Qualified Voters,
Washington Memorial Library, College Street, Macon, Georgia, Pike County,
Georgia, p 23, (Oath Book 5, p 64) -- states that he is a native of North
Carolina. Hereinafter cited as 1867 Voter Returns. 41. unknown compiler,
"Gravestones, Fincher Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda
Wood. 42. Pike
County, Georgia, Marriage Book K, 1855-1872, , (See Book 1851-1868, p.
95). 43. unknown
compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File,
compiled by Linda Wood. 44. Ibid. 45. Citizen of Pike County Succumbs, Macon
Telegraph and News, Macon, Georgia, 28 December 1903. Hereinafter cited as
Macon Telegraph. 46.
CITIZEN OF PIKE COUNTY SUCCUMBS, Barnesville News Gazette, Barnesville,
Georgia, 7 January 1904, page 7, col 6, Hand copied from original newspaper
(bound) by Linda Wood, 18 September 1999, in Old Jail Museum, Barnesville,
Georgia. Hereinafter cited as Barnesville News Gazette. 47. unknown compiler,
"Gravestones, Fincher Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda
Wood. 48. unknown
compiler, "List of Those Buried," Ancestral File. 49. unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher
Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda Wood. 50. unknown compiler, "List
of Those Buried," Ancestral File, Section 1, Lampkin Plot. 51. unknown compiler,
"Gravestones, Fincher Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda
Wood. 52. Capt.
Thomas J. Brooks, The Griffin Weekly News and Sun, Griffin, Georgia, 11
April 1890. Hereinafter cited as Griffin Weekly News and Sun. Posted on
Spalding County GenConnect Forum at
http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/SpaldingObits?read=1 by
Susan Hester (sque@alltel.net), on 26 October 1998. 53. Ibid. 54. Ibid. 55. 1850 Census, Henry,
Page 222, Dwelling No. 492, Family No. 492. 56. Spalding County, Georgia, Marriage Book A,
p. 124. The book gives names as C. E. Brooks and Jefferson Caruker. 57. 1870 Federal Population
Census for the State of Georgia, Pike County, Heritage Quest Digital
Microfilm CD M593, possession of Linda Wood, p. 177B, Dwelling #915, Family
#923, household of Jefferson Carriker. 58. Ibid. 59. Ibid. 60. Fincher and Fincher, Fincher in USA,
1683-1900, p. 242. 61. Joseph Travis FINCHER, Diaries and Account
Books, entry of 3 Sept. 1879. 62. Ibid., burial place is assumed -- their is
no marked grave. 63.
Ibid., 28 August 1889. 64. Fincher and Fincher, Fincher in USA,
1683-1900, p. 242. 65. Ibid. 66. Members of the Upson County Historical
Society, The Cemeteries of Upson County, Georgia (Thomaston, Georgia:
Thomaston Publishing, c1986), p. 92; (Row 7, Lot 10). 67. Fincher and Fincher,
Fincher in USA, 1683-1900, gives year of birth only (1857). 68. Members of the Upson
County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Upson County, p. 92; (Row 7, Lot
10). 69.
ObituaryCD]. 70.
Members of the Upson County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Upson County,
p. 92; (Row 7, Lot 10). 71. unknown compiler, "Obituary," Ancestral
File, funeral was held at First Baptist Church, Thomaston?, Georgia. 72. Members of the Upson
County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Upson County, p. 92; (Row 7, Lot
10). 73. Obituary of
Caroline Fincher Whittle , Feb 1930. Hereinafter cited as Whittle
obituary. 74. Fincher
and Fincher, Fincher in USA, 1683-1900, p. 242. 75. Members of the Upson County Historical
Society, Cemeteries of Upson County, p. 92; (Row 7, Lot 10). 76. Ibid. 77. Ibid. 78. unknown compiler,
"Obituary," Ancestral File, of Callie Fincher Whittle. She is not mentioned
as a surviving child in her mother's obituary. 79. Members of the Upson County Historical
Society, Cemeteries of Upson County, p. 92; (Row 7, Lot 10). 80. Ibid. 81. Ibid. 82. Fincher, Joseph
T.Diaries. 83. Baker,
Richard, letter of 14 Feb 1997. 84. Ibid., 14 Feb 1997. 85. Fincher and Fincher,
Fincher in USA, 1683-1900, p. 243. 86. Robert C. and Julia F. Horn, Marriage
Records, 1864-1896, of Tallapoosa County, Alabama (Auburn, AL:
Genealogical Society of East Alabama, 1989), Book 7. 87. unknown compiler,
"Baker, Richard," Ancestral File, 14 Feb 1997. 88. Ibid., letter of 14 Feb 1997. 89. unknown compiler,
"Letter in Fincher Collection," Ancestral File. 90. unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher
Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda Wood. 91. unknown compiler, "List
of Those Buried," Ancestral File, Section 2, Lot 4 - J. B. Reid. 92. unknown compiler, "List
of Those Buried," Ancestral File. 93. unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher
Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda Wood (gives dates as
"1863-1941"). 94.
Ibid., compiled by Linda Wood (gives dates as "1854-1935"). 95. unknown compiler, "List
of Those Buried," Ancestral File. 96. unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher
Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda Wood (gives dates as
"1854-1935"). 97.
unknown compiler, "List of Those Buried," Ancestral File, Section 2, Lot 4
- J. B. Reid. 98.
unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File,
compiled by Linda Wood. 99. Ibid. 100. Fincher and Fincher, Fincher in USA,
1683-1900, p. 244. 101. Ibid. 102. Ibid., p. 245. 103. Ibid., p. 245, erroneously gives name as
"James Fort Fincher". 104. unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher
Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda Wood. 105. Fincher and Fincher,
Fincher in USA, 1683-1900, p. 245, erroneously gives place of death as
"Pike County, GA". 106. Fincher, James Travis and Almeda Fincher
Donalson. 107.
unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File,
compiled by Linda Wood. 108. unknown compiler, "List of Those Buried,"
Ancestral File, Section 1, Fincher Plot. 109. unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher
Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda Wood. 110. Fincher and Fincher,
Fincher in USA, 1683-1900, p. 245, erroneously gives name as "Claudia A.
Aldridge". 111.
unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File,
compiled by Linda Wood. 112. Fincher and Fincher, Fincher in USA,
1683-1900, p. 245. 113. unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher
Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda Wood. 114. Ibid. 115. Ibid. 116. unknown compiler,
"List of Those Buried," Ancestral File, Section 1, Fincher Plot. 117. unknown compiler,
"Gravestones, Fincher Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda
Wood. 118.
Ibid. 119.
Ibid. 120. unknown
compiler, "List of Those Buried," Ancestral File, Section 1, Fincher
Plot. 121. unknown
compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File,
compiled by Linda Wood. 122. Ibid. 123. Ibid. 124. unknown compiler, "List of Those Buried,"
Ancestral File, Section 1, Fincher Plot. 125. unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher
Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda Wood. 126. Linda Wood (unknown
informant address). 127. Ibid. 128. "Cates family group sheets," submitted by
Les Williams. , from Family Tree Maker file, sent January 1999 to Linda
Wood. Hereinafter cited as "Cates FGS". 129. Ibid. 130. Ibid. 131. Ibid. 132. Ibid. 133. Ibid. 134. Ibid. 135. Ibid. 136. Ibid. 137. Ibid. 138. Ibid. 139. Ibid. 140. unknown compiler, "Gravestones, Fincher
Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda Wood. 141. Ibid. 142. unknown compiler,
"List of Those Buried," Ancestral File, Section 1, Fincher Plot. 143. unknown compiler,
"Gravestones, Fincher Memorial Cemetery," Ancestral File, compiled by Linda
Wood. 144. Members
of the Upson County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Upson County, p. 92;
(Row 7, Lot 10). 145. Fincher and Fincher, Fincher in USA,
1683-1900, p. 242. 146. Members of the Upson County Historical
Society, Cemeteries of Upson County, p. 92; (Row 7, Lot 10). 147. Fincher and Fincher,
Fincher in USA, 1683-1900, p. 242. 148. unknown compiler, "Obituary," Ancestral
File, of W. A. Whittle. 149. Members of the Upson County Historical
Society, Cemeteries of Upson County, p. 92; (Row 7, Lot 10). 150. Ibid. 151. Ibid. 152. Ibid. 153. Ibid. 154. Fincher and Fincher,
Fincher in USA, 1683-1900, p. 242. 155. Fincher, Joseph T.Diaries, entry of 3
April 1880 [no name given -- this may or may not have been John T.]. 156. unknown compiler,
"Obituary," Ancestral File, of John T. Whittle, Jr. 157. Ibid. 158. Guess or assumption
by Linda F. Wood. 159. unknown compiler, "Obituary," Ancestral
File, of Callie Fincher Whittle. He is not mentioned as a surviving child
in his mother's obituary. 160. Members of the Upson County Historical
Society, Cemeteries of Upson County, p. 92. 161. unknown compiler, "Obituary," Ancestral
File, of her mother, Amanda Caroline Fincher Whittle. 162. Fincher and Fincher,
Fincher in USA, 1683-1900, p. 242. 163. Members of the Upson County Historical
Society, Cemeteries of Upson County, p. 92. 164. Ibid. 165. Ibid. 166. Ibid. 167. Ibid. 168. Guess or assumption. 169. unknown compiler,
"Obituary," Ancestral File, of her mother, Amanda Caroline Fincher
Whittle. 170.
unknown compiler, "Baker, Richard," Ancestral File, letter of 14 Feb 1997
[does not give date]. 171. Ibid., letter of 14 Feb 1997. 172. Headstone markers,
Zebulon Methodist Church Cemetery, Zebulon, Georgia, grave of "Emma
Fincher, wife of J. M. Frix": gives birthdate as 2 August 1889, Linda
Wood. 173. unknown
compiler, "Baker, Richard," Ancestral File, letter of 14 Feb 1997. 174. Zebulon Methodist
Cemetery, grave of "Emma Fincher, wife of J. M. Frix". 175. unknown compiler,
"Baker, Richard," Ancestral File, letter of 14 Feb 1997. 176. Zebulon Methodist
Cemetery, grave of "Emma Fincher, wife of J. M. Frix". 177. unknown compiler,
"Baker, Richard," Ancestral File, letter of 14 Feb 1997. 178. Ibid. 179. Ibid. 180. Ibid. 181. Ibid. 182. Ibid. 183. Ibid. 184. Ibid. 185. Ibid. 186. Ibid. 187. Ibid. 188. Ibid. 189. Ibid. 190. Ibid. 191. Ibid. 192. Ibid. 193. Ibid. 194. Ibid. 195. Ibid. 196. Ibid. 197. Ibid. 198. Fincher and Fincher,
Fincher in USA, 1683-1900, p. 243. 199. unknown compiler, "Baker, Richard,"
Ancestral File, letter of 14 Feb 1997. 200. Ibid. 201. Ibid. 202. Ibid. 203. Ibid. 204. Ibid. 205. Ibid. 206. Ibid. 207. Ibid., 14 Feb 1997. 208. Ibid. 209. Ibid. 210. Ibid. 211. Ibid. 212. Ibid., letter of 14
Feb 1997. 213.
Ibid. 214.
Ibid. 215.
Ibid. 216.
Ibid. 217.
Ibid. 218.
Ibid. 219.
Ibid. 220.
Ibid. 221. Guess or
assumption. 222.
Correspondence, letter from Mary Reid to Linda Wood, 18 Oct 1991. 223. Guess or
assumption. 224.
unknown compiler, "List of Those Buried," Ancestral File, Section 2, Lot 4
- J. B. Reid. 225.
Ibid. 226.
Ibid. 227.
Ibid. 228.
Ibid. 229. Fincher
and Fincher, Fincher in USA, 1683-1900, p. 244. 230. Ibid. 231. Ibid. 232. Ibid., p. 245. 233. Ibid., p. 245, gives month and year of
birth. 234.
Headstone inscriptions, Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Georgia, author's visit
of November 1, 1998, author's visit of November 1, 1998, In possession of
Linda Wood, Birmingham, Alabama. 235. Ibid. 236. Ibid. 237. Ibid. 238. Ibid. 239. Ibid. 240. Conn, Allie Ruth Fitzpatrick. 241. Riverside Cemetery,
author's visit of November 1, 1998. 242. Ibid. 243. Ibid. 244. Conversations with Almeda Hines Fincher
Donalson, in conversation at her home in Pell City, AL, 23 April
1996. 245. Fincher,
James Travis and Almeda D. Hines Marriage Certificate, 15 August 1936,
"This Certifies that on the fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord
1936, James T. Fincher, Jr. and Miss Almeda Hines were by me united in
Marriage at the Methodist Parsonage in DeLand according to the Ordinance of
God and Laws of the State of Florida. Witnesses: O. Alton Murphy, Ferne A.
Bauman, Mrs. Oliver Murphy". 246. Williams, "Cates FGS", from Family Tree
Maker file, sent January 1999 to Linda Wood. 247. Ibid. 248. Ibid. 249. Ibid. 250. Ibid. 251. Wood.