Finnell, Robert Jones

1839 - 1881  (41 years)

• Name	Finnell, Robert Jones
  Birth	14 Mar 1839	Culpeper (now Rappahanock) County, Virginia   [1, 2]
  	The 1870 Census shows his birthplace as Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Census		1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 12 1870 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Clay City), image 32, page 12
  Occupation	Carpenter  [1]
  Reference Number	FINN.R001
  _FGRAVE	35508682
  Military Service	American Civil War,  [2]
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Flag of the United States, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously the…
  Death	3 Mar 1881	St. Louis County, Missouri   [2]
  Burial	The Old Graveyard, Carmi, White County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Finnell, Robert Jones
  Person ID	I30240	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Finnell, Charles Jefferson,   b. 14 Nov 1812, Culpeper (now Rappahanock) County, Virginia d. Aug 1870, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Beans, Julia Ann,   b. 9 Aug 1820, Culpeper (now Rappahanock) County, Virginia d. 20 Nov 1860, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F10393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Travers, Susan Ellen,   b. 1 Aug 1840, Wayne County, Illinois d. 19 Apr 1919, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F12752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Mar 1839 - Culpeper (now Rappahanock) County, Virginia Death - 3 Mar 1881 - St. Louis County, Missouri Burial - - The Old Graveyard, Carmi, White County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Served in the Civil War, was a wagon maker and carpender.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16705] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 12, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4263658_00084?usePUB=true&_phsrc=yvC1) (Reliability: 2). [S9067] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Finnell, Robert Jones, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35508682/robert-jones-finnell), none. (Reliability: 2).