Nelson Finney

BOWERSMITH, FINNEY, HALL, KILLAM, PRATHER, TYRON, WILSON

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/1/2004 at 09:55:05

Nelson Finney, Winterset, coal and wood dealer; born in Franklin county, N.Y., March 20, 1821; when ten years of age, his parents removed to Knox county, Ohio; at the age of fifteen, he commenced to learn the boot and shoe manufacturing business, and continued in it until 1853, when he removed to Adams county, Iowa, and engaged in farming; he was one of the early settlers of the county and was closely identified with its interests and held various township offices; he married Miss Matilda Bowersmith in September, 1842; she was born in Licking county, Ohio; their family consists of ten children: Ruhamah, now Mrs. Levi Tyron, living in Furnas county, Nebraska, Diadama, now Mrs. Wesley Prather, residents of Nebraska (Mr. Prather was a captain in the Twenty-third Iowa Infantry during the late war), Alonzo and Lorenzo (twins), Christiana, now Mrs. William Wilson, of Adair county, Elocia Josephine, now Mrs. James Killam, of this county, Sarah, now Mrs. Madison Hall, of Washington county, John W., Electa and Benjamin Franklin; lost one daughter: Melissa.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" page 534, 535