Finnell, George Thomas (b. 29 Dec 1840 - d. 9 Feb 1929): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1840 - 1929 (88 years)

Name	Finnell, George Thomas
Birth	29 Dec 1840	Culpeper (now Rappahanock) County, Virginia
Gender	Male
Reference Number	FINN.G001
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Military Service	American Civil War, Company E, 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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		George Thomas Finnell (1840-1929)
		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
Death	9 Feb 1929	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
Burial	Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio
Person ID	I30241	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

Father	Finnell, Charles Jefferson, b. 14 Nov 1812, Culpeper (now Rappahanock) County, Virginia d. 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

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	Birth - 29 Dec 1840 - Culpeper (now Rappahanock) County, Virginia
	Death - 9 Feb 1929 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
	Burial - - Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio

Notes

At age 20, George volunteered for service in the Union army. His unit, Co. E, 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment, fought at the battle of Tupelo (MS) in July 1864; pursued Price's Confederate army through Missouri in the fall of 1864; and fought at the battle of Nashville (TN) in December 1864. Here George was wounded in the arm. He was discharged from the army in January 1865 at St. Louis.

His military record gives his civilian occupation as wagon maker and describes him as 5 ft. 7 in. with grey eyes, sandy hair, and a dark complexion.

After the Civil War, George and his family lived in Noble, IL; Bridgeport, IL; Beloit, KS; Tyler, TX; and Iowa City, IW. George ran the St James Hotel on South Clinton Street, Iowa City, until it burned down in 1910. Later, he owned a hotel on Monroe Street in Jacksonville, Florida, which he operated with the help of his widowed daughter, Georgia.