Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Finnell, George Thomas
1840 - 1929 (88 years)-
Name Finnell, George Thomas Birth 29 Dec 1840 Culpeper (now Rappahanock) County, Virginia 
Gender Male Reference Number FINN.G001 _FGRAVE 39452075 Military Service American Civil War, Company E, 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment George Thomas Finnell (1840-1929) 
American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
United States of America Flag, 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 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 = Link to Google Earth
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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.
- 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.