Finley, Robert Stuart, 1838-1868.
Robert Stuart Finley (1838-1868), native of Ohio, moved to Mercer County, Ill., in 1854. He taught at Washington, Iowa, and North Diberty, Iowa, and graduated from Monmouth College. He also studied at the Theological Seminary of Monmouth before the Civil War.
Finley served in the 30th Illinois Infantry, 1861-1865, as quartermaster sergeant and was promoted to first lieutenant on 25 April 1865. He was graduated in theology in 1867, married Mary A. Cabeen on 11 April 1867, and died 26 January 1868, leaving his widow and an infant a few days old.
From the guide to the Robert Stuart Finley Papers, 1862-1867, 1911, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)
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| creatorOf | Finley, Robert Stuart, 1838-1868. Robert Stuart Finley papers, 1862-1867; 1911 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Robert Stuart Finley Papers, 1862-1867, 1911 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection |
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