Kissiah Wisley

A Logan County, Arkansas resident, William Oscar Springer, recalls his life in Logan County where he was born in a small hamlet called "Happy Hollow" in 1873. "This was a wilderness full of wild turkey, deer, wolves, black bear, fox, wildcats and a virgin forest of large pine. At night you could hear all kinds of hideous noises, made by these wild creatures. About 1876 a man by the name of STEGALL put in a large sawmill, ran (sic) by steam. The mill was on the McAmis farm. They built a little town of cabins, for the workmen to live in. Those who came to work were as follows:

Thomas Wisely, the engineer (Tammy's note: this is the name of Kissiah Finney's husband)

Tom Finney (Tammy's note: possible Kissiah's brother, John Thomas Finney)

Marion Finney (Tammy's note: possibly Kissiah's other brother Francis Marion Finney)

Jap Finney (Tammy's note: possibly Kissiah's other brother, Jasper Newton Finney)

Note: Kissiah Finney Wisely and her husband Thomas Wisely lived and died in Logan County, Arkansas and were there at the time of this historical anectdote. It is highly probable that William Oscar Springer is referring to the several sons, daughter and son-in-law of Miles Elbert Finney. Years later, in 1910, Miles's son, Tillman Elbert Finney and his sons were also working at a lumber mill in Pike City.

The list of sawmill workmen concludes...Gil Workman, Tom Quarie, Ted McMath, Joe Greenway and George McAmis.

A side note: Miles L. Finney, brother to Marion, Jasper and John Thomas was a "mill hand" according to the 1900 Scott County, Arkansas Federal Census. Parts of Scott County later became Logan County, Arkansas.

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12. Kissiah FINNEY  (Miles Elbert, Thomas D.) was born59  on 30 Nov 1854 in TN. She died60  on 22 Jan 1914 in Booneville, Logan Co., AR. She was buried61  in Carolan Cemetery, Booneville, Logan Co., AR. Kissiah married Thomas L. WISELY  son of Henry WISELY and Mary C. WOOLEY on 30 Nov 1873 in Cassville, Barry Co., MO. Thomas was born62,63  on 9 Sep 1843 in OH. He died64  on 25 Jan 1911 in Logan County, AR. He was buried65  in Carolan Cemetery, S. Booneville, Logan Co., AR.  Thomas and Kissiah had the following children:

+ 49 M i. James Newton WISELY was born on 21 Sep 1874. He died on 28 Dec 1951.

+ 50 M ii. William F. WISELY was born in 1876.

+ 51 M iii. Willard F. WISELY was born on 28 Apr 1878. He died on 11 Aug 1933.

+ 52 M iv. Walter Elbert WISELY was born on 15 Jul 1881. He died on 26 Apr 1944.

            53 M v.  John C. WISELY  was born66  on 10 Dec 1884. He died67  on 18 Jan 1944. He was buried68  in Carolan Cemetery, S. Booneville, Logan Co., AR. 

John married Tinnie M. . Tinnie was born69 on 10 Sep 1894. She died70 on 24 Mar 1981. She was buried71 in Carolan Cemetery, S. Booneville, Logan Co., AR.

            54 F vi.  Zava WISELY  was born in Jul 1887. 

55 M vii. Lewis Grandville WISELY was born72 on 15 Nov 1892. He died73 on 13 Nov 1957. He was buried74 in Carolan Cemetery, S. Booneville, Logan Co., AR.
Lewis married Lydia K. HAMPTON .

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