Sgt. Stephen Roberts Finklea, Sr., (CSA)

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Gravesite Details
Co. H. 23rd S. C. Infantry

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When Stephen Roberts Finklea Sr was born on 6 December 1833, in Marion, South Carolina, United States, his father, Elly Finklea, was 32 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Roberts, was 20. He married Margaret Jane Graham on 7 February 1853, in Horry, Horry, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ouachita, Louisiana, United States in 1880 and Ward Six, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. When Margaret died, he married Louisiana "Lou" Spillers in April, 1882. They had at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.

He died on 9 June 1911, in Calhoun, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Calhoun, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States.

Children with Margaret Jane Graham:

• William Elwood Finklea 1853–1920
• Warren Brown Finklea 1855–1925
• Robert Roger Finklea 1857–1922
• Martha Jane Finklea 1860–1957
• Mary Louisa Finklea 1862–1951
• Frances Finklea 1865–1883
• Stephen Roberts Finklea Jr. 1872–1966

Children with Louisiana Spillers:

• John Hanna Finklea 1884–1969
• Hardy Finklea 1886–1889
• Mary Polly Finklea 1888–1924
• Sallie Finklea 1891–1969
• Irene Finklea 1894–1987
• James F. Finklea 1898–1975
• Lottie Finklea 1902–1998