Barton County, Missouri Biographies-S. P. FINLEY History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889. Published by Goodspeed. Page 891 S. P. Finley, Sheriff and farmer of Barton County, Mo., was born in Macoupin County, Ill., in 1840, and is a son of J. T. and L. B. (Bremion) Finley, natives respectively of Kentucky and Virginia. The father was one of the first settlers of Macoupin County, Ill., and in 1867 came to Barton County, Mo., where he spent the rest of his days, dying in 1878. He was a farmer by occupation and a Democrat politically. When a child the mother was taken to Illinois by her parents, and was there reared and married. She is still living, and resides in Lamar. S. P. Finley was reared to mature years in Illinois, and received a good education in the common branches in the public schools of that State. He came to Missouri with his parents, and engaged in farming, and has served a number of years as sheriff of the county. November 4, 1885, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Miller, who was born in Missouri in 1864. They own a good farm of 120 acres, and are among the thrifty farmers of the county. He is a Royal Arch Mason, a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and in his political views is a Democrat. His maternal grandfather, who was of Scotch descent, was born in Virginia, and died in Ilinois. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kay Griffin Snow ====================================================================