Adin Waldron Finley (Biography)

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Taken from Illustriana Kansas, page 393


Adin Waldron Finley, legislator, was born in Kane County, Illinois, September 25, 1866, son of Isaac and Celestia (Currier) Finley.  The father, a farmer and livestock dealer, was born in Ohio, November 20, 1837, and died in Elk County, Kansas, May 28, 1916.  His father was English, and his mother Pennsylvania Dutch.

Celestia Currier was born in New York State, February 12, 1839, and died in Saline County, Kansas, March 28, 1919.  She was a teacher in her youth, and was of English descent on the father's side and Irish on the mother's side.

Adin Waldron Finley attended country school and high school, and for five years thereafter was a school teacher.  Later he engaged in farming and stock feeding, and thereafter became a dealer in feed.  He now operates a feed mill.  Mr. Finley is a Republican, and has served as township treasurer and trustee, elected twice to that position with only one opposing vote the last time.  He is now serving as state senator.  He is president of the Elk Fallls State Bank and superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School.  From 1884 until 1886 Mr. Finley was a member of Company C., 4th Kansas National Guard.

On July 21, 1891, he was married to Mary Ellen Parmley in Chautauqua County.  She was born in Wayne County, Kentucky, April 9, 1872.  To them were born four children, Roy, May 1, 1891, who was first married to Ruth Bird, and then to Ola Sprague; Beulah, July 11, 1897, who married John Ransom; Grace, March 15, 1900, Fred, December 17, 1906, and Robert Earl, who died while aninfant.

Residence:  Elk Falls.