Edward T. Pilson

Male 1879 - 1914  (34 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edward T. Pilson was born 07 Jul 1879, Augusta Co. VA (son of Samuel Finley Pilson and Sarah Ellen Finley); died 16 Jun 1914, Staunton, VA; was buried , Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52409691

    Died:
    Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
    Name: Edward T Pilson
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Age at Death: 36
    Birth Date: abt 1878
    Death Date: 19 Jun 1914
    Death Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia
    Cause of Death: Acute Bright's Disease
    Registration Date: 20 Jun 1914
    Father: S F Pilson
    Mother: Ellen Findlay


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Finley Pilson was born 03 Sep 1838, Augusta Co. VA (son of Matthew Pilson and Lavenia Elizabeth FINLEY); died 10 Mar 1914, Staunton, VA; was buried , Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA.

    Notes:

    Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    Name: Samuel Finley Pilson
    Residence: Augusta County, Virginia
    Age at Enlistment: 24
    Enlistment Date: 18 Mar 1863
    Rank at enlistment: 1st Sergeant
    Enlistment Place: Augusta County, Virginia
    State Served: Virginia
    Survived the War?: Yes
    Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Virginia 23rd Cavalry Regiment on 18 Mar 1863.
    Birth Date: 3 Sep 1838
    Death Date: 10 Mar 1914
    Death Place: Staunton, Virginia
    Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52407284

    Died:
    Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
    Name: Samuel F Pilson
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Age at Death: 76
    Birth Date: 3 Sep 1838
    Death Date: 10 Mar 1914
    Death Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia,
    Registration Date: 11 Mar 1914
    Father: Matthew Pilson
    Mother: Lavinia Finley

    Samuel married Sarah Ellen Finley. Sarah (daughter of Augustus Washington Finley and Martha Lenoir Gordon) was born 04 Apr 1843, Wilkes Co. NC; died 20 Mar 1907, Staunton, VA; was buried , Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah Ellen Finley was born 04 Apr 1843, Wilkes Co. NC (daughter of Augustus Washington Finley and Martha Lenoir Gordon); died 20 Mar 1907, Staunton, VA; was buried , Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52407384

    Children:
    1. John Gordon Pilson was born 29 Aug 1872, Augusta Co. VA; died 31 Aug 1874, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.
    2. Grace L. Pilson was born 15 Sep 1875, Augusta Co. VA; died 04 Jan 1883, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.
    3. Finley Pilson was born 24 Apr 1876, Augusta Co. VA; died 03 Jun 1876, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.
    4. Rev. Matthew Finley Pilson was born 29 Jun 1877, Augusta Co. VA; died 03 Apr 1905, Elkins, Randolph Co. WV; was buried , Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA.
    5. 1. Edward T. Pilson was born 07 Jul 1879, Augusta Co. VA; died 16 Jun 1914, Staunton, VA; was buried , Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Matthew Pilson was born 30 Nov 1799, Augusta Co. VA; died 30 Mar 1891, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51380311

    Matthew married Lavenia Elizabeth FINLEY 05 Nov 1834, Augusta Co. VA. Lavenia (daughter of Samuel FINLEY and Mary TATE) was born 22 Feb 1812, Augusta Co. VA; died 14 Feb 1882, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Lavenia Elizabeth FINLEY was born 22 Feb 1812, Augusta Co. VA (daughter of Samuel FINLEY and Mary TATE); died 14 Feb 1882, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 196741554F3F4254B1C9A2FF0C3259FDE9AC

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51380466

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth T. Pilson was born 20 Sep 1835, Augusta Co. VA; died 01 Apr 1887, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.
    2. Mary Finley Pilson was born 26 Dec 1836, Augusta Co. VA; died 31 Mar 1908, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co. VA.
    3. 2. Samuel Finley Pilson was born 03 Sep 1838, Augusta Co. VA; died 10 Mar 1914, Staunton, VA; was buried , Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA.
    4. Dr. William Harper Pilson was born 07 Jan 1849, Augusta Co. VA; died 10 Apr 1882, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Augusta.
    5. Augusta Virginia Pilson was born 26 Nov 1850, Augusta Co. VA; died 12 Oct 1866, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.
    6. Matthew Thompson Pilson was born 24 Jul 1852, Augusta Co. VA; died 17 May 1917, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co. VA.
    7. Jane Ann Pilson was born 27 May 1855, Augusta Co. VA; died 03 Jan 1863, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.
    8. Francis Hall (Frank) Pilson was born 08 Apr 1857, Augusta Co. VA; died 05 Jul 1888, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.

  3. 6.  Augustus Washington Finley was born 13 Jul 1813, Wilkes Co. NC (son of John Finley and Sarah Eleanor (Ellen) TATE); died 30 Dec 1889, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67116581

    Augustus married Martha Lenoir Gordon. Martha was born 26 Feb 1821, Wilkes Co. NC; died 25 Jul 1898, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Martha Lenoir Gordon was born 26 Feb 1821, Wilkes Co. NC; died 25 Jul 1898, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.

    Notes:

    She was the sister of CSA Brigadier General James Byron Gordon.

    Buried:
    Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67117529

    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Ellen Finley was born 04 Apr 1843, Wilkes Co. NC; died 20 Mar 1907, Staunton, VA; was buried , Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA.
    2. Martha Octavia Finley was born 04 Aug 1844, Wilkes Co. NC; died Jun 1888, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.
    3. Ann Eliza Finley was born 10 Jan 1848, Wilkes Co. NC; died 20 Jun 1862, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.
    4. James Edward Finley was born 08 Aug 1850, Wilkes Co. NC; died 30 Oct 1923, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.
    5. John George Finley was born 05 Jan 1853, Wilkes Co. NC; died 24 Oct 1898, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.
    6. Arthur Augustus Finley was born 26 Oct 1859, Yadin Co. NC; died 16 Mar 1938, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.
    7. Judge Thomas Brown Finley was born 06 Nov 1862, Wilkes Co. NC; died 03 Apr 1942, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.
    8. Carrie Gordon Finley was born 26 Oct 1866, Wilkes Co. NC; died 03 Mar 1920, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co. NC.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Samuel FINLEY was born 09 Jun 1775, Pennsylvania; died 05 May 1849, Greenville, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co.VA.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: E5F8295137534F7EA35E867838632ED64C3D

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37807690

    Samuel married Mary TATE 20 Sep 1796, Augusta Co. VA. Mary (daughter of John TATE, Esquire and Jane (Jinney) Berry) was born ca 1776, Augusta Co. VA; died 25 Aug 1829, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co.VA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Mary TATE was born ca 1776, Augusta Co. VA (daughter of John TATE, Esquire and Jane (Jinney) Berry); died 25 Aug 1829, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co.VA.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 7570A97DECCE439288B115E601C8E2C03914

    Notes:

    Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. (Rosslyn, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912-1913 in Three Volumes).

    Finley vs. Tate--O. S. 280; N. S. 99--Bill by Samuel Finley and Mary, his wife, daughter of John Tate, who died December, 1802, testate. John's son, Isaac, removed to Kentucky. John at death left following children, viz: Oratrix Mary (married at that time). Nancy also married then to Adam McChesney, Ellen, Drusilla, Jane, Elizabeth, Clorinda, one other daughter and two sons, all since dead under age, unmarried and intestate. Nancy McChesney died soon after her father, leaving an only child, Jane Eliza McChesney. Her husband, Adam McChesney, has also died, leaving Jane Eliza his only heir and infant. Ellen is now wife of John Finley of North Carolina. Drusilla has married John D. Ewin of Rockbridge. Jane has married Jacob Vanlear of Augusta. Elizabeth and Clorinda are unmarried (latter is infant).? [Chalkley, V2, p 212]

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=tate&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2810&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=37808111&df=all&

    Notes:

    Married:
    Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
    Name: Mary Tate
    Spouse: Samuel Finley
    Marriage Date: 22 Sep 1796
    Marriage Location: Augusta County, Virginia

    Children:
    1. Caroline Ellen FINLEY was born 15 Mar 1808, Augusta Co. VA; died 09 Aug 1867, Caldwell Co. NC; was buried , First Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery, Lenoir, Caldwell Co. NC.
    2. Jane Tate FINLEY was born 22 Jun 1797, Augusta Co. VA; died 22 May 1854, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co. VA.
    3. 5. Lavenia Elizabeth FINLEY was born 22 Feb 1812, Augusta Co. VA; died 14 Feb 1882, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Pilson Cemetery, Augusta Co. VA.
    4. John Tate FINLEY was born 13 Nov 1801, Augusta Co. VA; died 27 Apr 1848, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS.

  3. 12.  John Finley was born 02 Sep 1778, Virginia; died 04 Nov 1865, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67122047

    John married Sarah Eleanor (Ellen) TATE. Sarah (daughter of John TATE, Esquire and Jane (Jinney) Berry) was born 14 Mar 1782, Augusta Co. VA; died 08 Jan 1852, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Sarah Eleanor (Ellen) TATE was born 14 Mar 1782, Augusta Co. VA (daughter of John TATE, Esquire and Jane (Jinney) Berry); died 08 Jan 1852, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.

    Notes:

    Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. (Rosslyn, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912-1913 in Three Volumes).

    Vol. 2 - Finley vs. Tate--O. S. 280; N. S. 99--Bill by Samuel Finley and Mary, his wife, daughter of John Tate, who died December, 1802, testate. John's son, Isaac, removed to Kentucky. John at death left following children, viz: Oratrix Mary (married at that time). Nancy also married then to Adam McChesney, Ellen, Drusilla, Jane, Elizabeth, Clorinda, one other daughter and two sons, all since dead under age, unmarried and intestate. Nancy McChesney died soon after her father, leaving an only child, Jane Eliza McChesney. Her husband, Adam McChesney, has also died, leaving Jane Eliza his only heir and infant. Ellen is now wife of John Finley of North Carolina. Drusilla has married John D. Ewin of Rockbridge. Jane has married Jacob Vanlear of Augusta. Elizabeth and Clorinda are unmarried (latter is infant).

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=finley&GSiman=1&GScid=2234054&GRid=67122283&

    Children:
    1. Clarinda Jane Elizabeth Finley was born 09 May 1808, Wilkes Co. NC; died 25 May 1853, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.
    2. 6. Augustus Washington Finley was born 13 Jul 1813, Wilkes Co. NC; died 30 Dec 1889, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.
    3. William Pitt Waugh Finley was born 26 Jun 1815, Wilkes Co. NC; died 03 Mar 1874, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Horton Cemetery, Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co. NC.
    4. John Tate Finley was born 09 Aug 1817, Wilkes Co. NC; died 06 Feb 1896, Wilkes Co. NC; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Wilkes Co. NC.