Early Oregon Cousins -- Hannah (Windom) Finley

Another one of John Howard Bond's 1st cousins (my 1st cousin 3 times removed) was Hannah Windom. Hannah was a double 1st cousin to Polly Anna Windom, who I wrote about yesterday, as their fathers were brothers and their mothers were sisters. Hannah was the daughter of Benjamin C. and Sybil Ann (Hayes) Windom.

Hannah was the 2nd child, born Mar 1857 in Sonora County, California. She had an older brother Alonzo who was born in 1855 in Oregon and two younger sisters, Mary Jane born about 1858 and Lydia born in 1860. All 4 children were enumerated with their parents on the 1870 census in Harrisburg Precinct in Linn County Oregon.

It was 5 years later, 7 Mar 1875, when 18 year old Hannah married William B. Finley, who was almost 21. William was the younger brother of Sarah Ann Finley, who almost 10 years before had married Hannah's uncle, Seth Whipple Hayes, as his 2nd wife. Therefore Hannah's aunt by marriage was also her sister-in-law and William's brother-in-law was also his uncle by marriage. So the children in these 2 families had some sort of double relationship. Who knows what they called each other.

About 1881 their family moved east to Umatilla County, about 6 miles from Pendleton. They stayed there about 3 years and then moved a little west to Morrow County, about 25 miles north of Heppner. A local history about Morrow County tells that it was in 1896 when William began his sheep business. When it was written in 1902, it states that by then he had over 4000 sheep and owned over 2000 acres of land, plus leased land from the railroad company. I wonder how much Hannah had to do in helping him with his business. In the censuses of 1900, 1910 and 1920 the family was enumerated in Alpine Precinct of Morrow County. Hannah's mother was living with them in 1910.

By the 1930 census they had moved back to Umatilla County and were living in the town of Hermiston. It was there that Hannah died 25 Jan 1932 and was buried in Hermiston Cemetery. William lived as a widower for 10 more years until his death 14 Feb 1942 and he was buried next to Hannah.