Asa Finley [SEP] date of death
Asa Finley
Asa Finley (1788– 8 April 1853) was a politician and judge in Missouri.
Early life.
Finley was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, and after marrying his first wife, Esther Gleaves in 1806, they migrated to Christian County, Kentucky and settled on land he had already surveyed for himself in 1803. Migrating to Kentucky with them were Asa Finley's brothers, Dabney Finley and John Pettus Finley.
Further migration.
In 1817-1818 Asa Finley, Esther Gleaves Finley,
family and some of the children of John Pettus Finley's family.
Political service.
In 1822 and again in 1826 Asa Finley was elected as Representative of Saline County, Missouri to the Missouri Legislature. In 1824, Asa Finley was elected as the first judge in Arrow Rock. Asa Finley and his wife, Esther Gleaves Finley, also helped found the Salt Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and took turns holding service in their home until it was built.
Legacy.
One of Finley's grandsons, William Asa