Finley, George W.
Tombstone Data
Cemetery:Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery — Miami, Ottawa County, OK
Section: G.A.R. Section
Block: 1Lot: 23Row: 0Grave: 6
Sexton Book
Name:Finley, George W.
Age:77
Buried:Nov 17 1932
Record Source:Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(Sexton Book)Miami, Ottawa County, OK
Funeral Home Data
Deceased:Finley, George W.
Died:Nov 16 1932
Record Source:Cooper-Althouse Funeral Home
(Funeral Record)Miami, Ottawa County, OK
Abstract Data
Chief Te-Wah-Guah-Ke-Mon-Gon meaning Whirlwind' or Hurricane' in the Algonkian language of the Piankeshaw Indian father was Chim-quah-ke-ah (Thunder) mother Mon-go-quah (female loon) Finley did not know place or date of his birth, but believed it to be near Paola in Miami Co., Kansas, in October of 1858. George Washington Finley was the last full blood Piankeshaw Indian.
Miami News Record — Miami, OK
Nov 16 1932 · p.1 · col.2
Book: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery — S J Mahurin