Charles G. [Grandison] Finney
Title
Charles G. [Grandison] Finney
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Section
Lot
Grave
07
First Name
Middle Name
G. [Grandison]
Last Name
Relationship
Son of Sylvester Finney (C-07-04); husband of, first: Lydia Root Finney (C-07-01); second, Elizabeth Ford Atkinson Finney; and third, Rebecca Allen Rayl
Birth Date
08/29/1792
Birth: Month
Birth: Day
29
Birth: Year
Death Date
08/16/1875
Death: Month
8
Death: Day
16
Death: Year
Gender
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Legibility
Good
Dimension: Height
66 inches
Dimension: Width
24 inches
Base Dimensions
12 x 36 inches
Inscription
"The Lord our God be / with us as He was with our / fathers, Let him not leave us, / nor forsake us."
Source of Information
Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data
Biographical Information
A famed evangelist, Charles Grandison Finney was pastor of Oberlin's First Congregational Church (1837-1872) and president of Oberlin College (1851-1865). A brief biography is at <http://www.oberlin.edu/~archive/WWW_files/finney_b.html>A brief biography of the Finney family is at <http://www.oberlin.edu/~archive/WWW_files/finney_b.html>; see also <http://www.oberlin.edu/~archive/WWW_files/cox_jacob_b.html>, <http://www.oberlin.edu/~archive/WWW_files/monroe_james_b.html>, and <http://www.oberlin.edu/~archive/WWW_files/monroe_julia_b.html>..
Burial Date from Printout
08/18/1875
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
18
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Finney, C. G.
Date Transcribed
09/09/2001
Default Latitude
41.28352082
Default Longitude
-82.23589591
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Charles G. [Grandison] Finney,” Westwood Database, accessed May 21, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/57429.