Charles Cicero Finley was born February 27, 1887, at Manifest, to Maggie and Hansford Duncan Finley. He was working making staves at the sawmill in 1914 when Ford Ellis approached him on horseback. Ellis wanted Finley to come to work for him as his deputy. Finley decided to go to work for Ellis as his deputy for the sum of $75 a month.Finley is quoted as saying, “I wrote tax receipts, made…
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