FINGAR
and FINGER Family Genealogy
Genealogical information on the Finger family, mostly those descendants of Johannes Finger (Vinger) who arrived in
Livingston, New York from the Palatinate, Germany c.1710. Many associated Palatine 1710
Families are here too.
In addition, other lines of Fingers are now incorporated into this site.
Previous Years' Newspages: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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"They were an honest, frugal and industrious people... Many of the descendants reside there, possessing the virtues of the parents. They are well-to-do farmers, and good livers. Among them will be found the family names of... Finger..." - History and Directory of Yates County
"The Finger family has generally been noted for honesty, frugality and good citizenship." - The Annals of Lincoln County , p. 270
Families Represented
In an effort to expand the scope of this site, I am now including all Finger family lines into
one large database. However, I have added one extra piece of information to each person's
record, to identify which Finger family line he is related to. You'll see a tag labeled
REFN: with each person. So far, here's what we have:
AD1870 = Adam Finger, Germany
to Connecticut 1893
AL1874 = Albin Finger, Germany
to New Jersey 1892
AU1846 = August Finger,
Germany to Pennsylvania 1879
CA1844 = Carl Finger,
Germany to Wisconsin 1884
CH1839 = Charles Finger,
Germany to England to New York 1887
ER1840 = Ernst Finger,
Germany to Wisconsin 1863
FR1814 = Francis M. Finger,
Germany to Indiana 1853
FR1816 = Franz Joseph Finger,
Germany to Wisconsin 1854
FR1833 = Frederick Finger,
Switzerland to Ohio 1871
FR1842 = Frederick Finger,
Switzerland to New York 1872
GE1871 = George Finger,
Germany To Pennsylvania 1885
GO1809 = Gottfried Finger,
Germany to Wisconsin 1830s
HE1817 = Henry Finger,
Germany to Marissa, Illinois, before 1850
HE1837 = Henrich Finger,
Germany to Baltimore 1852 (& other descendants)
JO1700 = Johannes Vinger,
Germany to New York 1710
JO1786 = Johannes Finger,
Germany to Cleveland, Ohio 1840
JO1790 = John Finger,
Germany to Pennsylvania, before 1850
JO1803 = Johann Heinrich
Finger, Prussia to Baltimore, Maryland ~1842
JO1854 = Adopted son John H.
Finger, Germany to New York, Illinois, Iowa 1858
JO1869 = Johann Finger, Germany to Ohio, 1887
JO1887 = Joseph Finger,
Austria to New Orleans, then Houston 1903
LO1849 = Louis Finger (& brother Gustave), Germany to Michigan 1881
PE1724 = Peter Finger, Germany
to Pennsylvania, 1749, then North Carolina
PE1845 = Peter Finger, Germany
to New York 1883
TH1815 = Theodore Finger,
Germany to New Orleans, Texas, California, 1837
UN0001 = Unknown,
Israel Finger, born 1818 Pennsylvania, and others
WI1818 = Wilhelm
Finger Germany to New Orleans, Illinois, Kansas, 1852
WI1835 = William (Wilhelm)
Finger Germany to New York 1861, (OH, GA, IL)
WI1835 = William Finger, Germany to South Dakota, then California 1905
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Finger is the 7,616th most common name in the U.S., and
Fingar is the 43,818th most common name in the U.S.
(based on 1990 U.S. Census)
Picture Indexes
Pictures , My father's side
Austin, Fingar, Finger, McNutt, Owen
Pictures , My mother's side
Connors, Hull, LaSurke, Rowland
Poster, Association For The Detection Of Horse Thieves ,
(German Fingar, Secretary), 1868
Some Finger Coats of Arms
Articles
The Finger Family in
Argentina
Fingers From Bottendorf To
America , from John Vanko
Reconciling the children of
Johannes Vinger from various sources
Samuel Finger - Oldest Finger
Ancestor in Bottendorf , c. 1570, from John Vanko
Who Was Peter Finger? - by Wade Finger
Johannes Finger's
Will , Aug 12, 1779
Road Districts, 1808,
Germantown, NY by Capt. Franklin Ellis
The life story of Jacob W.
Fingar , b.1829
Reproduction of the marriage record
of Jacob and Maria Finger, 1840
Biography of Henry James Finger ,
b.1853
Biography of George W.
Finger b.1857, Texas
Listing of Fingars in Persons Liable
To Military Duty in the New York State Militia, 1864
Excerpt from History and Directory of Yates County ,
1873
Physician's
Affidavit , relating to the death of Montgomery Finger, c 1883
Fingers
on the 1892 Ulster County Directory
The Life and Memory of Henry
Finger (1837-1917) - 1896
Text of Commemorative Biographical
Record Chauncey P. Finger, 1896
Text of Commemorative Biographical
Record Capt. Henry L. Finger, 1896
Some Notes Concerning Hugh Fingar
(b.1901) from Larry Boddy
Text of Descendants of Jacob and
Maria Finger by Gladys Finger Nichols, 1946
Comments of Hank Jones concerning
Johannes Vinger , 2003
The Fingar/Finger Family Reunion of
2003
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