Finger Family Genealogical DatabaseLast Update 12/01/2020
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| Name William Robert Finger #2357 |
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Sex M |
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| Born Mar 1854 |
Place Benton, Yates, New York |
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| Died 19 Apr 1933 |
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Buried
| Father | Mother |
| Spouse |
Date 27 Dec 1881 |
Place The residence of the bride's parents. |
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2 Martha W. Finger Sep 1885
3 Clark Ketterer Finger 2 Apr 1887
4 Agnes A. Finger Jun 1892
| Spouse 2 |
Date 12 Jan 1915 |
Place Naples, New York |
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Found him on the 1860 Benton, Yates, New York census (img 57) as William Finger age 7.
Found him on the 1870 Benton, Yates, New York census (img 39) age 15.
Found him on the 1880 Benton, Yates, New York census (dist 215 img 28) age 26, farmer. He is living with his father and sister Hannah.
From St John's Church of Potter Records:
"57. December 27th 1881. William R. Finger of Benton, Yates Co., N.Y. and Miss Amelia Ketterer of Benton, Yates Co., N.Y. at the residence of the bride's parents. Witnesses were: Martin Bain and Hellen R. Ketterer"
Found him on the 1900 Benton, Yates, New York census (dist 134 img 14) as William R. Finger age 46, farmer. His sister Emmaly and her husband Charles Owen are living next to him.
On the 1910 Benton, Yates, New York census (dist 173 img 5) as William R. Finger age 56. His son Clark and Clark's wife Matilda are living with him.
FINGER-SHELDON—In Naples. January 12, William Robert Finger, of Benton, and Miss Harriette Lillian Sheldon, of Naples. - Rushville Chronicle and Gorham New Age January 29, 1915
Found him on the 1920 Benton, Yates, New York census (dist 174 img 17) age 65. He is remarried to Harriet Sheldon (nee Wilgus), age 57. Also in the household are Raymond Sheldon age 4, grandson and William Sheldon age 3, grandson.
Found him on the 1870 Benton, Yates, New York census (img 39) age 15.
Found him on the 1880 Benton, Yates, New York census (dist 215 img 28) age 26, farmer. He is living with his father and sister Hannah.
From St John's Church of Potter Records:
"57. December 27th 1881. William R. Finger of Benton, Yates Co., N.Y. and Miss Amelia Ketterer of Benton, Yates Co., N.Y. at the residence of the bride's parents. Witnesses were: Martin Bain and Hellen R. Ketterer"
Found him on the 1900 Benton, Yates, New York census (dist 134 img 14) as William R. Finger age 46, farmer. His sister Emmaly and her husband Charles Owen are living next to him.
On the 1910 Benton, Yates, New York census (dist 173 img 5) as William R. Finger age 56. His son Clark and Clark's wife Matilda are living with him.
FINGER-SHELDON—In Naples. January 12, William Robert Finger, of Benton, and Miss Harriette Lillian Sheldon, of Naples. - Rushville Chronicle and Gorham New Age January 29, 1915
Found him on the 1920 Benton, Yates, New York census (dist 174 img 17) age 65. He is remarried to Harriet Sheldon (nee Wilgus), age 57. Also in the household are Raymond Sheldon age 4, grandson and William Sheldon age 3, grandson.
William R. Finger, 79, died at Benton Wednesday, Apr. 19. He leaves his wife, one son,
Clark Finger, of Benton; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Hudgin, of Benton;
Mrs. Niel Hopkins, of Jerusalem; Mrs. Allen Potts, of Jerusalem. Funeral services will be held from his late residence on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial in Briggs cemetery, Benton. Two grandchildren also survive, Westcott Potts; Earl Finger, and one niece, Barbara Potts, all of Benton. - Geneva Daily Times April 21, 1933
| JOHANNES "JOHN" FINGER Sr. 1752
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| Jeremiah Finger 1788 |
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| | TYSJE DECKER 1754
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| John Jeremiah Finger 1812 |
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| | | Andrew Rector Sr. 1762
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| | Eva Rector 1794 |
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| | Charity Rockefeller 1766
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|- William Robert Finger
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| | John G. Coons |
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| Sarah "Sally" Coons 1817 |
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| Polly Unknown |
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