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Name
George E. Finger   #5071
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Sex
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Born
28 Nov 1892
Place
McDonald, Washington, Pennsylvania
Source
Died
5 Dec 1958
Place
Toronto, Jefferson, Ohio
Source
     approx. age 66


Buried

Father
Mother

Spouse
Date
abt 1918
Place
Source
  1  George Michael Fingers Jr. 27 Dec 1918
  2  Jean Elizabeth Fingers 27 Jan 1921
  3  Shirley Eileen Fingers 24 Dec 1925
  4  Charles K. Fingers 1927
  5  Robert D. Fingers 1929
  6  Donna Mae Fingers 5 May 1934
  7  Edward Lee "Ed" Fingers 21 Jan 1936

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While working in the Pennsylvania oilfields with his father's oil drilling business, Victor Nenno, age 23, met Emelia Finger, age 20. As a result of the relationship between Victor and Emelia Finger, George was born on November 28, 1892. It is said that Victor and Emelia had married, but when revealed, the marriage was quickly annulled by Emelia's father August Finger.

Victor soon after returned to his home in New York state unaware of the fact that Emelia was pregnant. Victor later learned from one of his friends that Emelia had borne his son.

Victor returned to McDonald, Pa. and visited August Finger at his home. August told Victor that Emelia had delivered a child but it was stillborn. Victor returned home to New York unaware that Emelia had delivered George in good health. So that Victor would not find out otherwise, August had George live with another family in one of the surrounding farm communities for several years and did not file a birth certificate.

August took George as his own son giving him his last name. George did not appear on the 1900 census under August's household.

On the 1910 census, George appeared under August's household as his son and now being 17 years old. - from 'The Story of George Finger' as related by his son Robert Fingers... more (off site)

Found him on the 1910 Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania census (dist 226 img 12) age 17, laborer glass house.

WWI Draft Registration

Found him on the 1920 Steubenville Ward 3, Jefferson, Ohio census (dist 222 img 15) as George Finger age 25, electrician, steel mill.

Found him on the 1930 Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio census (dist 31 img 23) as George Fingers age 35, electrician, power plant.

His WWII Draft Registration shows his birth as Nov 28, 1884. Perhaps this is a typo, since he lists his age as 47. The typewritten name on the card is George E. Fingers, but he signed it George E. Finger.


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                                  | Nikolas Nenno  1837             | 
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| Victor Joseph Nenno 1869        |
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|                                 | Barbara Forness 1838            |
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|- George E. Finger   
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|                                 | August Finger  1846             |   
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| Emelia Finger 1872              |
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                                  |                                 | Wilhelm Hofferman  
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                                  | Emma Hofferman 1848             |
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                                                                    | Henrietta Schmit                                                     


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