Deposition Concerning his birth
Henry was a butcher, produce dealer, Civil War vet - heavy artillery who actually lost an index finger in the war.
And he was a volunteer fireman in the Fleetwood Co of Morrisania until the blizzard of 1868
when he moved to Wakefield. - Bill Bilkey
Read an interesting
newspaper article describing how Henry was on his roof
replacing shingles at the age of 81!
Found him on the 1860 New York Ward 20, New York, New York census (dist 3 img 124) as
Henry Finger age 17.
Found him on the 1870 Morrisania, Westchester, New York census (img 341) as
Henry Finger age 28, peddler. Also in his household is
Salome Nelle age 64, his wife's mother
Found him on the 1880 Morrisiana, New York, New York census (dist 666 img 18) as
Henry Finger age 36, pedler.
Found him on the 1900 Bronx, New York, New York census (dist 1060 img 11) as
Henry Finger age 57, produce dealer.
Found him on the 1910 Bronx Assembly District 32, New York, New York census (dist 1487 img 18) as
Henry Finger,
Sr. age 67, retired. Also in his household are his married daughter and son-in-law,
Mary and
Walter Schnieder.
Found him on the 1920 Bronx Assembly District 6, Bronx, New York census (dist 365 img 12) as
Henry Finger age 76, produce merchant groc. co. Also in his household are 2 granddaughters,
Madeline Finger age 21 and
Elizabeth Finger age 17.
Found him on the 1930 Bronx, Bronx, New York census (dist 487 img 51) as
Henry Finger age 87, retired. His son
Edward is living next to him.