This John Finger is an adopted son of an unknown Finger family in Illinois about 1863. His birth name was
John Reese.
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Found him on the 1880 Richland, LaSalle, Illinois census (dist 87 img 9) age 25, farmer. He is living next to
Henry Rose, age 44.
Found him on the 1900 Paton, Greene, Iowa census (dist 95 img 15) as
John Finger age 41, farmer, born New York. Father, mother born Unknown. This census says his birth date is Dec 1858.
Found him on the 1910 Junction, Greene, Iowa census (dist 102 img 10) as
John Finger age 51.
Found him on the 1915 Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa state census, RR section man. Father, mother born Germany. Can read and write. Years in Iowa, 22.
Found him on the 1920 Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa census (dist 114 img 15) as
John H. Finger age 67, widower. He and his son
Lester are living with his daughter
Elizabeth and her husband
William Bridgett.
Found him on the 1930 Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa census (dist 15 img 15) age 76, widower. He is living with his daughter
Elizabeth and her husband
William Bridgett.