Found him on the passenger list of the S.S. Friedrich Der Grosse as
Wilhelm Finger age 22, single, sailing from Bremen, Germany September 9, 1905 and arriving in New York September 19, 1905. Passage was paid for by himself, he has $60 in his posession, and he is going to join his friend
Gerhard Gayken in Lemon, S.D. His residence before leaving Germany was Bremerhaven.
Found him on the 1910 Lamro, Tripp, South Dakota census (dist 109 img 6) as
William Finger age 26, druggist.
Marriage Record
Found him on the 1920 Brighton, Sacramento, California census as
William John Henry Finger age 36, manager, poultry farm. His mother-in-law
Emma Niesen is living with his family. Also 3 boarders.
Found him on the 1930 Sacramento, Sacramento, California census (dist 61 img 27) as
William J. H. Finger age 46, proprietor, cleaning & dyeing.
His
WWII Draft Registration lists his name as
William John Christian Finger age 58. He is self-employed in Roseville, California by Finger's Paint & Hardware.