"They were an honest, frugal and industrious people... Many of the descendants reside there, possessing the virtues of the parents. They are well-to-do farmers, and good livers. Among them will be found the family names of... Finger..." - History and Directory of Yates County

"The Finger family has generally been noted for honesty, frugality and good citizenship." - The Annals of Lincoln County, p. 270

 Families Represented 

In an effort to expand the scope of this site, I am now including all Finger family lines into one large database. However, I have added one extra piece of information to each person's record, to identify which Finger family line he is related to. You'll see a tag labeled Family Line with each person. So far, here's what we have:

AD1818 = Adam Finger, Germany to Lancaster, PA 1849 AD1878 = Adam Finger, Germany to Connecticut 1893 AL1874 = Albin Finger, Germany to New Jersey 1892 AN1821 = Antonius Finger, Bohemia to Wisconsin, 1881 AU1846 = August Finger, Germany to Pennsylvania 1879 AU1827 = August Finger, Germany to Wisc. and Minn., 1858 BE1824 = Bernhard Finger, Germany to Iowa, S.D., Minn, 1848 CA1844 = Carl Finger, Germany to Wisconsin 1884 CH1831 = Charles Finger, Germany to Illinois 1859 CH1839 = Charles Finger, Germany - England - N.Y. 1887 CH1844 = Charles Finger, Germany - Ohio - Michigan - 1866 CH1880 = Christian Finger, Switzerland to Kansas - 1905 ER1840 = Ernst Finger, Germany to Wisconsin 1863 FR1814 = Francis M. Finger, Germany to Indiana 1853 FR1816 = Franz Joseph Finger, Germany to Wisc. 1854 FR1822 = Frank Finger, Germany to Buffalo, New York FR1833 = Frederick Finger, Switzerland to Ohio 1871 FR1842 = Frederick Finger, Switzerland to New York 1872 FR1844 = Fred "Fritz" Finger, Germany to Missouri, Kentucky 1867 FJ1816 = Francois Joseph Finger, Alsace to Texas, 1846 GE1822 = George Finger, Germany To New York 1845 GE1871 = George Finger, Germany To Pennsylvania 1885 GO1809 = Gottfried Finger, Germany to Wisconsin 1830s GU1864 = Gustav Finger, Germany to New York 1882 HE1817 = Henry Finger, Germany to Illinois before 1850 HE1825 = Henry A. Finger, Germany to Kansas c.1872 HE1837 = Henrich Finger, Germany to Baltimore 1852 JA1874 = Jacob Finger, Russia to Idaho, New York 1892 JA1878 = Jacob Finger, Russia to Erie County, New York 1897 JO1700 = Johannes Vinger, Germany to New York, 1710

JO1786 = Johannes Finger, Germany to Cleveland, OH, 1840 JO1790 = John Finger, Germany to Pennsylvania, before 1850 JO1803 = Johann Heinrich Finger, Prussia to Baltimore c.1842 JO1854 = Adopted son John H. Finger, Germany to New York, Illinois, Iowa 1858 JO1861 = John Finger, Bohemia to Manhattan, New York, 1872 JO1869 = Johann Finger, Germany to Ohio, 1887 JO1887 = Joseph Finger, Austria to New Orleans, then Houston 1903 JU1865 = Julius Finger, Germany to Michigan, 1882 KU1899 = Kurt Finger, Germany to Bronx, 1923 LO1849 = Louis Finger (& brother Gustave), Germany to Michigan 1881 LO1869 = Louis Finger, Russia to Delaware 1885 LO1890 = Louis Finger, Austria to New York 1907 MA1831 = Martin Finger, Germany to New York 1856 MA1884 = Max A. Finger, Germany to Illinois, 1884 PA1865 = Patrick Finger, Ireland to California, 1884 PE1724 = Peter Finger, Germany to Pennsylvania, 1749, then North Carolina PE1845 = Peter Finger, Germany to New York 1883 PE1868 = Peter Finger, Germany to New York 1895 RU1862 = Rudolph Finger, Germany to Wisconsin, 1885 SA1866 = Samuel Finger, Russia to New York, 1890 SA1872 = Sam Finger, Russia to Texas, 1890 TH1815 = Theodore Finger, Germany to New Orleans, Texas, California, 1837 UN0000 = Various unknown and unconnected individuals and families UN0001 = Unknown, Israel Finger, born 1818 Pennsylvania, and others UN0002 = Unknown, Webster Finger, born 1842 New York WI1818 = Wilhelm Finger Germany to New Orleans, Illinois, Kansas, 1852 WI1835 = William (Wilhelm) Finger Germany to New York 1861, (OH, GA, IL) WI1859 = William A. Finger Germany to Vermont, New York, 1880 WI1883 = William Finger, Germany to South Dakota, then California 1905

Just as a point of interest, the reference number is produced using the first 2 letters of his first name and his birth year.

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Finger is the 6,739th most common name in the U.S., and
Fingar is the 62,903rd most common name in the U.S.
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Picture Indexes

Pictures, My father's side Austin, Fingar, Finger, McNutt, Owen
Pictures, Four generations, beginning with Elmer Finger (b. 1909)
Pictures, My mother's side Connors, Hull, LaSurke, Rowland

Poster, Association For The Detection Of Horse Thieves, (German Fingar, Secretary), 1868
Some Finger Coats of Arms

Articles

The Finger Family in Argentina The Finger Family in Australia The Finger Family in Brazil Fingers From Bottendorf To America, John Vanko Samuel Finger - Oldest Finger Ancestor in Bottendorf, c.1570, John Vanko Samuel Finger - Appointment, c.1599, John Vanko Reconciling the children of Johannes Vinger, b.1700, from various sources Who Was Peter Finger? - by Wade Finger Road Districts, 1808, Germantown, NY by Capt. Franklin Ellis Descendants of Francis M. Finger, b.1814, Germany from Greg Breetz, Jr. Reproduction of the marriage record of Jacob and Maria Finger, 1840 John H. Finger (b.c.1854) an adopted son Fingars in Persons Liable To Military Duty in the New York State Militia, 1864 Sinking of the Evening Star, Robert Finger, Chief Engineer, 1866 The Attack on Webster Finger, 1871 Excerpt from History and Directory of Yates County, 1873 John Finger and James Sigler's wife 1882 Physician's Affidavit, relating to the death of Montgomery Finger, c.1883 Bigamy and Elopement, The Marriage of Fred B. Finger, 1885

Notes of William Penn Finger, assessor, 1885 Kansas state census George Turner kills Edward Finger (1890) William Finger's (b. 1835) Pension Letter (1891) Tarred and Feathered, Oscar Houghtaling (1895) The Life and Memory of Henry Finger (1837-1917) - 1896 The Life and Career of Abraham Finger (1889-1971) - 1896 Some Notes Concerning Hugh Fingar (b.1901) from Larry Boddy Henry Finger, "81 Years Young," Shingles Roof of His Home Lightning Caused Fire Destroys the Home of Cora Finger - 1933 Ralph Fingar Wins Life Saving Award, 1935 The Horrible Train Accident of Percy Fingar, 1938 Triplets and Twins, 1942 A. Howard Fingar's Chickens Destroyed by Fire, 1943 Descendants of Jacob and Maria Finger by Gladys Finger Nichols, 1946 Joseph Finger beaten, 1951 Fatal Accident of William Finger, 1976 Comments of Hank Jones concerning Johannes Vinger, 2003 The Fingar / Finger Family Reunion of 2003 Fingar / Finger Business Adverstisements Variations of the name Finger

Biographies

Marcus Cansler, b.1849, Texas Donald Fingar, b.1923, New York German Fingar, b.1823, New York Jacob W. Fingar, b.1829, New York Lewis Fingar, b.1859, New York Philip Peelor, b. 1830

Chauncey P. Finger, b.1816, New York "Bill" Finger, b.1914, New York Franz Joseph Finger, b.1816, Germany George W. Finger, b.1857, Texas Donald Hugh Fingar, b. 1923 New York

Henry James Finger, b.1853, San Francisco Capt. Henry L. Finger, b.1826, New York Joseph Finger, b.1826, Austria Simon 'Theodore' Finger, b.1815, Germany Edward Stickles, b.1816, New York Condit Snyder, b.1859, New York

Wills

Johannes Finger, Aug 12, 1779

Henry Shultis, 1884

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