As
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Finger, of Bluff Point, were driving to their home in an automobile Sunday, a live wire dropped upon the car near the residence of Lars Neilson in Elm St. Mr. Finger was quite severely shocked and burned about the hands and Mrs. Finger was shocked as well as badly scared. They were taken to the home of Mrs. Knowles in Liberty street and attended by Dr. J. A. Conley. -
Penn Yan Democrat December 2, 1921
The month of his birth is taken from the 1900 census, but the year in 1900 is out of agreement with censuses of 1870 and 1910, which were used to determine the year.
Found him on the 1870 Benton, Yates, New York census (img 41) as
Hiram A. Finger, age 5.
Found him on the 1892 Benton, Yates, New York state census (E.D. 01) as
Hiram A. Finger age 28, farmer. Also in his household are his nephew
Clifford A. Finger age 17, his father
John Finger age 82 and his mother
Lucy A. Finger age 70.
Found him on the 1900 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (district 136, img 5) as
Adolphus Finger, age 37, farm laborer.
Found him on the 1910 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (district 176, img 19) as
Hiram A. Finger age 45, farmer.
FINGER - At Bluff Point, Thursday, June 27, Adolph Finger, 70. He leaves four sons, Wesley, of Bluff Point Arthur, of Milwaukee, Wis. Ernest, Texas Willis, Potter brother, Delos, of Geneva. Funeral Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Thayer funeral home, Rev. C. W. Smith, of Branchport M. E. Church, officiating. Burial in Friend. - Penn Yan Democrat June 28, 1935
Penn Yan - Adolph Finger, 70, died yesterday in the home of his son, Wesley Finger on Bluff Point. - Rochester Democrat And Chronicle June 28, 1935