Finger Family Genealogical DatabaseLast Update 12/12/2020
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| Name John Wesley Finger #4027 |
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Sex M |
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| Born 10 Dec 1897 |
Place Bennton, Yates, New York |
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| Died 8 Jul 1980 |
Place Jerusalem, Yates, New York |
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Date 3 Jun 1921 |
Place Penn Yan, Yates, New York |
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2 Doris Finger abt 1916
3 Maurice Wesley Finger 8 Feb 1923
4 Donald W. Finger 1927
5 Arthur Leroy Fingar 1932
6 Elyse Finger 1934
He is referred to as Wesley of Bluff Point in his father's obituary, 1938.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Fingar and daughter, Betty, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fingar at their new home on the Voak Road. - The Geneva Times June 19, 1956
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Fingar spent Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mrs. Stephen Machuga, and her family in Oswego. - Geneva Daily Times December 2, 1958.
Found him on the 1900 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (distrct 136 img 5) as Wesley Finger, age 3.
Found him on the 1910 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (distrct 176 img 19) as John W. Finger, age 13.
Found him on the 1920 Potter, Yates, New York census (distrct 184 img 6) as Westley Finger, age 21, living with his brother Willis.
Found him on the 1930 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (dist 11 img 1) as J. Wesley Finger age 33, farmer. Also in his household are 2 other children: Doris A. Nicholas age 14 and Carl A. Nicholas age 13.
Found him on the 1940 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (dist 62-14 img 9) as Wesley Finger age 42, farmer.
WWII Draft Registration
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Fingar and daughter, Betty, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fingar at their new home on the Voak Road. - The Geneva Times June 19, 1956
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Fingar spent Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mrs. Stephen Machuga, and her family in Oswego. - Geneva Daily Times December 2, 1958.
Found him on the 1900 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (distrct 136 img 5) as Wesley Finger, age 3.
Found him on the 1910 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (distrct 176 img 19) as John W. Finger, age 13.
Found him on the 1920 Potter, Yates, New York census (distrct 184 img 6) as Westley Finger, age 21, living with his brother Willis.
Found him on the 1930 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (dist 11 img 1) as J. Wesley Finger age 33, farmer. Also in his household are 2 other children: Doris A. Nicholas age 14 and Carl A. Nicholas age 13.
Found him on the 1940 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (dist 62-14 img 9) as Wesley Finger age 42, farmer.
WWII Draft Registration
KEUKA PARK - J. Wesley Fingar, 82, of Park Avenue, died at home Tuesday. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Townsend Funeral Chapel, Penn Yan. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Bluff Point United Methodist Church. The Rev Russell Scheel and the Rev, Marge Mayson will officiate Burial will be in Bitley Cemetery, Branchport. Mr. Fingar was a veteran of World War I, serving with the Navy. He was a former member of the American Legion of Penn Yan and a member of the Bluff Point United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bluff Point United Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Stephen (Doris) Machuga of Port Orange, Fla., and Mrs Robert (Betty) Ackerson of Keuka Park three sons, Maurice W of Tucson, Ariz, Donald W. of Walworth, and Arthur L of Macedon two brothers, Willis Fingar of Penn Yan and Arthur Fingar of Milwaukee, Wis 14 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Finger Lakes Times July 9, 1980
| JACOB J. FINGER 1786
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| John B. Finger 1811 |
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| | CHRISTINA TRAVER 1794
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| Hiram Adolphus Finger 1865 |
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| | | David Burroughs Wells 1790
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| | Lucy Ann Wells 1822 |
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| | Anna Rowland 1795
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|- John Wesley Finger
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| Margaret "Maggie" Brown 1873 |
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