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Name
Lewis M. Finger   #6496
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Sex
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Born
23 Feb 1816
Place
Indiana
Source
Died
21 Jan 1887
Place
Texas
Source
     approx. age 71


Buried

Father
Mother

Spouse
Date
1838
Place
Lawrence County, Indiana
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  1  Francis Finger
  2  Mary Jane Finger 22 Aug 1839
  3  Peter Finger abt 1842
  4  Susan Finger May 1843
  5  Rachel Finger abt 1846
  6  John Calhoun Finger May 1849
  7  Joseph Pless Finger 7 Apr 1855
  8  George Washington Finger 21 Jun 1857

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His parents moved from North Carolina to Indiana at an early age. He moved from Indiana to Texas in 1846, and settled in Tarrant County. - History of Texas

He went to California during the gold fever, but soon returned to Texas. In the great war between the States (1861-5), although he was past the age when military service could be exacted of him, he enlisted in the Confederate army, was assigned to duty in Texas, and for some time helped guard Federal prisoners at Tyler. After the war he devoted himself to his farm. He was for a number of years justice of the peace at Arlington. - Historic Texas

In view of the above, we wonder if he might also be the Lewis Finger age 34, miner, born Indiana, who is on the 1850 Weaverville, Trinity, California census (img 3). (Taken October, 1850).

Found him on the 1850 Navarro, Tarrent, Texas census (img 6) as Lewis Finger age 33, farmer.

Found him on the 1870 Precinct 1, Tarrant, Texas census (img 35) as L. Finger age 53, farmer.

Found him on the 1880 92nd District, Tarrant, Texas census (img 47) as Lewis Finger age 63, farmer. Born Indiana, father, mother born North Carolina.

Tombstone


                                                                    | Peter Finger  1724
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                                  | Jacob Finger  1754              | 
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                                  |                                 | Catherine Barbara Reinhardt 1734 
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| John H. Finger 1779             |
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|                                 | Maria Christina Schrum 1760     |
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| Mary "Polly" Troutman 1783      |
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