Finger names from various sources that I don't know how are related:

In my research, I have come across the below listed names and sources, but I don't know how they fit into the family. I would love to hear from anyone who knows how they are related. As I find answers, I'll cross out the name. I'll be continuing on with my search, too.

Cemetery Records

from Wilson Simmons

Bellona Cemetery (Town of Benton):

Mary J. Roat Finger - died 2/21/1898 ae 57/4/17, wife of Charles Finger and dau. of Smith and Rosetta Roat
Charles H. Finger - died 9/3/1898 ae 54/1, son of John and Lucy Wells Finger, Civil War Co. G 126th NY

Briggs Cemetery (Town of Benton):

Finger baby - 1859, plot with John J. and Sarah Finger
Clark Morton Finger - died 9/6/1855 ae 3/10/7, son of John J. and Sarah Finger

Helen Finger - 1863, plot with John J. and Sarah Finger
Richard Delos Finger - died 3/24/1841 ae 2m, 10d, son of John J. and (Sally) Finger

West Woods Cemetery (Town of Benton):

James L. Finger – died 4/14/1897 ae 78, son of John and Christina Rector Finger

City Hill Cemetery (Town of Torrey):

Pauline Finger – 1906 – 1981, “Our Mother”

Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan, NY:

The Free Ground

E. James Finger – 1825 - 1897
Carolyn Fox Finger – died 10/16/1891 ae 63, wife of E. James Finger
George Finger – 1876 – 1968

William S. Finger – 1878 – 1946
Anna E. Finger – 1864 – 1945 (adj. to William S. Finger)
Lillian Griswold Finger – 1879 – 1895
Helen M. Stiles Finger – 1871 – 1894 (adj. to Lillian Finger)

Purchase One

Hiram Finger – 1834 – 1877, (Warner monument, Fred Finger lot)

Purchase Three East

Charles E. Finger – 3/10/1859 – 11/8/1906, (Mary Finger lot)
David Finger – 1832 – 1913, Civil War Bat. B 3d NYLA (Mary Finger lot)
Harlow Finger – 1832 – 1895, Civil War Bat. B 3d NYLA (Polly Finger lot)
Harlow Finger – 1868 – 1931 (Polly Finger lot), (town record)

Mary E. Hammond Finger – 1830 – 1915, (Mary Finger lot)
Polly Finger – 1815 – 1895, (Polly Finger lot), (town record)
R. Seeley Finger – 1838 – 1910, (town record)
Sara J. Tears Finger – 1840 – 1917, wife of R. Seeley Finger

Purchase Three West

Albert [R.] Finger – 1849 – 1925
Margaret Finger – 1846 – 1926, wife of Albert [R.] Finger
Hannah L. Finger – 1844 – 1928, (Hannah Finger lot)
Margrie [Finger] – [1872 – 1926], [James M. Finger lot]
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Mary L. Murphy Finger – 1850 – [9/13]1913, wife of William O. Finger, died ae 63/1/16, dau. of P.H. Murphy
Maynard Finger – 1851 – 1926 (town record)
O[liver] M. Finger – [1837 – 1870], Civil War Co. I 148th NY, (Soldier’s Plot)
William O. Finger – 1834 – 1921 (James M. Finger lot)

Unknown location in Lakeview Cemetery:

Bessie Sprague Finger – died 7/24/1907 ae 37, dau. of Randall Sprague
Frank Finger – died 10/31/1904 ae 35 PY
William B. Finger – died 8/29, 1901 ae 12 days, son of William and Mary Finger


From Joe Sisson:

Hannah Finger, b 25 Feb 1807, married c.1829 Philip Coons (Kuntz) b 4 May 1806, possibly daughter of James and Christie Finger


From the SSDI:

A. Fingar b 6 May 1900, d Nov 1969 Hudson
Lorinda Fingar b 17 Dec 1902, d Jun 1980 Germantown


From the 1850 Benton census:

John Finger, 40 Laborer
Sammy Finger, 48
[In same house]
Alonzo Moon, 8
Elisha Moon, 6

Phillip Finger, 26, Laborer
Christina Finger, 59
Margaret Finger, 23
Hiram Finger,15
Hannah Finger, 4


From the 1900 Benton, Yates, New York census (dist 133 img 17):

Name Age born immigrated notes
Fingar, Patrick 56 Apr 1844 Ireland  1861  
— Hannah 56 May 1844 Ireland 1870 5 children 1 living
—    Mary 27 Dec 1872 New York    
Anderson, Albert 23 Feb 1877 Denmark 1889 Servant


From various online B, M, D indices:

Adolph Finger, d 28 Jun 1935
Albert Finger, d 30 Jan 1925
Althea Finger, d 13 Jun 1941
Bessie Finger, d 26 Jul 1907
Charles H. Finger, d 1 Nov 1918
Charles W. Fingar, d 1 Aug 1924
David Finger, d 22 Aug 1913
Donald George Finger, b 22 Jul 1927, father Clyde B. Finger
Earl B. Finger, d 27 Jun 1941
Frank Finger, d 4 Nov 1904
Fred Finger, d 27 Sep 1907
Hannah Finger, d 1 Jun 1928
Harlow Finger, d 3 Apr 1931
James E. Finger, d 11 Feb 1921
Jane Finger, d 17Apr 1864, age 3 months
Norman LaRue Fingar, b 3 Jan 1930, father Robert B. Fingar
Polly Finger m Martin Braiden, Nov 1847
R. Seely Finger, d 4 Mar 1910
Sarah J. Finger, d 21 Sep 1917

William O. Finger, d 21 Oct 1921
(Mrs) William O. Finger, d 7 Aug 1914

William R. Finger, d 21 Apr 1933


From Genealogical Gleanings Abstracted from the Early Newspapers of Penn Yan, Yates County New York 1823-1833 and 1841-1855

compiled by Dianne Stenzel

Elisha Gleason and Christina Finger both of Yates County were married 1 Jan 1830 in Benton
Elizabeth Finger, d 26 Apr 1854, under age 1
John Finger d 1 Oct 1842, Benton, Yates, NY, age 60 yrs
Robert Brown and Margaret Finger married 23 Dec 1850 Benton, Yates
Peter Finger and Mary Ann Barnes daughter of S. Barnes, Esq., all of Jerusalem, married 18 Jun 1850


From the 1850 Columbia census:

John Finger, age 38, laborer, living with William A. (age 51) and Polly (age 46) Smith and their 5 children


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