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Personal data Frank Finger 

  • He was born on February 25, 1864 in Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Roger Peters; Sharon Haupt, Thomas Van Winkle, R. Fuller, et al.
  • He died on July 17, 1939 in Iowa Fls., Hardin Co., IA, he was 75 years old.
  • He is buried after July 16, 1939 in German Twp., Grundy Co., IA (W. Friesland Presb. Chr. Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on February 22, 2025.

Household of Frank Finger

He is married to Pietertje Zwagerman.

They got married on March 18, 1887 at German Twp., Grundy Co., IA, he was 23 years old.

Frank Finger oo Pietertje Zwagerman

Marriage sources: Peters, Roger, Roger and Marilyn Coeling Peters, Ancestors and Related Families, (Publication site: Woodbury, MN, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: i Mar MMXI)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rptrs&id=I34432

"... Frank Finger 1 Sex: M Birth: FEB 1864 in Illinois 2 Death: AFT 1 JAN 1925 3 ...

Marriage 1 Pietertje Zwagerman b: MAR 1865 in North Holland, NL Married: ABT 1887

Children

1. Rose Finger b: JAN 1888 in Iowa
...
Sources:

1. Title: Iowa Falls Times-Citizen Publication: Iowa Falls, Iowa; Internet Edition Repository: Media: Newspaper Page: 8/28/2004: Anna De Vries obituary

2. Title: U.S. Census Repository: Media: Book Page: 6/5/1900, Washington Township, Butler County, Iowa, sheet 3A: Frank and Petertje Finger family

3. Title: 1925 Iowa Census Author: State of Iowa Repository: Media: Census Page: German Township, Grundy County, Iowa: Henry and Hannah Finger family, daughter, Johanna, brother, Peter Finger"
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Child(ren):

  1. Grietje Finger  1897-1986 


Notes about Frank Finger

Frank Finger

Sources: Author: Peters, Roger; Title: "Roger and Marilyn Coeling Peters, Ancestors and Related Families," (Publication site: Woodbury, MN, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: i Mar MMXI)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rptrs&id=I34432

"... Frank Finger 1 Sex: M Birth: FEB 1864 in Illinois 2 Death: AFT 1 JAN 1925 3

Residence: 5 JUN 1900 Washington Township, Butler County, Iowa
Census: 5 JUN 1900 Washington Township, Butler County, Iowa
Occupation: 5 JUN 1900 Day laborer

Marriage 1 Pietertje Zwagerman b: MAR 1865 in North Holland, NL Married: ABT 1887

Children

1. Rose Finger b: JAN 1888 in Iowa
2. Gertie Finger b: OCT 1890 in Iowa
3. Bertha Finger b: MAY 1891 in Iowa
4. Edd F. Finger b: 17 AUG 1893 in Grundy County, Iowa
5. Mae Finger b: 20 JUL 1895 in Butler County, Iowa
6. Maggie Finger b: 20 MAR 1897 in Butler County, Iowa
7. Dirk Finger b: AUG 1899 in Grundy County, Iowa
8. Heinrich Finger b: 28 SEP 1902 in Grundy County, Iowa
9. Peter Finger b: 14 JUL 1903 in Grundy County, Iowa
10. Friedrich Finger b: 6 DEC 1904 in Grundy County, Iowa
11. Antje Finger b: 11 OCT 1907 in Wellsburg, Grundy County, Iowa

Sources:

1. Title: Iowa Falls Times-Citizen Publication: Iowa Falls, Iowa; Internet Edition Repository: Media: Newspaper Page: 8/28/2004: Anna De Vries obituary

2. Title: U.S. Census Repository: Media: Book Page: 6/5/1900, Washington Township, Butler County, Iowa, sheet 3A: Frank and Petertje Finger family

3. Title: 1925 Iowa Census Author: State of Iowa Repository: Media: Census Page: German Township, Grundy County, Iowa: Henry and Hannah Finger family, daughter, Johanna, brother, Peter Finger"

It is my hypothesis Frank Finger is of recent Dutch or Ostfriesland extraction. I base this on the Christian names given to the children.-David A. Navorska-Irving TX-xiii Apr MMXI

Author: Haupt, Sharon; Van Winkle, Thomas; Fuller, R.; et al.; Title: "Frank Finger," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxv Apr MMXXII)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4VW-T4L

"... Frank Finger Last Changed: June 3, 2012 ... Sex Male ...

Birth 25 February 1864 Illinois, ... Last Changed: August 2, 2017 Sharon Haupt

Death 17 July 1939 Ackley, Hardin, Iowa, ... Last Changed: July 26, 2017 R. Fuller

Burial July 1939 ... West Friesland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Grundy County, Iowa, ... Reason: ... Find A Grave Memorial ID 125168327

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125168327

Last Changed: May 15, 2019 Thomas Van Winkle

Residence 1870 Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, ...
Residence 1880 German, Grundy, Iowa, ...
Residence 1895 Butler, Iowa, ...
Residence 1900 Washington Township, Butler, Iowa, ...
Residence 1910 German, Grundy, Iowa, ...
Residence 1920 German, Grundy, Iowa, ...
Pension 1934-1946 Iowa, ...

Spouses & Children

Frank Finger Male 1864-1939 L4VW-T4L [<-John E. Kannegieter's f-i-l]
Petertje Zwagerman Female 1865- 1913 LYWJ-KKZ [<-John E. Kannegieter's m-i-l]
Marriage 18 March 1887 German Township, Grundy, Iowa, ...

Children (11)

[1] Rosa Finger Female 1888-1975
[2] Gertrude Finger Female 1889-1968
[3] Bertha Finger Female 1891-1940
[4] Edward F Finger Male 1893-1979
[5] Mae Finger Female 1895-1969
[6] Maggie Finger Female 1897-1986 LTKQ-3Z4[[7] Dick E. Finger Male 1899-1991
[8] Henry F Finger Male 1901-1996
[9] Peter F. Finger Male 1903-1994
[10] Fred Frank Finger Male 1905-1962
[11] Anna Finger Female 1907-2004

Parents & Siblings

Edward Finger Male 1833-1880
Rosina Scheiding Female 1840-1907
Marriage 31 May 1863 Kankakee, Illinois, ...

Children (10)

[1] Frank Finger Male 1864-1939 L4VW-T4L [<-John E. Kannegieter's f-i-l]
[2] Bertha Finger Female 1865-1944
[3] Edward Finger Male 1866-1931
[4] Emma Finger Female 1867-1945
[5] Mary Magdaline Finger Female 1869-1923
[6] Joseph Finger Male 1871-1917
[7] Anna Finger Female 1873-1899
[8] Heinrich Finger Male 1876-Deceased
[9] Friedrich Finger Male 1877-1926
[10] Rosa Finger Female 1880-1957"

Author: Wolterman, Conley; Title: "Frank Finger," (Publication site: German Twp., Grundy Co., IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xv Feb MMXIV)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125168327/frank-finger

"... Photo [Frank's stone] added by Conley Wolterman
[photo-Finger family memorial stone] Added by KDB
[photo-Frank's obituary] Added by Linda T.

Frank Finger Birth 25 Feb 1864 Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA Death 17 Jul 1939 (aged 75) Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa, USA Burial West Friesland Presbyterian Church Cemetery Grundy County, Iowa, USA ... GPS-Latitude: 42.5438995, Longitude: -92.9841995 Plot O-48-3 Memorial ID 125168327

Frank Finger
Birth: FEB 1864 in somewhere in IL
Marriage 1 Pietertje Zwagerman b: MAR 1865 in North Holland, Nederland
Married: ABT 1887 in fortasse, somewhere in U.S.A.
Children
Grietje "Maggie" Finger b: 20 MAR 1897 in B

Inscription FATHER

Parents

[photo-stone shared with Rosina Finger] Edward Finger 1833-1880
[photo-stone shared with Edward Finger] Rosina Scheiding Finger 1841-1907

Spouse

[photo-Petertjie's stone] Petertjie "Pearl" Zwagermann Finger 1865-1913 (m. 1887)

Siblings

[photo-stone shared with Peter Zwagerman] Bertha Finger Zwagerman 1865-1944
[photo-Ed's stone] Ed Finger 1866-1931
[photo-stone shared with Conrad Aggen] Emma Finger Aggen 1867-1945
[photo-Lena's stone] Lena Finger Gauer 1867-1923
[photo-Anna's stone] Anna Finger Neuberger 1872-1899
[photo-Fred's stone] Friedrich "Fred" Finger 1878-1926
[photo-stone shared with Albert Lengen] Rosa Finger Van Lengen 1880-1957

Children

[photo-stone sared with John C. Van Eschen] Rose Finger Van Eschen 1888-1975
[photo-Gertie's stone] Gertie Finger Huebner 1889-1968
[photo-stone shared with William Huebner] Bertha Finger Huebner 1891-1940
[photo-stone shared with Tillie Finger] Edd Finger 1893-1979
[photo-stone shared with John J. Lindaman] Mae Finger Lindaman 1895-1969
[photo-stone shared with John Kannegieter] Maggie Finger Kannegieter 1897-1986
[photo-Dick's portion of stone shared with Clara L. Finger] Dick E. Finger 1899-1991
[photo-stone shared with Hanna Finger] Henry F Finger 1901-1996
[photo-Peter's stone] Peter Frank Finger 1903-1994
[photo-stone shared with Herman DeVries] Anna Finger DeVries 1907-2004

Maintained by: AenneLa Originally Created by: Conley Wolterman Added: Feb 15, 2014 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 125168327"

Title: Frank Finger's obituary, (Publication site: LaPorte IA, Publisher: LaPorte City Progress Review, Publication date: xxvii July MCMXXXIX) Pg. 8, Col. 2.

The obituary was added to Find-a-Grave by Linda T. [NN-family name not given] xxx Sept MMXX.

"Frank Finger, 75, of Ackley, was killed last week in a binder accident. He was untangling some morning glories from a binder when his team started up. His right leg was cut, the left leg broken and the knee dislocated. Injuries and shock caused his death."

Ackley is near the confluence of 4 counties: Butler / Franklin / Grundy / Hardin.
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Frank Finger

Frank Finger
1864-1939

1887

Pietertje Zwagerman
1865-1913

Grietje Finger
1897-1986

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Birthday February 25, 1864

  • The temperature on February 25, 1864 was about 2.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.
    • May 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends.
    • September 1 » American Civil War: The Confederate Army General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta, ending a four-month siege by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
    • September 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought.
    • November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.
    • December 8 » Pope Pius IX promulgates the encyclical Quanta cura and its appendix, the Syllabus of Errors, outlining the authority of the Catholic Church and condemning various liberal ideas.

Day of marriage March 18, 1887

  • The temperature on March 18, 1887 was about -1.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
    • April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
    • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Day of death July 17, 1939

  • The temperature on July 17, 1939 was between 12.4 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • January 24 » The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
    • January 27 » First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
    • April 30 » NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
    • September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
    • December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.
    • December 14 » Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.


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