Jul-28-2018                   

Husband: John Finster
Born: May-25-1831 in Bavaria, Germany 1,2,3 Died: Jun-21-1911 1 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV 1 Census: 1900, 1910 in Court House District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870 in Sheridan Twp, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1862 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 3 Immigrated: 1854 2 Occupation: farmer 2 Father: Paul Finster Mother: Mary Ann ___
Wife: Engel Maria "Mary" Albers 4,5 Also known as: Mary Albers 4,5,6,7 Married: May- 1-1862 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA 8
Born: Dec-14-1840 in Germany 9,2,3 (see note 1) Died: 1918 in West Virginia 1,9 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV 1 Census: 1900, 1910 in Court House District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870 in Sheridan Twp, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1862 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 3 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Immigrated: 1850 2 Father: Adda Mener Albers (1804 - 1881) Mother: Engel Maria Hendrichs
F Child 1: Christina Finster Born: Sep-25-1867 at Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 10,11,3 Died: Apr-14-1938 at Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Buried: in St. Johannes Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Cause of death: pseudoleukemia (Hodgkins) 10 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1892 in Lewis Co, WV 3 Census: 1870 in Sheridan Twp, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Leopold Hinter b. Oct-15-1850 d. Sep-23-1915 Census name: Leopold Hinterer Married: Sep-28-1892 in Lewis Co, WV 12
M Child 2: Simon Jacob Finster Born: Mar- 2-1872 in Lewis Co, WV 13,14 Died: May-14-1955 in Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 13,1 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV 1 Resided: 1900 in Lewis Co, WV 14 Wife: Trasia M. Hinter b. Dec-19-1878 d. May- 5-1936 Census name: Tracy Hinter Married: Apr-26-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Gertrude Finster Born: Jul-14-1883 in Lewis Co, WV 13,2,3 Died: Jul-16-1962 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Buried: in St. Johannes Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Court House District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: John Hinterer b. Dec-17-1875 d. Nov-15-1934 Census name: John Hinter 15 Married: Oct-28-1908 at Oak Grove, Lewis Co, WV 3
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. (3) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (4) Marriage record of daughter. (5) Death record of daughter. (6) 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Sheridan Township) (7) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (8) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as John Finster, 30, b. Bavaria Germany, res. Lewis Co, son of Paul & Mary Ann Finster; and Mary Alberts (sic), 21, b. Germany, res. Lewis Co, dau of Andrew M. & Margaret Catharine Alberts. Married May 1 1862 in Weston. MR p. 20 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10711273&Type=Marriage. (9) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (12) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Leopold Hinter, 38, b. in Germany, res. Leopold (Doddridge Co); and Christina Finster, 25, b. & res. in Lewis Co. Married Sep 28 1892 "at the residence of the Bride's parents on Crooked Fork.", MR p. 76. (13) Headstone. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District). Event Notes Note (1) Age 17 in 1860 Census would put birth in about 1843.




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