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John FINSTER

John FINSTER

Male 1831 - 1911  (80 years)

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  • Name John FINSTER 
    Born 25 May 1831  Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1854  [2] 
    Residence 1862  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1870  Sheridan Twp, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  Court House District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Died 21 Jun 1911  [1] 
    Buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Goosepen Run (CR 20/9), near Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I62044  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2016 

    Father Paul FINSTER 
    Mother Mary Ann ___ 
    Family ID F38670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Engel Maria "Mary" ALBERS,   b. 14 Dec 1840, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1918, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [4, 5] 
    Married 1 May 1862  Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Christina FINSTER,   b. 25 Sep 1867, Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1938, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Simon Jacob FINSTER,   b. 2 Mar 1872, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1955, Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +3. Gertrude FINSTER,   b. 14 Jul 1883, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1962, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F25751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S2150] 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV.

    3. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    4. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    5. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    6. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR p. 20 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10711273&Type=Marriage.
      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.