Francois Joseph Finger, 3 Generations
Home Up Francois Joseph Finger, 3 Generations Francois Joseph Finger (1816 - 1886) Finger Ancestors

   

 

These articles have been submitted for inclusion in Medina County History Book 2:
<Louis Joseph and Caroline Rothe Finger>
<Clemens Finger>
<James Charles and Bernice Carle Finger>

Descendants of Francois Joseph Finger

Generation No. 1

      1.  Francois Joseph6 Finger  (Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born May 25, 1816 in Oberentzen, and died August 27, 1886 in D'Hanis.  He married Regina Zürcher August 17, 1842 in Oberentzen, St. Nicholas Church, daughter of Michel Zürcher and Catherine Romann.  She was born September 17, 1818 in Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France, and died February 11, 1882 in D'Hanis.

      Child of Francois Finger and Regina Zürcher is:

+     2                i.    Joseph7 Finger, born June 11, 1843 in Oberentzen; died May 17, 1917 in D'Hanis.

 

Generation No. 2

 
      2.  Joseph7 Finger (Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born June 11, 1843 in Oberentzen, and died May 17, 1917 in D'Hanis.  He married Mary Anna Enderle December 29, 1867 in D'Hanis, daughter of Fidel Enderle and Johanna Baumgartner.  She was born November 11, 1849 in Vandenberg, Texas, and died March 25, 1921 in D'Hanis.

      Children of Joseph Finger and Mary Enderle are:

+     3                i.    Louis Joseph8 Finger, born March 15, 1870 in D'Hanis; died March 05, 1947 in Hondo.

+     4                ii.    William Finger, born August 16, 1874 in D'Hanis; died December 03, 1950 in D'Hanis.

+     5               iii.    Anna Regina Finger, born August 19, 1876 in D'Hanis; died August 31, 1959 in D'Hanis.

+     6               iv.    Edward J. Finger, born October 14, 1878 in D'Hanis; died March 07, 1949 in D'Hanis.

+     7               v.    Henry Martin Finger, born April 19, 1881 in D'Hanis; died August 18, 1941.

+     8               vi.    John Marcus Finger, born March 23, 1883 in D'Hanis; died April 25, 1951 in Hondo.

+     9              vii.    Mary Johanna Finger, born July 03, 1885 in D'Hanis; died May 03, 1952 in D'Hanis.

+     10           viii.    Charles Finger, born June 23, 1887 in D'Hanis; died November 17, 1958 in Hondo.

+     11             ix.    Frank M. Finger, born January 12, 1890 in D'Hanis; died July 18, 1943 in D'Hanis.

+     12              x.    Alfred Martin Finger, born July 19, 1892 in D'Hanis; died December 13, 1940.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 
      3.  Louis Joseph8 Finger (Joseph7, Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born March 15, 1870 in D'Hanis, and died March 05, 1947 in Hondo.  He married Caroline Amelia Rothe June 22, 1897 in At home on Seco Creek, Medina County, Texas, daughter of Johann Rothe and Maria Reuter.  She was born March 21, 1876 in Home on Seco Creek, Medina County, Texas, and died August 14, 1936 in D'Hanis.

      Children of Louis Finger and Caroline Rothe are:

       13               i.    Clemens Frederick Joseph9 Finger, born April 02, 1898 in D'Hanis; died December 11, 1995 in San Antonio.

       14              ii.    Johanna Marie (Sister M. Damienne) Finger, born March 28, 1901 in D'Hanis; died June 30, 1993 in San Antonio.

       15             iii.    Maurice Joseph Finger, born March 29, 1904 in D'Hanis; died March 29, 1996 in Hondo.  He married Julia Lillian Wernette January 14, 1925 in D'Hanis; born October 17, 1905; died May 30, 1986.

       16             iv.    Louis Joseph Finger, born July 01, 1907 in D'Hanis; died April 25, 1908 in D'Hanis.

       17              v.    James Charles Finger, born November 01, 1909 in D'Hanis; died July 18, 1946 in Chicago.  He married Bernice Marcella Carle October 24, 1935 in D'Hanis; born June 02, 1914 in D'Hanis; died September 21, 2002 in D'Hanis.

       18             vi.    Joseph Fritz Finger, born January 19, 1912 in D'Hanis; died November 10, 1989 in San Antonio.  He married Leona Henrietta Poerner September 06, 1937 in El Paso; born August 16, 1918 in D'Hanis.

       19            vii.    Verene Maude Finger, born December 04, 1915 in D'Hanis; died February 22, 2005 in Hondo.  She married Thomas Pipkin Riley Barlow February 28, 1942 in San Antonio; born April 05, 1921 in Waco, Texas; died November 23, 1996 in Austin, Texas.

       20           viii.    Stella Caroline Finger, born February 20, 1918 in D'Hanis; died July 01, 2005 in San Antonio.  She married Martin Horace Ney September 26, 1940 in D'Hanis; born July 10, 1915 in D'Hanis; died February 28, 1971 in D'Hanis.

 

      4.  William8 Finger (Joseph7, Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born August 16, 1874 in D'Hanis, and died December 03, 1950 in D'Hanis.  He married Amalia Fohn October 27, 1896 in D'Hanis, daughter of John Fohn and Catherine Saathoff.  She was born July 08, 1874, and died February 08, 1948 in D'Hanis.

      Children of William Finger and Amalia Fohn are:

       21               i.    Alice9 Finger, born July 17, 1897; died April 30, 1986.  She married Bernhard "Ben" Koch September 26, 1916; born 1887; died October 31, 1965.

       22              ii.    Arnold J. Finger, born January 25, 1899; died September 08, 1966.  He married Marie Carle July 18, 1923; born December 09, 1902 in D'Hanis; died July 12, 1995.

       23             iii.    Amos Herman Finger, born December 02, 1901; died November 12, 1960.  He married Johanna Marie Rothe November 07, 1942 in D'Hanis; born November 06, 1901 in D'Hanis; died June 09, 1989.

       24             iv.    Cora Catherine Finger, born November 09, 1903 in D'Hanis; died September 25, 1978 in San Antonio.  She married Eric August Rothe September 20, 1927 in D'Hanis; born December 06, 1889 in D'Hanis; died January 16, 1964 in D'Hanis.

       25              v.    Lucine Victoria Finger, born November 16, 1911; died May 21, 2002.  She married Arnold Valentine Zerr May 25, 1931; born November 24, 1905; died April 13, 1991 in Hondo.

 

      5.  Anna Regina8 Finger (Joseph7, Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born August 19, 1876 in D'Hanis, and died August 31, 1959 in D'Hanis.  She married Alfred A. Zinsmeyer September 14, 1897 in D'Hanis, son of Emil Zinsmeyer and Mary Nester.  He was born October 02, 1872 in San Antonio, and died May 10, 1955 in D'Hanis.

      Children of Anna Finger and Alfred Zinsmeyer are:

       26               i.    Martin A.9 Zinsmeyer, born June 10, 1898 in D'Hanis; died July 17, 1972 in D'Hanis.  He married Dorothy Marie Koch June 15, 1921 in D'Hanis; born October 19, 1899 in D'Hanis; died May 15, 1950 in D'Hanis.

       27              ii.    Raymond Zinsmeyer, born December 11, 1899 in D'Hanis; died June 07, 1900 in D'Hanis.

       28             iii.    Dorothy Marie Zinsmeyer, born April 10, 1903 in D'Hanis; died September 15, 1995.  She married Henry Louis Muennink; born November 04, 1902; died November 19, 1980 in Hondo.

       29             iv.    John William Lawrence Zinsmeyer, born March 23, 1906 in D'Hanis; died July 09, 1983.  He married Elizabeth Rieber October 20, 1925; born April 06, 1906; died August 23, 1964.

       30              v.    Grace Mayme Zinsmeyer, born August 29, 1909 in D'Hanis; died January 16, 2001 in Hondo.

       31             vi.    Lorine Anna Zinsmeyer, born July 12, 1914 in D'Hanis; died April 09, 2007 in Boerne, Texas.  She married Tony Travis Taylor August 10, 1937; died Bef. 2000.

  

      6.  Edward J.8 Finger (Joseph7, Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born October 14, 1878 in D'Hanis, and died March 07, 1949 in D'Hanis.  He married Fanny Fetig November 12, 1901 in D'Hanis, daughter of Frederick Fetig and Mary Fohn.  She was born June 09, 1885, and died April 02, 1975 in D'Hanis.

      Children of Edward Finger and Fanny Fetig are:

       32               i.    Clinton9 Finger, born November 08, 1902 in D'Hanis; died March 17, 1903 in D'Hanis.

       33              ii.    Edward Finger, born March 07, 1919 in D'Hanis; died July 12, 1959 in Hondo.  He married Gloria Ardyce O'Neill January 06, 1948; born November 1926.

 

      7.  Henry Martin8 Finger (Joseph7, Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born April 19, 1881 in D'Hanis, and died August 18, 1941.  He married Elfrieda Marie Rothe May 01, 1907 in D'Hanis, daughter of Johann Rothe and Mary Ney.  She was born April 18, 1884 in D'Hanis, and died September 26, 1924 in Hondo.

      Children of Henry Finger and Elfrieda Rothe are:

       34               i.    Irene Marie9 Finger, born February 08, 1909 in D'Hanis; died March 17, 1998 in Hondo.  She married Alfred Matthew Rath June 01, 1929 in D'Hanis; born June 28, 1907 in Hondo; died May 01, 1971 in San Antonio.

       35              ii.    Raymond Louis Finger, born April 05, 1911 in D'Hanis; died February 23, 1987.  He married Velma Wilhelmina Lieber September 18, 1934 in D'Hanis; born December 25, 1910 in Rio Medina, Texas; died February 16, 2007 in Hondo.

       36             iii.    Thomas Henry Finger, born March 14, 1915 in D'Hanis; died August 29, 1972 in Hondo.  He married Zona Ann Risinger December 02, 1944 in San Antonio; born January 11, 1916 in San Antonio; died January 05, 2004 in San Antonio.

       37             iv.    Alta Natalia Finger, born September 12, 1917 in D'Hanis; died June 08, 1995 in Uvalde, Texas.  She married Horace Frank "Pancho" Rucker May 16, 1936 in D'Hanis; born September 17, 1913 in Hondo; died May 28, 1995 in Uvalde, Texas.

       38              v.    Henry Martin Finger, Jr., born September 14, 1924 in Hondo; died August 26, 1995 in Hondo.

 

      8.  John Marcus8 Finger (Joseph7, Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born March 23, 1883 in D'Hanis, and died April 25, 1951 in Hondo.  He married Emma Theresa Rothe October 30, 1907 in D'Hanis, daughter of Christian Rothe and Emma Sauter.  She was born June 25, 1886 in D'Hanis, and died June 30, 1944 in Hondo.

      Children of John Finger and Emma Rothe are:

       39               i.    Evelyn Marie9 Finger, born September 16, 1908 in Hondo; died August 03, 1995 in Hondo.  She married Volney Herbert Boon December 16, 1928 in San Antonio, St. Patrick Church; born February 18, 1908 in Pearsall; died July 01, 1960 in San Antonio.

       40              ii.    Herman August Finger, born April 26, 1910 in Hondo; died October 04, 1980 in Hondo.  He married Perry Oscar Chamberlain May 10, 1936 in Cameron, Texas; born December 19, 1911 in Bastrop, TX; died June 24, 1999 in San Antonio.

       41             iii.    John Martin Finger, born November 08, 1911 in Hondo; died December 10, 1995 in Blanco, Texas.  He married Adele Lucielle Decker June 23, 1936 in Hondo; born October 06, 1910 in Hondo; died December 20, 2004.

       42             iv.    Frances Theresa Finger, born July 02, 1913 in Hondo; died February 24, 2001 in Pearland.  She married James Ralph Ferguson April 30, 1947 in Uvalde, Texas; born January 13, 1923 in Niagra Falls, New York.

       43              v.    August Christian Rothe Finger, born June 14, 1915 in Hondo; died April 28, 1968 in Houston, Texas.  He married Thelma Jeanette Wilson July 06, 1937 in Hondo; born February 01, 1915 in Hondo; died May 28, 1981 in San Antonio.

       44             vi.    Mary Emma Finger, born October 12, 1917 in Hondo.  She married (1) Gale Eugene Ellis October 08, 1938; born February 05, 1913 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania; died December 22, 1938 in Hampton Roads, Virginia.  She married (2) James Barclay Knapp November 23, 1940 in Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; born August 13, 1915 in Macomb, Illinois; died February 18, 1999 in San Antonio.

       45            vii.    Arthur Jerome Finger, born January 31, 1920 in Hondo; died December 04, 1978 in Hondo.  He married Veda Evelyn Blasingame July 03, 1946 in Yuma, Arizona; born July 13, 1919 in El Paso, Arkansas; died April 19, 2005 in Hondo.

       46           viii.    Charles Russell Finger, born January 15, 1922 in Hondo; died June 07, 2005 in Hondo.  He married Patsy Marie Jones July 07, 1953 in San Antonio; born May 10, 1929 in Hondo.

       47             ix.    Guenther Herff Finger, born March 23, 1924 in Hondo; died February 17, 1971 in Hondo.  He married Kathleen Johnson May 30, 1948 in Hondo; born April 27, 1926 in Edinburg, Texas.

       48              x.    Rose Marie Finger, born August 04, 1925 in Hondo.  She married James Mabry Dyess March 01, 1945 in Hondo; born February 16, 1922 in Webb, Mississippi.

       49             xi.    Bernard Thomas Finger, born August 04, 1927 in Hondo.  He married Dorothy Ray Mansfield June 11, 1961 in Austin, Texas; born May 14, 1934 in Austin, Texas.

  

      9.  Mary Johanna8 Finger (Joseph7, Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born July 03, 1885 in D'Hanis, and died May 03, 1952 in D'Hanis.  She married Nicolas Emil Fohn June 30, 1908 in D'Hanis, son of John Fohn and Catherine Saathoff.  He was born November 04, 1882, and died December 23, 1948 in D'Hanis.

      Children of Mary Finger and Nicolas Fohn are:

       50               i.    Wilfred Joseph9 Fohn, born June 02, 1909 in D'Hanis; died September 08, 1995 in Hondo.  He married Sarah Irma Rothe September 19, 1940 in D'Hanis; born September 21, 1910 in D'Hanis.

       51              ii.    Herman Nicholas Fohn, born April 28, 1912 in D'Hanis; died December 24, 1991 in D'Hanis.  He married Irene Pauline Poerner July 22, 1940; born December 04, 1916 in D'Hanis.

       52             iii.    Armine Fohn, born October 22, 1914 in D'Hanis.  She married Robert L. Zuberbueler August 16, 1938; died January 06, 1979 in Hondo.

       53             iv.    Lillian Catherine Fohn, born September 23, 1916 in D'Hanis; died September 11, 2000.  She married Howard Anthony Rothe June 15, 1944 in D'Hanis; born January 02, 1916 in D'Hanis; died April 17, 2006.

 

      10.  Charles8 Finger (Joseph7, Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born June 23, 1887 in D'Hanis, and died November 17, 1958 in Hondo.  He married Emma Koch August 23, 1911, daughter of John Koch and Mary Karrer.  She was born December 22, 1890, and died May 03, 1972.

      Child of Charles Finger and Emma Koch is:

       54               i.    Henry Martin9 Finger, Jr., born September 14, 1924 in Hondo; died August 26, 1995 in Hondo; Adopted child.

  

      11.  Frank M.8 Finger (Joseph7, Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born January 12, 1890 in D'Hanis, and died July 18, 1943 in D'Hanis.  He married (1) Linda Nagel July 09, 1913.  She was born November 27, 1895, and died September 08, 1927 in D'Hanis.  He married (2) Leontina Rihn August 20, 1929.  She died in Castroville.

      Children of Frank Finger and Linda Nagel are:

       55               i.    Beatrice Frances9 Finger, born January 29, 1917.  She married Thomas Grimsinger June 05, 1934; born May 14, 1913 in Hondo; died April 04, 1999.

       56              ii.    Mary Linda Finger, born September 08, 1927.  She married Dale Elson Caldwell January 03, 1946; born November 15, 1911; died June 25, 1993.

    Children of Frank Finger and Leontina Rihn are:

       57               i.    Jo Nell9 Finger, born May 28, 1930; died December 27, 2006 in Castroville.  She married David John Fitzsimon February 21, 1950; born July 18, 1930 in D'Hanis; died Bef. 2006.

       58              ii.    Frances Finger, born February 22, 1935.  She married Gilbert Haby September 19, 1954; born October 01, 1930.

  

      12.  Alfred Martin8 Finger (Joseph7, Francois Joseph6, Michel5, Gervais4, Francois3, Francois Gervais2, Jean1) was born July 19, 1892 in D'Hanis, and died December 13, 1940.  He married Theresa A. Koch November 11, 1913, daughter of John Koch and Mary Karrer.  She was born October 02, 1892, and died February 01, 1930.

      Child of Alfred Finger and Theresa Koch is:

       59               i.    Joseph Melvin9 Finger, born May 09, 1917; died September 25, 1997 in Hondo.  He married Catherine Marie Dougherty March 31, 1944; born January 28, 1919 in California.