Genealogy Record For
Grenville Finger - (Mark's 2nd cousin, 3x removed)
Grenville Finger (10/14/1845-03/05/1918)
  • Spouse: (Kate) Nancy Katherine Ingram (Finger) (08/16/1847-03/05/1892)
  • Children:
    1. Daughter: Millie S Finger (17 JUNE 1873 - ?) B:Kingston, Ulster Co., New York (NY))
    2. Son: Ella Verner Finger (Turner) (21 JUL 1874 - 15 DEC 1926) B:Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, D:Maplewood, Essex, New Jersey, Married Allen Scott Turner (1872-1943) on 26 Jun 1895 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, and they had one sone)
    3. Son: Walter E Finger (26 Jun 1895 - ?) B:Kingston, Ulster, New York, )
    4. Son: Mary J Finger ( 27 SEPT 1878 -?) B:Kingston, Ulster, New York, )
  • Parents
    1. Father: John Finger (01/22/1816-03/12/1893)
    2. Mother: (Maria) Hephzibah Maria Shultis (Finger) (01/30/1819-04/19/1908)
  • Siblings
    1. Brother: Phineas Ricely Finger (20 Sep 1841 - 13 Feb 1915) B:Woodstock, Ulster Co., New York, Occupation: Butcher, Married Christina Helen Dederick (1840 - ?) on 23 Aug 1866, West Camp, New York, they had 3 children, Burial at Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston, Ulster Co., New York)
    2. Sister: Rachel Ann Finger (Dederick) (Jul 1843 - 23 Dec 1925) B:New York, Married Frederick A. Dederick (1840-1900) on 26 Dec 1866 and they had 5 children, Burial at Mountain View Cemetery, Saugerties, Ulster Co., New York)
    3. Sister: Ella Finger (Potts) (11 Feb 1848 - 1929) B:Woodstock, Ulster, New York, D:Columbia Co., New York, Married Charles W Potts (1844 - 1910) on 14 Nov 1866 and they had 6 children, Burial at Third Lutheran Church Cemetery, Germantown, Columbia Co., New York)
    4. Brother: Almeron Finger (17 Feb 1850 - 7 May 1923) B:Woodstock, Ulster Co., New York, D:Saugerties, Ulster Co., New York, Married Laura Ann Mower (1855 - 1937) on 5 May 1874 in Saugerties, Ulster Co., New York and they had 7 children together, Burial at Katsbaan Cemetery, Saugerties, Ulster Co., New York)
    5. Brother: Chauncey Philip Finger (04/12/1852-07/12/1933)
    6. Sister: Sarah A. Finger (James) (May 1855 - 5 Nov 1928) B:Catskill, New York, Married William E James (1853- BEF 1900) in New York, and they had 3 children)
    7. Sister: Wesley Finger (17 Jul 1861 - 25 Oct 1924) B:West Camp, Ulster Co., New York, D:Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, Occupation:Milk Man, Married Jennie Elizabeth Elsworth (1867-1928) on 21 Jul 1887 in Kingston, Ulster, New York and they had 5 children)
    8. Sister: Mina Finger (31 Jul 1864 - 29 Jan 1865) B&D:Woodstock, Ulster Co., New York, Burial in Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kinston, Ulster Co., New York - Infant)
    9. Brother: Grenville Finger (14 Oct 1845 - 5 Mar 1918) B:New York, D:Detroit, Michigan, Married Nancy Kate Ingram (1847-1892) on 19 Jul 1871 in New York and they had 5 children, Burial at Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston, Ulster Co., New York)
Grenville's Personal Information
Born in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York (NY), USA on Tuesday, October 14, 1845
Died in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan (MI), USA on Tuesday, March 5, 1918 (Age 72)
Cemetery: Grand Lawn Cemetery in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan (MI), USA
Plot: Section 16
Marriage to:
    (Kate) Nancy Katherine Ingram (Finger) (08/16/1847-03/05/1892)
Comments: Age 5 - 1850 US Census - Found him on the 1850 Woodstock, Ulster, New York census (img 29) as Granville Finger, age 5.

Age 15 - 1860 US Census - Found him on the 1860 Woodstock, Ulster, New York census age 14, living with Henry P and Rachel Shultis.

Age 35 - 1880 US Census - Found him on the 1880 Kingston, Ulster, New York census (dist 34 img 9) age 33, dry goods clerk. Also in his household is Hannah Kidd, age 15, servant; Henry Ingram, age 24, boarder, reporter; and Ijeick Ingram, age 67, boarder, carpenter.

Age 54 - The Evening Telegram January 4, 1899
Granville Finger was surprised last night and again this morning. The first occasion of mental disturbance was the little matter of a bodily transition from the enjoyable environments of St. Cloud hotel to the more damp and uncongenial ones below the court house. Deputy Sheriff Hubert E. Dorchester at 7:30 o'clock last evening, exhibited an authority in the form of a warrant on a body execution to arrest Mr. Finger, and consequently there was no resistance. Instead of reposing on a downy couch at the hotel Mr. Finger passed a sleepless night in a court house cell. The surprise this morning was the information that if he did not pay up a judgement of $352.76 recovered against him by the Bowler Fertilizer company shortly he would be lodged in the penitentiary. At once he requested the jailer to ring up a messanger today and he sent a message to E. G. Lawrence, Kingston, N. Y., asking what could be done to help him out of his dilemma. It seems that the judgment was recovered December 24, 1904, against Finger and another,Cornelius O. Merritt, in the Supreme court sitting in Oneida county. Repeated efforts have been made by the plaintiff's attorneys, Davies & Johnson of Camden, N. Y., to collect on the judgment. Finger has avoided service of the papers upon him by being absent from the state in Pennsylvania. He came here a day or so ago from Wilkesbarre to establish an agency for a publishing house. The plaintiff's attorneys got wind of his location and secured a body execution yesterday which bears Justice Scripture's signature and presented it to the sheriff of this county. Deputy Dorchester did the rest. -

In reference to the above, the 1888 Kingston Directory lists Cornelius O. Merritt and Granville Finger as owners of the business "Merritt & Finger" also known as "Red Store" 107 N. Front Street Kingston, selling "groceries and provisions".

Granville Finger is in a more hopeful mood today as assurances of assistance is conveyed to him in his court house cell over the telegraph wires. As his creditors show no idea of relenting he has communicated with different parties in an effort to raise money enough to pay up the judgment held against him by the Bowker Fertilizer company. - The Evening Telegram January 6, 1899 page 5.

Wesley Finger of 17 South Wall street has received word of the death of his brother, Granville, at Detroit, Michigan, on March 4, in his 72nd year. Granville Finger was a former resident of Kingston and at one time was in business here. -The Kingston Daily Freeman March 8, 1918.

It appears that their are two grave markers for Grenville. According to the death certificate he was buried in Detroit but since his wife died in New York he most likely purchased a grave marker there for himself when his wife died many years previous to his death.
Source: Burhans, Jacob-Jan 1660 Family Tree and
Dwight Finger's Website and
Find a Grave entry for Grenville Finger and
Family Lines: Grenville is listed in the following family line report: Finger
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