Henry Finger^{[1, 2, 3]}

1830 - 1915  (85 years)

• Name	Henry Finger
  Born	1 Jan 1830	Washington County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Jun 1915
  Buried	Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I279156	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Jonas Finger,   b. 1807, Tennessee ,   d. 1848  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Delila Sliger,   b. 1805, Tennessee
  Family ID	F108740	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Eleanor Carolin Reavley,   d. Dec 1878
  Married	17 Feb 1870
  Children	1. France Finger,   b. Abt 1872, Tennessee   2. Ellen Finger,   b. Abt Aug 1878, Tennessee
  Family ID	F108741	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Jane Rowland,   b. 3 Jun 1856, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Aug 1914  (Age 58 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1881
  Children	1. Josie Finger,   b. Mar 1885, Tennessee   2. Flora Finger,   b. Jul 1887, Tennessee   3. Jonas Finger,   b. Jul 1888, Tennessee   4. Della Finger,   b. Mar 1891, Tennessee + 5. Lucy Finger,   b. 30 Jul 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Oct 1974  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F108739	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Jan 1830 - Washington County, Tennessee Buried - - Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Daryl Sullivan/ The Daily Times J.J. Knight places a carnation on Pvt. Henry Finger's grave during Saturday's grave dedication ceremony held by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 5 Oct 1974. Lucy Brewer obituary [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee). 'Old enmities now at rest:' Societies honor Union Army vet By Matthew Stewart matts@thedailytimes.com Almost 95 years to the day after Union Army Pvt. Henry Finger was buried, two lineage societies gathered at his final resting place to commemorate the veteran's unselfish devotion to his country and show their undying love for war comrades. “We are here today to honor the service of a veteran during one of the darkest periods of our national history,” said Doug Fidler, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War's Maj. William Anderson McTeer Camp No. 39 commander. “The effects of that conflict — some good and others not — still linger today, especially in a county whose young men fought for armies on both sides of the conflict,” he said. About 13 Union companies and 8 Confederate companies were primarily composed of men from Blount and neighboring counties. “Most of those soldiers of the Blue and Gray returned to their homes and put aside old grievances to live their lives together to promote the benefits of liberty for their friends and neighbors and their posterity,” Fidler said. “Cemeteries across the county bear silent memory to old enmities now at peace. Great-granddaughter Cathy Jenkins, who organized the ceremony, read Finger's biography. The fifth-generation American was born on Jan. 1, 1830 to Jonas and Delila Sliger Finger in their Washington County home. His parents later moved to Blount County, and Henry Finger worked as a farmer like many of his forefathers. He enlisted on Aug. 31, 1862 in Barbourville, Ky. and mustered out on May 16, 1865 in Nashville. He married Eleanor Caroline Reavley on Feb. 17, 1870. The couple had two children before Eleanor died in December 1878 when their daughter was only 5 months old. Henry Finger's sisters helped raise the children until he married Sarah Jane Rowland on Sept. 10, 1881. The couple had six children, and their youngest child — Lucy Finger — is Jenkins' grandmother. Henry Finger farmed in the Clover Hill area and died on June 3, 1915. Henry Finger's grave marking ceremony was the first for Camp No. 39, which was formed less than a year ago, Fidler said. [S101] 1880 Census, District 6, Blount County, Tennessee, 109C. Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Henry FINGER Self S Male W 49 TN Farmer NC TN Elza FINGER Sister S Female W 52 TN Keeping House NC TN Sousan FINGER Sister S Female W 40 TN Keeping House NC TN John FINGER Brother S Male W 36 TN Farm Labor NC TN [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 5785647).