John was born in Chester, Pennsylvania in 1867 as the fourth child of Nesbit and Caroline (Walleigh) Finger. He and his oldest brother, William Howard Finger, moved to Canton, Ohio. John married Mary Jane Blyar in 1895 and they had seven children. He died tragically after being struck by a car while walking at five points in Canton, Ohio. He was 75 years old and is buried with his wife Mary in North Lawn Cemetery in Canton, Ohio.
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CENSUS "1870 United States Federal Census" Year: 1870; Census Place: West Nantrneal, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1325; Page: 252B; Image: 174267; Family History Library Film: 552824
CENSUS "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: West Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1115; Family History Film: 1255115; Page: 464B; Enumeration District: 099; Image: 0719
CENSUS “1900 United States Federal Census.” Year: 1900; Census Place: Canton Ward 4, Stark, Ohio; Roll: 1321; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1241321. Accessed online Ancestry.com 4/22/2021.
CENSUS "1910 United States Federal Census" Year: 1910; Census Place: Canton Ward 2, Stark, Ohio; Roll: T624_1230; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0168; FHL microfilm: 1375243
CENSUS "1920 United States Federal Census" Year: 1920; Census Place: Canton Ward 2, Stark, Ohio; Roll: T625_1434; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 334
CENSUS "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Canton, Stark, Ohio; Roll: 1870; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 587.0; FHL microfilm: 2341604
CENSUS "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: Canton, Stark, Ohio; Roll: T627_3186; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 90-109
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