August Fingleman

  General Notes:

August immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1857, according to the 1910 Federal Census of Liberty County, Texas. In 1860 he lived in Houston in the home of Maximilian De Bajligethy and his wife, Carlotta (Finkelman) De Bajligethy. Carlotta's father, Charles Finkelman, also lived in the home.

Name is given on 1880 Federal Census of Refugio, Refugio County, TX, E.D. 127, as "A.W. Fingleman". Some descendants believe his middle name was "Lewis", including Mrs. B.L. Finkelman of Houston, who tells an account of the great-grandfather of her husband, Otis L. Finkelman (deceased), coming to America from Germany as a child with his brother August Lewis Finkelman. Clinton Majors has seen a diary kept by August that shows his middle initial as "P".

August's death certificate, which lists his son August as the informant, gives his father's name as "Charles Fingleman" and his mother's name as unknown.

Found a "Mrs. Fingleman" in the Third Representative District, Orleans Parish, LA, on 1850 Federal Census, enumerated 20 July 1850. Her age is 37, birthplace Germany. Other names in same building:

Mary Jones 45 Ireland
Andros Crasso(?) 39 Coffee House Italy
John Fisher 32 Carpenter New York
G. Ward 36 Carpenter Mass.
Elam (?) Johnson 23 Carpenter Mass.
Wm. Kingston 32 Carpenter Mass.

  Birth Notes:

His death certificate shows her was born in October of 1840.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: to US from Germany, 1857. ⁵ According to the 1910 Federal Census of Liberty County, Texas

• Census: Harris Co, TX - 1860 Federal Census, 10 Oct 1860, Houston, Harris Co, TX. ⁶

• Census: Refugio CO, TX - 1880 Federal Census, 1 Jun 1880, Refugio, Refugio CO, TX. ⁷ E.D. 127, page 4, Stamped Pg 334

• Census: Dayton, Liberty County, TX, E.D. 38, 1900, Liberty CO, TX. ⁸ Precinct 4, ED38, Sheet 18, stamped sheet 82B

• Occupation: Teamster, 1900, Liberty CO, TX. ⁹

• Occupation: Marketman (Meat Truck), 1910, Dayton, Liberty CO, TX. ¹⁰

• Census: Liberty CO, TX, 1910 Federal Census, 10 May 1910, Dayton, Liberty CO, TX. ¹¹ E.D. 84, sheet 21A, stamped sheet 82A
Annotated "Mill Town Neighborhood"

• Census: 1920 Federal Census, Liberty CO, TX, 14 Jan 1920, Liberty CO, TX. ¹² ED 129, Sheet 2B
Living in home of his son August

• Occupation: Butcher, 14 Jan 1920, Liberty CO, TX. ¹²

• Obituary: Dayton newspaper, Mar 1922, Dayton, Liberty CO, TX. ¹³ from a Dayton newspaper clipping, mailed December 4, 1923 from Goose Creek, Texas to Nettie Fingleman in Dayton. Top corner of the clipping is missing:

ANOTHER PIONEE---
After a brief illne---
week A. Fingleman die---
home in Dayton Saturda---
4, at 5:40 p.m. Mr. Fingleman moved to Dayton 23 years ago and built what was at that time the best residence in Dayton. He was born in Germany, but came to this country when he was a small child. He was a quiet, inoffensive man and esteemed by all who knew him. He was 81 years old and is survived by one brother, Louis Fingleman of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. John Vahle and Mrs. Tom Page of Houston; three sons, Aug, Rufe and Joe Fingleman of this city. All of his near relatives were in attendance at the funeral Sunday afternoon which was conducted by Rev. Geo. N Cook.

• Cemetery: Linney Cemetery, 5 Mar 1922, Dayton, Liberty CO, TX. ⁴

August married Florence Patience Green, daughter of John L. Green and Aurelia Adeline Land, in Aug 1873 in Houston, Harris Co, TX.¹ (Florence Patience Green was born in May 1852 in Catahoula Parish, LA,² died on 14 Dec 1902 in Dayton, Liberty CO, TX ¹⁴ and was buried in Dayton, Liberty CO, TX.)