Lorenz John Finison - I0004 - Individual Information - Finison Family Tree

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Lorenz John Finison (I0004)

Given Names: Lorenz John
Surname: Finison

Gender: Male

Birth: 20 March 1891 Windsor Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Death: 8 January 1975 Holt, Ingham, Michigan, United States

Personal Facts and Details

	Events of close relatives
Birth	20 March 1891 3630 Windsor Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Census	1900 (Age 8-9) Windsor Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States Source: 1900 US Census
Census	1910 (Age 18-19) Cordell Township, Washita, Oklahoma, United States Source: 1910 US Census
Marriage	3 December 1912 (Age 21) Carrie Maud Bennett - Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Marriage	3 December 1913 (Age 22) Carrie Maud Bennett - Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Census	1920 (Age 28-29) Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, United States Source: 1920 US Census
Occupation	1920 (Age 28-29) Farmer Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, United States Source: 1920 US Census
Occupation	heater
Death	8 January 1975 (Age 83) Holt, Ingham, Michigan, United States
Burial	11 January 1975 Dimondale Cemetery, Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Last Change	19 February 2008 - 20:06:55

Notes

Note

"He kept in the barn some whiskey or something because my grandmother was a teetotaler, that was part of the reason she fell out with her sister. He had something hidden out in his barn, and I don't think she ever knew about that." - Ann Croston

Obituary:

Dimondale, Michigan
Died January 8, 1975 at the Martin Luther Nursing Home in Holt, Michigan at the age of 83. He was born in Windsor Township, Michigan, March 20, 1891. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Berl Field Funeral Home, Dimondale.

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FINISON, Lorenz J.

Dimondale
Died Jan. 8, 1975 after a long illness at the age of 83. He was born in Windsor Township, MI on March 20, 1891 and had been almost a continuous resident of the area. He is survived by 2 sons Harvey FINISON of Mass. and Joe FINISON of Dimondale; 2 daughters Mrs. Herman (Ruth) JACHALKE of Dimondale, Mrs. Harvey (Wanda) WARD of Detroit; 10 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren. He was a member of the former I.O.O.F. Lodge 246 of Dimondale. Funeral services will be held at the Berl Field Funeral Home, Dimondale, Sat., Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Thomas Weber of the Dimondale United Methodist Church officiating. Interment in Dimondale Cemetery.

Life of Lorenz John Finison: Went through grade school. At the age of 14 traveled to Guyman, Oklahoma where the family joined Julia. In Hobart, Oklahoma, Lorenz picked cotton for about 6 months. After the family had lived there about 4 years they decided to return to Michigan. Lorenz met and married Carrie Maud Bennett and they settled in Lansing, where he worked for Paragon Oil Company delivering kerosene to grocery stores. The company sent him to Elkton, Michigan for a time. Later he came back to Lansing and went to work for Atlas Drop Forge. He was employed as a "heater." The Atlas Company made the crankshaft for the "Reo" car which involved a hand twisting operation. Lorenz at times got heat cramps from it and soon decided to go back to farming. He bought or developed a milk hauling unit for the purpose of getting the milk to nearby Mason. One night as the truck was being filled with gas by the light of a kerosene lamp, the barn caught fire. Lorenz drove the burning truck out of the barn. A second barn fire occurred on Thanksgiving Day in 1926. Wanda was born on the following day. Died January 1975 in Holt, Michigan and buried at Dimondale, Michigan.

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Media

Multimedia Object	Harvey and Lorenz Finison
Multimedia Object	Mary Schlee Finison, Lorenz, Ruth, Harvey and Joe Finison Note: Standing: Mary, Harvey, Lorenz. Seated: Joe, Ruth Note: Standing: Mary, Harvey, Lorenz. Seated: Joe, Ruth
Multimedia Object	Lorenz Finison fishing, c.1958
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Multimedia Object	Lorenz and Carrie Finison and Harvey Bennett
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Multimedia Object	Lorenz Finison, fishing
Multimedia Object	Carrie and Lorenz Finison
Multimedia Object	Lorenz Finison with horses Barney and Mike
Multimedia Object	Harvey Bennett, Carrie and Lorenz Finison
Multimedia Object	Lorenz and Carrie Finison
Multimedia Object	Carrie and Lorenz Finison
Multimedia Object	Carrie, Lorenz and Joe Finison
Multimedia Object	Carrie and Lorenz Finison
Multimedia Object	Carrie and Lorenz Finison
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Multimedia Object	Lorenz Finison on tractor
Multimedia Object	Lorenz Finison, Odd Fellows Note: During installation of Lorenz Finison as chaplain of the Odd Fellows and the Rebekkas Note: During installation of Lorenz Finison as chaplain of the Odd Fellows and the Rebekkas