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James Wall Finn

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James Wall Finn

Birth
New York, USA
Death
28 Aug 1913 (aged 47)
Giverny, Departement de l'Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 13 Lot 8947
Memorial ID
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1883 John Finn Carpenter 414 East 9th Street
16 West Ninth Street,

American muralist and interior designer. Graduate of École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, student of painter/sculptor Jean-Léon Gérôme, designer and muralist for Tiffany & Co., NYC. Representative works: Hotel Knickerbocker, NYC (interiors); Vernon Court, Newport, RI (murals); NY Public Library (Ceiling murals, Reading Room); Morgan Library (Ceiling murals, librarian's office). Lived with wife and children for many years at 16 West 9th Street, New York, NY. He had once been a boarder in that house, owned by the widowed Frances Quinn, whose daughter, Florence Lee Quinn (1883-1934), would become his wife. She and their 3 children, Eugenie, Natalie, and Frederick, survived him. James Wall Finn was interred in Green-Wood, October 7, 1913, and Florence Lee Quinn Finn on December 15, 1934. Bio by Bob Collins

Name James Finn
Sex Male
Age 37
Birth Year (Estimated) 1868
Birthplace New York
Marital Status Single
Race White
Father's Name John
Mother's Name Wall
Spouse's Name Florence Quin
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 22
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1883
Spouse's Birthplace New York City
Spouse's Marital Status Single
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Father's Name Joseph
Spouse's Mother's Name Frances White
Marriage Date 27 Apr 1905
Marriage Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Marriage Place (Original) Manhattan, New York

1880 Census
John Finn 53 Self (Head)
John Finn 23 Son
James Finn 14 Son
Thomas Finn 12 Son

1900 Census
Frances Quinn 39 Head
Eugenie L Quinn 19 Daughter
Florence L Quinn 16 Daughter
Geo H Roberts 40 Boarder
James W Finn 33 Boarder

1910 Census
Frances Finn 30 Head
Jas W Finn 42 Son-in-law
Florence Finn 27 Daughter
Eugenie Finn 2 Granddaughter
Natalie Finn 0 Granddaughter
1883 John Finn Carpenter 414 East 9th Street
16 West Ninth Street,

American muralist and interior designer. Graduate of École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, student of painter/sculptor Jean-Léon Gérôme, designer and muralist for Tiffany & Co., NYC. Representative works: Hotel Knickerbocker, NYC (interiors); Vernon Court, Newport, RI (murals); NY Public Library (Ceiling murals, Reading Room); Morgan Library (Ceiling murals, librarian's office). Lived with wife and children for many years at 16 West 9th Street, New York, NY. He had once been a boarder in that house, owned by the widowed Frances Quinn, whose daughter, Florence Lee Quinn (1883-1934), would become his wife. She and their 3 children, Eugenie, Natalie, and Frederick, survived him. James Wall Finn was interred in Green-Wood, October 7, 1913, and Florence Lee Quinn Finn on December 15, 1934. Bio by Bob Collins

Name James Finn
Sex Male
Age 37
Birth Year (Estimated) 1868
Birthplace New York
Marital Status Single
Race White
Father's Name John
Mother's Name Wall
Spouse's Name Florence Quin
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 22
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1883
Spouse's Birthplace New York City
Spouse's Marital Status Single
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Father's Name Joseph
Spouse's Mother's Name Frances White
Marriage Date 27 Apr 1905
Marriage Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Marriage Place (Original) Manhattan, New York

1880 Census
John Finn 53 Self (Head)
John Finn 23 Son
James Finn 14 Son
Thomas Finn 12 Son

1900 Census
Frances Quinn 39 Head
Eugenie L Quinn 19 Daughter
Florence L Quinn 16 Daughter
Geo H Roberts 40 Boarder
James W Finn 33 Boarder

1910 Census
Frances Finn 30 Head
Jas W Finn 42 Son-in-law
Florence Finn 27 Daughter
Eugenie Finn 2 Granddaughter
Natalie Finn 0 Granddaughter


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  • Created by: BKGeni
  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32385910/james_wall-finn: accessed ), memorial page for James Wall Finn (12 Aug 1866–28 Aug 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32385910, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by BKGeni (contributor 46895980).