"_____Their children were Charles Albert Finkbine, born Nov. 16, 1853; Edward C., William O. and Harry M., all born at Iowa City and all living in Des Moines except Harry. They were all educated at Iowa state university; Charles graduated in both the classical and the law departments, was admitted ot the bar, practiced a while in Council Bluffs, later in Des Moines. Then after a time in his brother's lumber yard to lear the business, established the Wisconsin Lumber Co., of which he is president and manager, having his main office in Des Moines, with a number of yards in Northwestern Iowa." -- "Charles was graduated from state university in 1875 and from the law department in 1877."
