Thomas Jefferson Fegley (1856 - 1928)

Born 11 Jan 1856 in Rush Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Eveland) Fegley — married 24 Oct 1879 (to 1886) in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Emma E (Correll) Fegley — married 25 Dec 1886 (to 1898) in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Sarah E (Lutz) Fegley — married 10 Oct 1900 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1928 at age 72 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

The son of Josiah Fegley and Catherine (Boughner) Fegley, Jeff was born in Quakake, in Rush Township, in 1856.^{[citation needed]} In 1860, they lived in Rush Township, where his father worked as a blacksmith.^[1] By 1870, the family lived in Barnesville, where his father worked as a farm laborer.^[2] Jeff married Mary Elizabeth Eveland (1859-1886), the daughter of Daniel Webster and Susan Eveland, marrying in Schuylkill on October 24, 1879.^[3] In 1880, Jefferson and Lizzie lived in Rush Township, where he worked as a brakeman for the railroad. ^[4] Their children included:

1. Jessiah Thomas Fegley (1881-1918)
2. Kathryn Rebecca Fegley (1882-1907)

His wife passed away in 1886 and Jeff remarried later that year, marrying Emma Correll (1866-1898), the daughter of John Correll and Katherine Nestor, marrying in Barnesville, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1887.^[5] They had three children together:

1. Charles Ellsworth Fegley (1887-1961)
2. Lillian Fegley (1893-1947)
3. Robert Leroy Fegley (1896-1979)

His second wife passed away in 1898 and, in 1900, Jeff lived in Rush Township with his five children and his widowed mother. He worked then as an engine hostler for the railroad; his son, Thomas, age 19, worked as a locomotive fireman; his daughter, Catherine, age 17, worked as a servant in a private home; and his son, Charles, age 12, worked as a mine laborer.^[6] Jeff married a third time, marrying Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lutz (1870-1956), the daughter of Simpson Lutz and Margaret Moser. They married in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania on September 19, 1900.^[7] Jeff and Lizzie had one daughter together, Ann Margaret Fegley (1901-1993).

The family moved to Philadelphia, residing in 1910 at 1235 56th Street.^[8] Jeff worked as a night watchman at a printing establishment; his son, Charles, age 22; worked as a brakeman for the Pennsylvania Railroad; his daughter, Lillie, age 18, worked as a cutter at a paper mill; and his son, Robert, age 14, worked as a cash boy at a department store.

Jefferson Fegley passed away in Philadelphia at the age of 72^[9] and is buried at Lehighton Cemetery in Lehighton, Pennsylvania.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXR3-43K : 18 February 2021), Jeffeson Fegly in entry for Jesse Fegly, 1860.}
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTS-YX6 : 29 May 2021), Jefferson Fegley in entry for Josiah Fegley, 1870.
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2XW-KBF : 6 February 2020), Thomas Jefferson Fegley, 1879.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWVC-JHZ : 14 January 2022), Jefferson Fegley, Rush Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFWH-796 : 10 March 2021), Thomas J. Fegley and Emma E. Couell, 25 Dec 1887; citing Marriage, Barnesville, Rush Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M34H-8XC : 13 January 2022), Thomas J Fegley, 1900.
7. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMCR-S73 : 10 March 2021), Thomas J Fegley and S Elizabeth Lutz, 19 Sep 1900; citing Marriage, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG78-H3G : accessed 25 September 2022), Thomas J Fegley, Philadelphia Ward 34, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 817, sheet 7A, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1405; FHL microfilm 1,375,418.
9. ↑ Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 020501-023500; certificate no. 22480. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Ancestry Record 5164 #3851113 with attached Image
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #113998619