Harry Edward Fegley (1919 - 1986)

Born 20 Mar 1919 in Blasdell, Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Jul 1986 at age 67 in Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States

Biography

The son of Reuben Fegley and Angiette (Olson) Fegley, Harry Fegley was born in the village of Blasdell, New York in 1919.^{[citation needed]} He lived there with his family^[1] His mother passed away in 1921 and, after residing for a time longer in Hamburg Township,^[2] Harry moved with his father and his siblings to Lackawanna, New York,^[3] joining his oldest brother, Willis, who was also recently widowed.

Harry Fegley married Alice Rita Gordon (1921-1988), the daughter of Robert Gordon and Katherine Mason, making their home in Buffalo, New York, where Harry worked as a truck driver.^[4] War broke out and Harry registered for the draft when he was 21, registering in Buffalo on October 16, 1940.^[5] He stated that, at the time of his registration, he was married and unemployed. He recorded his address as 15 South Park Avenue in Buffalo, which was later updated to 86-A Albright Court, to 433 Edson Avenue, and finally to 15 Edson Avenue in Buffalo. Harry was described at 5'6" and 146 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He enlisted in the United States Army, enlisting at Buffalo on August 20, 1943^[6] and being discharged on March 2, 1946.^{[citation needed]}

His marriage did not survive the war; Harry Fegley married Margaret D. (Rockwell) Swisher (1911-2001), the daughter of John M. Rockwell and Minnie Mae Bloom, and the widow of Maynard Swisher (1911-1944), who had perished during the war. They married in Buffalo, New York on July 24, 1948.^[7]

They made their home in Buffalo where, in 1950, Harry worked as a machine operator at an automobile factory.^[8][9] Harry Fegley passed away in Hamburg, New York at the age of 67^[10] and is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery and Mausoleum there.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJLW-B4B : 2 February 2021), Harry Fegley in entry for Willis A Fegley, 1920.
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSS9-GDH : 8 November 2014), Harry Fegley, Hamburg, A.D. 08, E.D. 06, Erie, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 5, line 50, New York State Archives, Albany.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7ZW-Z6P : accessed 2 October 2022), Harry Fegley in household of Simon Kehorli, Lackawanna, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 418, sheet 9A, line 25, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1436; FHL microfilm 2,341,171.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K31N-8KZ : 7 January 2021), Harry Fegley, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-21, sheet 7A, line 36, family 171, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2823.
5. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York State, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Order No. 1399; Serial No. 1221. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2238 #302776368 with attached Image
6. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMXF-D9L : 5 December 2014), Harry E Fegley, enlisted 30 Aug 1943, Buffalo, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
7. ↑ New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index. Ancestry.com. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Ancestry Record 61632 #6738951 with attached Image
8. ↑ Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 3065; Sheet Number: 15; Enumeration District: 65-32: Buffalo city - That part of Ward 1 (Tract 1-part) Bounded by Altruria; S. Park Ave.; Ladner Ave.; Hopkins This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 3, 4. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Ancestry Record 62308 #287058898 with attached Image
9. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJCF-5KTT : 18 May 2020), Harry E Fegley, 1996-1998.
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JT1G-6PK : 7 January 2021), Harry Fegley, Jul 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-9SMK : 9 September 2022), Harry Edward Fegley, Burial, Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States of America, Hillcrest Cemetery and Mausoleum. Find A Grave: Memorial #42171851