Nathaniel Fegley (1844 - 1925)

Born 29 Mar 1844 in Roaring Creek Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah H (Bowdoin) Fegley — married about 1870 in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Lozo) Fegley — married 31 Aug 1904 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 31 May 1925 at age 81 in Kingston Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Nathaniel Fegley was born in 1844.^[1] He was the eldest son of John Fegley and Catherine Reitz. His parents were from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, but moved to Columbia County by 1850.

Nathaniel Fegley was married to Sarah Bowdoin. The couple were living at Wilkes- Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania by the 1880 Census.^[2] Nathaniel Fegley was a cabinet maker in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania from at least 1880 until his death in 1925.

When Nathaniel Fegley's mother, Catherine Reitz Fegley died in 1888, he wrote a letter to the Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania court. In this letter, he waived his right as the eldest son to administer his mother's estate. He specifically named his sister Caroline and brother-in-law Hiram Zimmerman, who he nominated as the estate administrator.^[3]

Proof that Catherine Reitz Fegley was mother of Nathaniel

Nathaniel Fegley passed away in 1925.^[4] He is buried at the Hillside Cemetery in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HQ-PMJ : 22 December 2020), Nathaniel Fegely in household of John Fegely, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNH-F61 : 14 January 2022), Nathaniel Fegley, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Court Records, The Estate of Catherine Fegley, November Term 1888. Ordered directly from Schuylkill County.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98613802/nathaniel-fegley: accessed 04 June 2023), memorial page for Nathaniel Fegley (29 Mar 1844–31 May 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98613802, citing Hillside Cemetery, Catawissa, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Desert29Girl (contributor 47554298).