John Fegley (1863 - 1917)

Born 1 Aug 1863 in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara (Epler) Fegley — married 23 Sep 1890 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Aug 1917 at age 54 in Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John Fegley was born during the American Civil War, circa 1863.^[1] He was the son of John Fegley and Catherine Reitz of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The family moved to Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania circa 1870.

John Fegley was married to Barbara Epler in 1890.^[2] The couple were parents of the following known children:

Ida May Fegley Lyons^[3][4]

Edna Violet Fegley^[5]

John August Fegley^[6]

Ralph Fegley^[7]

Charles Harrison Fegley^[8]

At the 1900 Census, John Fegley was working as a teamster in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania.^[9] At the 1910 Census, John Fegley listed his profession as "coal miner."^[10] Several of his descendants who are involved in the profession of plumbing assert that he was one of the first in the Mount Carmel area to bring indoor plumbing to households in the area.

John Fegley passed away in 1917.^[11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZT3-VKM : 29 May 2021), John Fegley in entry for John Fegley, 1870.
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF9P-SW4 : 4 November 2017), August Epler in entry for John Tagely and Barbara Epler, 23 Sep 1890; citing Marriage, , Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 961,094.
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:84KH-GDW2 : 13 July 2020), John Fegley in entry for Ida May Fegley Lyons.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M379-CSV : 13 January 2022), Ida Fagley in entry for John Fagley, 1900.
5. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQWS-858 : 8 March 2018), John Fegley in entry for Edna Violet Fegley, 22 Nov 1933; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,675,056.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M379-CSK : 13 January 2022), John Fagley in entry for John Fagley, 1900.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGWC-CPG : accessed 24 May 2023), Ralph Fegley in household of John Fegley, Mt Carmel Ward 3, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1383; FHL microfilm 1,375,396.
8. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMZQ-8FH : 10 March 2021), John Fegley in entry for Charles Fegley and Marcella Wary, 1 Aug 1932; citing Marriage, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M379-CSN : 13 January 2022), John Fagley, 1900.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGWC-CPK : Wed Jul 19 01:37:16 UTC 2023), Entry for John Fegley and Barba Fegley, 1910.
11. ↑ Republican and Herald, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, August 6, 1917, page 3. Newspapers.com repository.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91976860/john-fegley: accessed 17 May 2023), memorial page for John Fegley (1862–1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91976860, citing Mount Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Joanne Gross Vaughn (contributor 46482187).