John Lincoln Pyle Sr (1879 - 1944)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

John L. Pyle, Sr., son of Curtis Pyle and Mary Connors, was born June 14, 1879, in Boothwyn, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania; and died October 22, 1944^[1]

In 1900 John Pyle was living in the home of his parents and siblings, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Household members included:^[2]

• Mary Connors Pyle 44
• Charles Pyle 26
• Curtis B Pyle Jr 25
• Joseph R Pyle 23
• John L Pyle 21
• William Pyle 19

Marriage and Children

In 1904, John A. L. Pyle, married Winifred A. Gallagher, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^[3]

Children of John and Winifred Pyle included:

• Clement A Pyle
• John L. Pyle Jr
• Marion E Pyle
• Virginia F (Pyle) Fornaci

In 1918, John L Pyle's name is found in the 1917-1918 Registration cards for the US World War I draft^[4]

In 1920, John Pyle was living in Philadelphia Pennsylvania with his wife and children; Household members included:^[5]

• John L Pyle 40
• Winifred A Pyle 35
• Clement A Pyle 14
• John L Pyle 12
• Marion E Pyle 10
• Francis Pyle 5 (Note: Virginia F Pyle is the same person as Francis Pyle)

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In 1930 John Pyle was living with his wife and children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, employed as a Police Officer, with the city of Philadelphia; living at 569 Abbottsford ave; Philadelphia, Pa. Household members included: ^[6]

• John Pyle 50
• Winifred Pyle 41
• Clement Pyle 24
• Marion Pyle 20
• Virginia Pyle 15

In 1942, John Lincoln Pyle's name is found in the 1942 Registration Cards for the US World War II Draft; in which John shows Wm G Pyle, his brother, as the person who will always know his address, and in the description for physical characteristics that will aide in identification, John wrote Broken nose, slightly crooked^[7]

John Pyle was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, and near his mother Mary Pyle and brother Curtis B Pyle Jr^[8]

Note: Click on link to view headstone/keep in mind the dates are rubbed off a bit and appear different then what is shown on profile. Verification of dates has been made using Social Security death index or similar sources.

Sources

1. ↑ Social Security Death Claim application for John L Pyle Sr.; Birth Date: 14 Jun 1879; Birth Place: Boothwyn, Pennsylvania; Death Date: 20 Oct 1944; Claim Date: 21 Nov 1944
2. ↑ 1900 US federal census for Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 29, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1471; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0720; FHL microfilm: 1241471
3. ↑ Marriage Record for John A L Pyle and Winifred Gallagher: Record Name: John A L Pyle: Gender: Male: Spouse: Winifred A Gallagher: Spouse Gender: Female: Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States: Marriage Year: 1904: Marriage License Number: 173124: Digital GSU Number: 4141908
4. ↑ World War I draft registration card for John Lincoln Pyle; September 12, 1918: Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Philadelphia; Roll: 1907646; Draft Board: 26
5. ↑ 1920 US Federal census record for Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 29, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1633; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 970; Image: 640
6. ↑ 1930 US federal census record for John Pyle: Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2106; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0672; Image: 499.0; FHL microfilm: 2341840: Description: Enumeration District : 0672; Description: PHILADELPHIA CITY, WARD 22 (PART), BOUNDED BY (N) PULASKI; (E) ROBERTS AVE.; (S) WISSAHICKON AVE.; (W) MANHEIM
7. ↑ World War II Draft Registration Cards for John Lincoln Pyle, age: 62 yrs old: Fourth Registration for Pennsylvania, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 563728; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147: Name Range : Pupinski, Joseph - Quintyne, Arley Aaubrey
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 April 2020), memorial page for John L Pyle (unknown–20 Oct 1944), Find A Grave: Memorial #22168242, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Ancestry.com U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Index, 1885–1951." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Clerk of the Orphans' Court. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia marriage license index, 1885-1951." Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

• United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

• United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.