William Patrick Feeney (1876 - 1939)

Born 1 Dec 1876 in England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died Mar 1939 at age 62 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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William Feeney migrated from England to America.

Biography

William was born in 1876 in England. He immigrated to Pennsylvania about 1891. He married 17 Jun 1901 to Mary Nanns. William worked in the coal mines, eventually becoming a labor union organizer for United Mine Workers of America. He passed away in 1939 and is buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Coal Center, Washington County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 ^[2]

• Name: Mary Nanns
• Gender: Female
• Age: 21
• Birth Date: abt 1880
• Marriage Date: 17 Jun 1901
• Marriage Place: Coal Centre, Washington, Washington, USA
• Spouse: William Feeney
• Film Number: 001319808

Year: 1910; Census Place: Charleroi, Washington, Pennsylvania^[3]

• 312 Washington Ave
• William Feeney head, 33/f, md1 8yrs, Eng/Ire/Ire, im1891, coal miner
• Mary Feeney wife, 29/m, md1 8yrs, 6births/4living, OH/Ire/Ire
• Francis Feeney son, 8/m, PA/Eng/OH
• William Feeney Jr. son, 4/m, PA/Eng/OH
• Allace Feeney dau, 2/f, PA/Eng/OH
• Thomas E Feeney son, 0/m, PA/Eng/OH

Year: 1920; Census Place: Charleroi, Washington, Pennsylvania^[4]

• 321 McKean Ave
• William Feeny head, 43/m, md, Eng/Ire/Ire, miner, coal mine
• Mary Feeny wife, 39/f, md, OH/Ire/Ire
• Francis Feeny dau, 17/f, PA/Eng/OH, clerk, coal mine
• William Feeny son, 13/m, school, PA/Eng/OH
• Alice Feeny dau, 11/f, school, PA/Eng/OH
• Edward Feeny son, 9/m, school, PA/Eng/OH
• Katheline Feeny dau, 5/f, PA/Eng/OH
• Clare Feeny dau, 7mon/f, PA/Eng/OH

Year: 1930; Census Place: Charleroi, Washington, Pennsylvania^[5]

• 406 Lookout Avenue
• William P Feeney head, 53/m, md 1@24, Eng/Ire/Ire, im1891, organizer, miners union
• Mary Feeney wife, 49/f, md 1@21, OH/Ire/Ire
• Frank Feeney son, 27/m, PA/Eng/OH, adjuster, state insurance
• William P Feeney son, 24/m, PA/Eng/OH, mail carrier
• Alice M Feeney dau, 22/f, PA/Eng/OH, hairdresser, beauty parlor
• Edward Feeney son, 20/m, PA/Eng/OH, stenographer, wire mill
• Kathleen Feeney dau, 15/f, school, PA/Eng/OH
• Claire Feeney dau, 10/f, school, PA/Eng/OH
• Eileen Feeney dau, 9/f, school, PA/Eng/OH

Tombstone Inscription
Dedicated to the memory of William Feeney for distinguished service and self-sacrifice in the cause of Labor and Advancement of the United Mine Workers of America.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #129879755 William Patrick Feeney
2. ↑ Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968; Original data: Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages. Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania. [1]
3. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Charleroi, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1425; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 1375438; Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls).[2]
4. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Charleroi, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1660; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 148; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). [3]
5. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Charleroi, Washington, Pennsylvania; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2341895; Original data: 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. [4]