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Descendants of Bryce McFeggan

Generation No. 3

5. DAVID JOHN³ MCFEGGAN (JAMES KINGSTON², BRYCE¹) was born November 30, 1869 in Haldimand Twp. Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, and died October 03, 1910 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He married MARIAH LYDA YOUHILL. She was born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, and died 1937 in Alpena, Michigan.

Notes for DAVID JOHN MCFEGGAN:
He was in charge of all of the trains coming in and out of the Niagara Fruit Belt. His job was in Toronto. He died of Dyptheria.

Some information on the Dominion Express Company:

Dominion Express Company

-- incorporated, 1873, c. 113

-- 1873, c. 113, ss. 4, 14 amended, 1921, c. 81

-- name changed to "Canadian Pacific Express Company", 1926, c. 19 (www.cprheritage.com)

The Dominion Express Company was owned by Canadian Pacific, and brought passengers' luggage to dockside, for loading. Interlink Freight Systems - is one of the oldest haulage companies in Canada, which started in 1873 as Dominion Express Company, became Canadian Pacific Express Ltd. in 1926, and eventually Interlink Freight Systems Inc. in 1994.

He was a superintendent - Southern Division for this Railway

Buried in a large Toronto cemetary - Helen McFeggan - Bryce's second wife remembers visiting there.

More About DAVID JOHN MCFEGGAN:
Education: Elementary
Occupation: Division Superintendent - Dominion Express Railway
Religion: Presbyterian

Notes for MARIAH LYDA YOUHILL:
She died in the back of an automobile - in Alpena, Michigan (per David McFeggan Jr). She stayed with Fred McFeggan (her son). Fred was a salesman. She was living with Fred in Chicago. Fred had a restaurant.

Per Helen McFeggan - said that Lyda was very poor, after the father died. She had 6 children to take care of after David John died. She put Andrew Bryce and Fred in an orphanage for a short time - Andrew sold newspapers in Detroit. Lyda had an aunt in Detroit. Her aunt said that she could live in one of the houses in Detroit. She sewed.

Lyda had a gentleman friend - but said that she wasn't going to get married. She lived in Detroit.

Andrew used to sing with his mother. His father was very tall.

Fred died in Portageville, NY - had cancer. Stayed with Helen and Andrew when he died.

2 sisters of David John McFeggan (Jame's sone) that lived together and weren't married - Andrew spent Christmas with them. They lived in Chicago.

Children of DAVID MCFEGGAN and MARIAH YOUHILL are:

DAVID JOHN⁴ MCFEGGAN, b. September 29, 1898, Toronto, Canada; d. August 1970, Oakwood Hospital, Wayne County, Dearborn, Michigan; m. FRANCIS LILLIAN SMITH; b. May 03, 1901, Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan; d. September 30, 1990, Garden City Osteopathic Hospital, Wayne County, Garden City, Michigan.

More About DAVID JOHN MCFEGGAN:
Burial: 1970, 8 Mile Road and 275 ?? Cemetary - Livonia, Michigan
Education: 8th grade - Canadian Schools
Occupation: Truck Salesman - Ford Motor Company
Religion: Presbyterian

More About FRANCIS LILLIAN SMITH:
Burial: 1990, 8 Mile Road and 275 ?? Cemetary - Livonia, Michigan
Christening: Martha Holmes Methodist Church - Detroit, Michigan
Education: 2 year degree - Elementary Education - Ypsilanti Normal College - 1922
Occupation: Teacher
Religion: Methodist

ii.

JAMES YOUHILL MCFEGGAN, b. July 12, 1893; d. May 1971, Muskegon, Michigan; m. (1) DOROTHY NELSON; b. August 19, 1908; d. January 1996; m. (2) VIOLA; b. August 19, 1908; d. January 1996, Muskegon, Michigan.

Notes for JAMES YOUHILL MCFEGGAN:
Per Social Security Index - before 1851 - Muskegon, MI 49444 zip code

I (Ann McFeggan) spoke with Viola McFeggan around 1990 - at that time she was living in Muskegon, Michigan.

Notes for DOROTHY NELSON:
Per Social Security Index - before 1951 - Muskegon, Michigan 49444 zip code

iii.

CHARLES FREDERICK MCFEGGAN, b. 1901, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; d. 1964, Wisconsin; m. RUBYE CABLE; b. March 09, 1904; d. August 1977.

Notes for CHARLES FREDERICK MCFEGGAN:
1/14/02 - Per Jim McFeggan - Fred's sister - said that he received a call from a women claiming that she was his 1/2 sister - he doesn't know her name - possibly from Texas.

More About CHARLES FREDERICK MCFEGGAN:
Burial: 1964, Hancock, Wisconsin

Notes for RUBYE CABLE:
Per Social Security Index - Before 1951 - Rolling Meadows, Cook County, Illinois 60008 zip code

More About RUBYE CABLE:
Burial: Body sent for medical research

	iv.		FRANK MCFEGGAN, b. Unknown; d. Died at age 4.
	v.		ANDREW BRYCE MCFEGGAN, b. November 03, 1903, Smith Falls, Toronto, Ontario - Canada; d. December 16, 1984, Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw, New York; m. (1) MARY; b. October 27, 1897; d. October 1983, North Bennington, Vermont; m. (2) HELEN MARY MOZGAWA, August 28, 1948; b. March 29, 1916, Dunkirk, New York.

Notes for ANDREW BRYCE MCFEGGAN:
Andrew Bryce had two wives - first was was named Mary (don't know her maiden name), and the second wife was Helen Mary Mozgawa

Per Helen,

Worked for the Carpenter's Union. Started to work for management - car dealerships, negociator with the workers. Entrepreneur. Owned a bowling alley in Portageville.

The first brother that got up was the best dressed .

Had a good sense of early.

He came to New York to work for the upholster's. Helen met him working for an upholstering place.

More About ANDREW BRYCE MCFEGGAN:
Burial: 1984, Assumption Church, Portageville, New York

Notes for MARY:
Bryce's first wife - Bryce's second wife was Helen

Per Helen McFeggan - Helen lived with her mother and Bryce's mother for awhile because she didn't want to live alone.

More About MARY:
Burial: Vermont

More About HELEN MARY MOZGAWA:
Polish name: Mozgawa

More About ANDREW MCFEGGAN and HELEN MOZGAWA:
Marriage: August 28, 1948

vi.

DONALD ALLEN MCFEGGAN, b. October 31, 1907; d. January 1986, Chicago, Illinois; m. LOTTIE SIROBACK; b. November 15, 1914; d. March 09, 1995, Chicago, Illinois.

Notes for DONALD ALLEN MCFEGGAN:
Had Poleo for all of his life. Always had crutches.

Per Jim McFeggan - Fred's son - one time Don was in a Yellow Cab. The cab driver was being mean to him. Don stuck his hand through the glass window and broke the guys' jaw.

vii.

EMMA MCFEGGAN, b. 1896; d. 1901.

Notes for EMMA MCFEGGAN:
Died as a spinster

viii.

WILLIAM LIVINGSTON MCFEGGAN, b. August 20, 1909, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; d. August 31, 1985, Arlington Heights, IL; m. NORMA JACOBS, March 26, 1938; b. August 16, 1912; d. June 1989.

More About WILLIAM LIVINGSTON MCFEGGAN:
Burial: White Cemetary - Hancock, Wisconsin

More About WILLIAM MCFEGGAN and NORMA JACOBS:
Marriage: March 26, 1938

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