Raymond Walter Wegley
Raymond Walter Wegley was born on June 1, 1901, in Kane, Pennsylvania. While some records list his birth year as 1900, his official World War II draft registration card confirms the year as 1901. Standing 5’6″ tall and weighing 135 pounds, Raymond was described as having a light complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. Raymond […]
Howard Wegley
April 26, 1903 – January 17, 1937 Howard J. Wegley, born on April 26, 1903, in the small town of Kane, Pennsylvania, lived a life reflecting the challenges and complexities of early 20th-century America. Despite his relatively brief 33 years, his story intertwines moments of personal struggle, societal pressure, and resilience. He passed away on […]
Orville Jack Wegley
Orville “Jack” Wegley was born on October 26, 1920, in Williston, North Dakota, where he lived his entire life. He passed away in his hometown on July 4, 1995, leaving behind a legacy of service, family devotion, and community ties. Jack was the youngest child of Joseph Wegley and Tena (Olson) Wegley. His father, Joseph, served […]
Joseph Wegley
Joseph Wegley is the son of Jonathan George Wegley and Sarah Circle. He was born on March 29, 1866, and died on January 5, 1946, in his hometown of Williston, North Dakota. Joseph is my 1st cousin, 3x removed. He went by the name of “Joe Wegley,” which we know from an interview he did and […]
Lewis Weighley
Lewis Weigley is the child of John Weigley and Elizabeth W. Croft. He is my first cousin, 5x removed. You may ask why I would care about someone not in my direct line well quite honestly, because sometimes we find documents in side branches of our family tree that help us prove the identity or […]
Minerva Pearl Wegley
Minerva Pearl Wegley, aka Minnie Pearl was born on March 20, 1887 and died on July 22, 1938. She was the eldest child of John Wesley Wegley and Helen Elizabeth Swanson. She was born in Kane Pennsylvania and lived in Pennsylvania her entire life. She died on July 22, 1938 in Kitanning. She had high […]
Elsie Jane Hoag
June 22, 1927 – April 26, 2018 Elsie Jane Hoag was born on June 22, 1927, in Monessen, Pennsylvania, to Robert Thomas Hoag (1900–1961) and Emma Marie Assel (1905–1988). She grew up during the Great Depression, an era that shaped her resilience and resourcefulness. Elsie passed away peacefully on April 26, 2018, in Houston, Texas, […]
Raymond Edward Wegley

My grandfather, Raymond Edward Wegley, was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on December 15, 1925. He died on December 4, 1992, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, just before his 67th birthday. My grandfather was born during the height of the Roaring Twenties, a decade marked by economic prosperity, cultural change, and modernization in the U.S. Society was […]
Frederick Wegley
Frederick Wegley is my great-grandfather. He was born on August 20, 1887, in Kane, Pennsylvania, and died on November 28, 1950, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Frederick Wegley married Tillie Blanch Edwards on February 4, 1920, when he was 32 years old. They married in Huntington, West Virginia. Together, they had at least six children, including my […]
John Wesley Wegley
June 29, 1858 – December 15, 1927 John Wesley Wegley was born on June 29, 1858, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and passed away on December 15, 1927, in Shade, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 69. His death certificate confirms that he succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage caused by high blood pressure—a stroke. The document […]
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