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Mahala <I>Rodgers</I> Fell

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Mahala Rodgers Fell

Birth
McDonald, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
11 Mar 1907 (aged 40)
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Fellsburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Mahala Rodgers-Coyle-Fell (B. 06 Mar 1867, McDonald, Washington, Pennsylvania, D. 11 Mar 1907, Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania) first married Hugh J Coyle, (B abt 1854, Pennsylvania; D 06 Aug 1892) Married abt 1890. Hugh Coyle a Constable with the town of Noblestown, was murdered by an escaped convict named Martin Reed who was cornered in an ice house on the outskirts of Noblestown. A crowd gathered and Hugh announced that he was going in to capture Mr. Reed. A shot was fired and missed Coyle, however on his second attempt to go inside Mr. Reed fired a final shot that instantly penetrated Hugh's heart killing him instantly. Hugh and Mahala had one (1) daughter, my grandmother, Catherine Amy Coyle-Fell-Harris. Mahala remarried Francis Alva Fell in 1893 adopting Catherine Amy Coyle as his own, and had the following children: Francis Asbury Fell (1895-1994), Harry Chanton Fell (1896-1962), Joseph E. Fell (1899-1987) and Hazel May Fell-Villenave-Todd (1902-1989I
Member Contribution:
Mahala Rodgers-Coyle-Fell (B. 06 Mar 1867, McDonald, Washington, Pennsylvania, D. 11 Mar 1907, Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania) first married Hugh J Coyle, (B abt 1854, Pennsylvania; D 06 Aug 1892) Married abt 1890. Hugh Coyle a Constable with the town of Noblestown, was murdered by an escaped convict named Martin Reed who was cornered in an ice house on the outskirts of Noblestown. A crowd gathered and Hugh announced that he was going in to capture Mr. Reed. A shot was fired and missed Coyle, however on his second attempt to go inside Mr. Reed fired a final shot that instantly penetrated Hugh's heart killing him instantly. Hugh and Mahala had one (1) daughter, my grandmother, Catherine Amy Coyle-Fell-Harris. Mahala remarried Francis Alva Fell in 1893 adopting Catherine Amy Coyle as his own, and had the following children: Francis Asbury Fell (1895-1994), Harry Chanton Fell (1896-1962), Joseph E. Fell (1899-1987) and Hazel May Fell-Villenave-Todd (1902-1989I


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  • Maintained by: Eternal Peace
  • Originally Created by: LAB
  • Added: Sep 4, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96536485/mahala-fell: accessed ), memorial page for Mahala Rodgers Fell (6 Mar 1867–11 Mar 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96536485, citing Fells Church Cemetery, Fellsburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Eternal Peace (contributor 48793983).