Oakes Fegley – “Pete’s Dragon” World Premiere – Arrivals – El Capitan Theatre, 6838 Hollywood – Los Angeles, CA, USA -Photo Credit: Guillermo Proano / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 11, 2004
Ethnicity: Irish, as well as 1/8th Slovak, 1/8th Italian, German, some Dutch
Oakes Fegley is an American actor.
Oakes is the son of Mercedes G. (Tonne) and Michael Jerod Fegley. His father is of one quarter Slovak, as well as German and Irish, ancestry. Oakes’ mother is of one half Irish, one quarter Italian, one eighth German, and one eighth Dutch, descent.
Oakes’ paternal grandfather is Richard Franklin “Dick” Fegley.
Oakes’ paternal grandmother is Marguerite “Peg” Kiss (the daughter of Ferdinand W. Kiss and Mary Rose Flynn). Ferdinand was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Slovak parents, Edward Kiss and Pauline Bajsovicz/Vocieotiz. Mary Rose was the daughter of Joseph Flynn and Anna.
Oakes’ maternal grandfather is Jay Tonne (the son of Christopher Fredrick Tonne and Catherine Marie Larocca). Christopher was the son of Wilhelm Heinrich Tonne, who was born in Wisconsin, to German parents, and of Louise Pauline Fredricks, who was born in Wisconsin, to Dutch parents. Catherine was born in Illinois, the daughter of Italian parents, Michael Larocca and Angeline/Angela Maria Postilion, from Potenza.
Oakes’ maternal grandmother is Mary Burke (the daughter of John J. Burke and Cecelia/Cecilia Marie/Mary Hoban). John had Irish ancestry, and was the son of John Joseph Burke and Florence Catherine Brady. Cecelia was born in Illinois, the daughter of William Joseph Hoban, who was born in Illinois, to Irish parents, and of Margaret Rourke, who was born in Kerry, Ireland.
Sources: Obituary of Oakes’ paternal uncle, David Fegley – http://www.legacy.com
Oakes’ great-grandfather, Ferdinand W. Kiss, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Oakes’ paternal great-grandfather, Ferdinand W. Kiss – http://articles.mcall.com
Genealogy of Oakes Fegley (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituaries of Oakes’ maternal great-grandparents, Christopher Fredrick Tonne and Catherine Marie Larocca – http://www.kmitch.com
Oakes’ maternal great-grandmother, Catherine Marie Larocca, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Oakes’ mother (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.bajda.net
Birth record of Oakes’ maternal great-grandmother, Cecelia/Cecilia Marie/Mary Hoban – https://familysearch.org
Oakes’ maternal great-grandmother, Cecelia/Cecilia Marie/Mary Hoban, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org