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, 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 likely 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 was Richard Franklin “Dick” Fegley.
Oakes’ paternal grandmother was 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 was 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.
Oakes’ maternal grandmother was Mary Burke (the daughter of John J. Burke and Cecilia Mary Hoban). John had Irish ancestry, and was the son of John Joseph Burke and Florence Catherine Brady. Cecilia was born in Illinois, the daughter of Irish parents, Thomas J. Hoban and Mary A. Laffey.
Sources: Obituary of Oakes’ paternal uncle, David Fegley – http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?n=david-fegley&pid=16829512
Oakes’ great-grandfather, Ferdinand W. Kiss, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6YK-8WX
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/
Obituary of Oakes’ maternal great-grandparents, Christopher Fredrick Tonne and Catherine Marie Larocca – http://www.kmitch.com/Pueblo/obits/toa-toq.html
Oakes’ maternal great-grandmother, Catherine Marie Larocca, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSTP-QTC
Genealogy of Oakes’ maternal grandmother, Mary Burke (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.bajda.net/TREE/fam/fam00250.html
Oakes’ maternal great-grandmother, Cecilia Mary Hoban, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ7D-ZKS