DAVID ELLIS FAIGLEY

LABORER

BIRTH
FRIDAY | 13 JAN 1939
Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA

DEATH
SATURDAY | 02 MAY 1964
Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA

25 YEARS - 3 MONTHS - 20 DAYS

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BIOGRAPHY

LANCASTER – Born to Harry Freeman and Clara Belle (Streets) in Lancaster on Friday, January 13, 1939, David Ellis Faigley found himself the object of a custody battle at seven years old. Judge Frank M. Acton awarded Frank Boyer full custody and in the process of separation from his parents, Judge Acton ordered Harry to provide $7.50 every week in child support. David relocated from living with his parents at their residence at 417 Garfield Avenue and found his new home at 434 Garfield Avenue. The following year, August 3, 1947, the Eagle-Gazette reported, “David received a cut to his right ankle Sunday night when he stepped on a board with a large nail.” After treatment at the Lancaster hospital he was released. Evidence shows David’s involvement with Mr. and Mrs. David Boyer prior to the custody granted with a Valentine’s Day dinner party on Thursday, February 17, 1944. He also attended a birthday celebration for George Boyer’s wife on April 1, 1951. The guests enjoyed a fried chicken dinner followed by a large, decorated cake serving first as the table’s center piece. David was, again, treated and released Tuesday, February 25, 1958, from the local hospital and returned home.

FAIGLEY

FAMILY TREE

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Winfield Washington Faigley

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Alma Amelia Osborne

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Chester Streets

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Harry Freeman Faigley

MARRIAGE

FRIDAY | 10:00

12 AUG 1938

LANCASTER
FAIRFIELD COUNTY,
OHIO

431
EAST MAIN
STREET

Clara Belle Streets

David Ellis Faigley

ASSAULT AND BATTERY

David was reported to have lived at both 417 and 434 Garfield Avenue depending on the news reported on. He may have ventured between both addresses. By the time David reached his twenties, he got into trouble. At 21, while reported to be residing back at 417 Garfield Avenue, police authorities charged David with assault and battery of a woman on a city bus on Saturday, February 27, 1960. He pled guilty on February 28th in the Lancaster Municipal Court. Faigley’s sentence included a ten-day sentence in the county jail and force to pay a fine of $25 plus additional costs incurred.

BODY FOUND

The local squad responded to a call regarding cuts found on David and distributed first aid to the young man at 710 East Mulberry Street Tuesday, August 6, 1963, just under one year before he drowned in the Hocking River. An unemployed laborer at the time, 25 years old, David Ellis Faigley’s body was believed to be in the waters of the Hocking River for four weeks, since May 2, the day the report indicated he went missing.

THUMBPRINT

Authorities were able to identify David from his thumbprint by the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation. They further determined that there was no evidence or sign of foul play when the medical examination concluded.

BURIAL

Faigley’s funeral and burial were held on Thursday, June 4, 1964, at 10 a.m. The Rev. E. W. Bender officiated the service while Frank E. Smith Funeral Home carried out the arrangements for the ceremony at Elmwood Cemetery.

Newspaper Article on the Burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
Newspaper Article on the Burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Photo courtesy of the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette.

PHOTO GALLERY

Photo from the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette.
Photo of David Ellis Faigley at 5 months old, son of Harry and Clare Faigley of 522 1/2 West Wheeling Street in Lancaster, Ohio, as part of the Summer Time Picture Time for Babies. Photo courtesy of the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette.

BURIAL

ELMWOOD CEMETERY – David was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery after his demise in 1964. Photos of the plot map and Faigley’s tombstone courtesy of FindAGrave.com.

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THE REFERENCES

“Assaulter Fined,” Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Tuesday, March 1, 1960, 2.

“Awarded Custody,” Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Thursday, May 2, 1946, 20.

“David E. Faigley,” Find A Grave, last modified December 29, 2011, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82634134/david-e-faigley.

“David E. Faigley,” Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Monday, August 4, 1947, 2.

“Faigley Rites Set Thursday At Elmwood,” Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, June 3, 1964, 2.

“Hospital,” Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Tuesday, February 25, 1958, 2.

“On April 1,” Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Friday, April 6, 1951, 11.

“Squad Runs,” Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Wednesday, August 7, 1963, 2.

“Summer Time Picture Time For Babies,” Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Saturday, June 24, 1939, 3.

“Two Share in Supper Party,” Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Thursday, February 17, 1944, 4.

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