William Howard Fahnley

1909 - 1985  (76 years)

• Name	William Howard Fahnley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	4 Jan 1909	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Rhoda and William Fahnly
  Residence	1944	Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  	Masonic Membership
  		Seal-Masonic Symbol
  Census	1950	Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Miriam
  Military Draft Registration	Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  	Draft Registration - World War II; Married to Miriam
  FSID	L16Q-CQK  [8]
  Death	17 Nov 1985	Southport, Lincoln, Maine, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I31128	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Jacob Fahnley,   b. 12 Mar 1862, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA d. 17 Jun 1947 (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rhoda May Dawes,   b. Dec 1865, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 1954, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Apr 1895	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F7467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Miriam Ruth Fisk,   b. 23 Dec 1920, Northfield, Washington, Vermont, USA d. 19 Oct 1995, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1938	Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Marriage End	Nov 1985	Lincoln County, Maine, USA   [12]
  	Death of William Fahnley
  Children	1. Linda Fisk Fahnley,   b. 14 Mar 1941, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 May 2019, Hope Mills, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F14922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jan 1909 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Rhoda and William Fahnly - 1920 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1938 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Masonic Membership - 1944 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Miriam - 1950 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - World War II; Married to Miriam - - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage End - Death of William Fahnley - Nov 1985 - Lincoln County, Maine, USA Death - 17 Nov 1985 - Southport, Lincoln, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_706; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 8. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_706; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 8 [S121] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 [S730] Ancestry.com, Maine, Death Index, 1960-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2002;). [S11650] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 307. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 307 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 3303; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 9-61. 1950 United States Federal Census National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 3303; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 9-61 [S1312] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, U.S., Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 [S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 February 2022, 00:39), entry for William Fahnley (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L16Q-CQK ); contributed by various users. https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L16Q-CQK [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 1122; FHL microfilm: 1240674. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 1122; FHL microfilm: 1240674 [S437] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 [S70] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [S4019] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Miriam Fahnley • Boston Globe - Oct 1995 - Page 32, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston MA; Date: 20 Oct 1995;), Miriam Ruth Fisk Fahnley Obituary. FAHNLEY- of Norwood, formerly of Walpole, South Port Maine, and Arlington, Oct. 19, 1995, Miriam Ruth (Fisk) Fahnley, 74. Beloved widow of William Howard Fahnley and mother of: William Fahnley of Walpole, Rhoda May of N Weymouth, Linda Ray of Hope Mills, NC, Virginia Zavarelli of Delaware and Wanda Barchard of Medford. Also survived by a half sister, Virginia Cioffi of St Albans VT, 14 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Friends may call at the R.J. Ross Funeral Home. Her Funeral Service will be on Saturday in the funeral home. Burial at a later date at the Rockhill Cemetery in Foxborough. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/132407043/the-boston-globe/?xid=637 Obituary-FAHNLEY Miriam (Fisk) Obituary of MIRIAM RUTH FISK FAHNLEY • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • Fri, Oct 20, 1995 • Page 32