Sixth Generation

1442. Napoleon Dewey Fitzgerald was born on 20 April 1847 in Rockcastle Co., KY. Napoleon died on 18 November 1922 at the age of 75 in Nelson Co., VA and was buried at Pine Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Arrington, Nelson Co., VA.

Napoleon Dewey Fitzgerald and Lucinda C. Blackwell were married on 24 December 1867 in Nelson Co., VA.⁵⁴¹⁰ They^⁵⁴¹⁰ appeared in the census on 1 July 1880 in Nelson Co., VA.⁵⁴¹¹ They^⁵⁴¹¹ appeared in the census on 15 June 1900 in Rockfish, Nelson Co., VA.⁵⁴¹² Lucinda C. Blackwell was born circa 1850 in Virginia.

Napoleon Dewey Fitzgerald and Lucinda C. Blackwell had the following children:

4596	i.	William Fitzgerald was born circa 1870 in Virginia.
4597	ii.	Cornelia B. Fitzgerald was born on 2 April 1871 in Tye River, Nelson Co., VA.⁵⁴¹³
+4598	iii.	James Robert Fitzgerald.
+4599	iv.	Charles Napoleon Fitzgerald.
4600	v.	Lilly (Sally?) Mary Fitzgerald was born in 1877 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.⁵⁴¹⁴
4601	vi.	Serena (Luna?) Fitzgerald was born in 1879 in Massies Mill Dist., Nelson Co, VA.⁵⁴¹⁵
4602	vii.	Adaline Fitzgerald was born on 11 August 1881 in Massies Mill Dist., Nelson Co, VA.⁵⁴¹⁶
4603	viii.	None Given Fitzgerald was born in January 1883 in Nelson Co., VA. None died in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA on 12 January 1883.⁵⁴¹⁷
4604	ix.	Ella Gertrude Fitzgerald was born on 11 May 1885 in Massies Mill Dist., Nelson Co, VA.⁵⁴¹⁸
4605	x.	Eliza J. Fitzgerald was born in May 1888 in Nelson Co., VA.
4606	xi.	Cora L. Fitzgerald was born in May 1891 in Nelson Co., VA.
4607	xii.	Mary Lula Fitzgerald was born in August 1893 in Nelson Co., VA.

Napoleon Dewey Fitzgerald and Rose Ella Coffey were married on 1 April 1906 in Nelson Co., VA.⁵⁴¹⁹ They^⁵⁴¹⁹ appeared in the census on 27 April 1910 in Rockfish Dist., Nelson Co., VA.⁵⁴²⁰ They^⁵⁴²⁰ appeared in the census on 7 January 1920 in Rockfish Dist., Nelson Co., VA.⁵⁴²¹ Rose Ella Coffey, daughter of Floyd Lee Coffey and Mary Jane Weaver, was born on 16 February 1877 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA. She appeared in the census on 17 April 1930 in Rockfish Dist., Nelson Co., VA.⁵⁴²² Rose died of leukemia and was buried at on 17 February 1960 at the age of 83 at St. Johns Nursing Home in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA and was buried at Beech Grove Cemetery in Beech Grove, Nelson Co., VA.^5423,5424

Obituary, Waynesboro News Virginian, Feb. 18, 1960

ROSELAND-Mrs. Rose Ella Fitzgerald, 84, a resident of the Beech Grove Community, died early yesterday at a Lynchburg nursing home. She was the widow of N. D. Fitzgerald and a member of Beech Grove Christian Church.

Mrs. Fitzgerald was a daughter of the late Floyd Coffey and Mary Weaver Coffey. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Effie Hicks, Boomer W. Va.; four sons, Hoy Fitzgerald and Tucker F. Fitzgerald, Lynchburg; Raymond F. Fitzgerald, Roseland, and Tommy W. Fitzgerald, Roseland. Also surviving is one stepdaughter, Mrs. Cora Taylor, Covesville; four sisters, Mrs. Stewart Gregory, Waynesboro; Mrs. Mint Campbell, Stuarts Draft; Mrs. Martha Arnold and Mrs. Etta Everitt, Love; one brother, Zandy Coffey, Love; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from Beech Grove Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. J. D. Farries and the Rev. J. T. Watson. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

The family will assemble at her late home at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow. Active pallbearers will be Dewey Fitzgerald, Owen Fitzgerald, Shelby Fitzgerald, Lowney Fitzgerald, Clyde Fitzgerald, William Fitzgerald and Cliney Fitzgerald.

There is a Rose Ella Coffey buried at the Beech Grove Cemetery, Nelson Co., VA. This cemetery is located on Cub Creek Road, (Rt. 860) just off Rt. 664. Her headstone reads "Wife of N.D. Fitzgerald" and gives birthdate of Feb. 16, 1877, and death date as Feb. 17, 1960.

Could she have been another wife of N. D. Fitzgerald who married M. Elizabeth Coffey? Rose Ella and M. Elizabeth were first cousins.

Napoleon Dewey Fitzgerald and Rose Ella Coffey had the following children:

4608	i.	Hoy Woodson Fitzgerald was born on 14 April 1907 in Beech Grove, Nelson Co., VA. Hoy died on 19 June 1973 at the age of 66 in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA and was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA on 22 June 1973. Obituary, Waynesboro News Virginian, Jun., 25, 1973 LYNCHBURG-A funeral service for Hoy Woodson Fitzgerald, 66, of 2113 Hanover St., was held Friday afternoon in Whitten Park Ave. Chapel Funeral Home, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. John L. Suttonfield. Interment was in Spring Hill Cemetery. Mr. Fitzgerald died last Tuesday at his home after being in poor health for several years with a heart condition. Born April 14, 1907, in Beech Grove, he was a son of the late Napolean D. and Mrs. Ella Coffey Fitzgerald. He was retired from the Petty john Brothers Shoe Manufacturing Co., Inc., and was a member of the Fairview Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church there. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lillie Smith Fitzgerald, at home; one daughter, Mrs. Arthur Lee (Doris) Nickerson of Lynchburg; three brothers, Tucker Fitzgerald of Lynchburg, Raymond R. Fitzgerald and Thomas W. Fitzgerald, both of Beech Grove; one sister, Mrs. Clyde (Effie) Hicks of Boomer, W. Va.; one half-sister, Mrs. Cora F. Taylor, of North Garden; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
4609	ii.	Tucker F. Fitzgerald was born circa 1909 in Rockfish Dist., Nelson Co., VA.
+4610	iii.	Raymond Ralph Fitzgerald.
4611	iv.	Effie E. Fitzgerald was born circa 1915 in Rockfish Dist., Nelson Co., VA.
4612	v.	Thomas W. "Tommy" Fitzgerald was born on 11 May 1917 in Rockfish Dist., Nelson Co., VA. Tommy died on 5 August 1982 at the age of 65 in Beech Grove, Nelson Co., VA and was buried at Beech Grove Cemetery in Beech Grove, Nelson Co., VA on 8 August 1982. Obituary, Waynesboro News Virginian, Aug. 6, 1982 BEECH GROVE-Tommy W. Fitzgerald, 65, died yesterday at his home. He was born in Nelson County on May 11, 1917, a son of the late Napoleon D. Fitzgerald and Rose Ella Coffey Fitzgerald. He was a member of Beech Grove Christian Church and a retired merchant and antique dealer. He is survived by his wife, Ruth G. Truslow Fitzgerald; three sons, Roger Fitzgerald, Donald Fitzgerald and Toby Fitzgerald, all of Beech Grove; two brothers, Tucker Fitzgerald of Lynchburg and Raymond Fitzgerald of Beech Grove; one sister, Mrs. Effie Hicks of Nitro, W. Va.; a sister-in-law, Lillie Fitzgerald of Lynchburg and Cora Taylor of Alexandria; and three grandchildren. A funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Beech Grove Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. J. D. Farries and Kaye Edwards, with interment in Beech Grove Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Bill Harris, Shelton Stevens, Russell Bayne, Luther McGann Jr., Roger Coffey, Forest Bryant Jr., Uel Gardner and Guy Williams Towler. Honorary pallbearers will be Mervin Diehl, Norman Eppard, Worthy Thompson, Wayne Fitzgerald, Warren Fitzgerald, Ed Garfield, Ed Bragen, Les Graves, Bill Wiggins and Richard Meeks. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Preston Parr Funeral Home in Roseland. Additional honorary pallbearers will be Basil Campbell and George Micklos.