Georgianna Featon ¹

   Another name for Georgianna was Georgina Featon.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1870 in West Caln Twp., Chester, PA. ² The 1870 census recorded William Featen, works in rolling mill, 51, living with wife Mary J., 30; Lydia J., 14; Susanna, 12; Elizabeth, 7; Louisa, 5; and daughter Georgeanna, 2. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except William in England. The post office was Rockville.

2. Census in 1880 in West Caln Twp., Chester, PA. ³ The 1880 census recorded William Featon, 60, living with wife Mary Jane, 48, and daughter Georgina, 12. William was born in England, the others in Pennsylvania.

3. Newspaper: Daily Local News, 14 Jul 1885, West Chester, Chester, PA. ⁴ FELL FROM A SWING. An accident occurred in Coatesville on Sunday night last which no doubt will put a stop to swinging for some time to come. A party of young folks were enjoying the evening on the hill near the borough reservoir, where there is a large pole swing erected, and were taking turns in swinging. Among the number was Georgianna Featon, a young girl employed at John Speakman's, but whose home is at Wagontown.
While engaged at swinging and when at the highest point she suddenly became giddy, and letting go the poles she fell backward a distance of about 40 feet, falling on her back and sliding several yards. George McCarron, who was in the swing at the same time, then jumped off and strange to say escaped uninjured. The young lady was picked up and carried to the residence of James Rokes, where she still remains. Dr. Houskeeper was called and says that although no bones were broken she was badly jarred and may be injured internally.
It will be several days before she will be able to be removed. Since the accident the young folks have given up swinging.

4. Newspaper: Daily Village Record, 14 Jul 1885, West Chester, Chester, PA. ⁵ In A Critical Condition. Miss Geogianna Featon, who was so seriously injured by falling from a swing on Sunday, at Coatesville, still lies in a critical condition and her friends have poor hopes of her recovery. One of her sisters is lying critically ill at her home near Hibernia station on the W. & N. Railroad with typhoid fever.

5. Newspaper: Daily Local News, 15 Jul 1885, Chester, Delaware, PA. ⁶ Georgianna Featon, the young lady who was so badly injured by falling from a swing at Coatesville on Sunday night, still continues in a dangerous condition. She is unable to state how the accident occurred, as she remembers nothing after getting on the swing.

6. Newspaper: The Jeffersonian, 18 Jul 1885, West Chester, Chester, PA. ¹ FELL FROM A SWING. An accident occurred in Coatesville on Sunday night last which no doubt will put a stop to swinging for some time to come. A party of young folks were enjoying the evening on the hill near the borough reservoir, where there is a large pole swing erected, and were taking turns in swinging. Among the number was Georgianna Featon, a young girl employed at John Speakman's, but whose home is at Wagontown. While engaged at and when at the highest point she suddenly became giddy, and letting go the poles she fell backward a distance of about 40 feet, falling on her back and sliding several yards.
George McCarron, who was in the swing at the same time, then jumped off and strange to say escaped uninjured. The young lady was picked up and carried to the residence of James Rokes, where she still remains. Dr. Houskeeper was called and says that although no bones were broken sine was badly jarred and may be injured internally. It will be several days before she will be able to be removed.
Since the accident the young folks have given up swinging.