Henry Wright1

b. say 1598
Family
Father*Henry Wright1
Birth*say 1598Henry Wright was born say 1598.1 
Marriage*say 1630He married Joan Sherman, daughter of Edmund Sherman and Grace Makin, say 1630.1 
Will*27 January 1670/71Henry wrote his will dated 27 January 1670/711 
Burial*13 July 1671 and was buried on 13 July 1671 in Dedham, Essex County, England.1 

Family

 Joan Sherman b. 13 Dec 1603

Citations

  1. [S1327] Michael Johnson Wood, "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and their Wives", New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Note: This article, in 6 Parts, spans six issues of the Register. It is thoroughly researched and fully sourced, and includes a wealth of knowledge on the Shermans and their extended families. Only a very small amount of the information available in Mr. Wood's article is included in this researcher's website project. Volumes 166 - 168 (October 2012 - January 2014): Part 6: The Family of Edmund Sherman, Volume 168, pages 16-33. Hereinafter cited as "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex."

Henry Wright1

Family

Family
Child 1.Henry Wright1 b. s 1598

Citations

  1. [S1327] Michael Johnson Wood, "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and their Wives", New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Note: This article, in 6 Parts, spans six issues of the Register. It is thoroughly researched and fully sourced, and includes a wealth of knowledge on the Shermans and their extended families. Only a very small amount of the information available in Mr. Wood's article is included in this researcher's website project. Volumes 166 - 168 (October 2012 - January 2014): Part 6: The Family of Edmund Sherman, Volume 168, pages 16-33. Hereinafter cited as "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex."

Henry Lee Wright1

b. 12 March 1833
Family
Father*Abraham Harding Wright1 b. 1808, d. 29 Jun 1888
Mother*Martha Hiles1 b. 1805, d. 19 Nov 1858
Birth*12 March 1833Henry Lee Wright was born on 12 March 1833 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England,1,2 
Baptism28 July 1833 and was baptized on 28 July 1833 in the Old Meeting House, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S1713] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Henry Lee Wright, son of Abraham Harding Wright and Martha Hiles, born on 12 March 1833 and baptised on 28 July 1833 at the Old Meeting House, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, referencing FHL Film# 0816599: (RG4 2899), (RG4 2990), and (RG4 3374). Hereinafter cited as England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
  2. [S1998] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of the 28 July 1833 Baptism of Henry Lee Wright born on 12 March 1833 at Evesham, Parish of St. Lawrence, son of Abraham Harding Wright and Martha Hiles Wright, citing Piece 2899: Kidderminster, Old Meeting House (Independent), 1822-1837; The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers. Hereinafter cited as England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970.

Isabella Wright1

b. 15 October 1831, d. 5 May 1857
Family
Father*Jonathan Wright1,2 b. 13 Oct 1783, d. 28 Oct 1851
Mother*Nancy Jane Wood1,3 b. 24 Nov 1797
Birth*15 October 1831Isabella Wright was born on 15 October 1831 in Indiana.1 
Marriage*24 August 1851She married, as his first wife, Albert Perry Britt, son of Nelson Britt and Huldah Huddleston, on 24 August 1851 in Owen County, Indiana.1,4 
Death*5 May 1857She died on 5 May 1857 at age 25, leaving her husband with two very young children.1 

Family

 Albert Perry Britt b. 17 Sep 1827, d. 8 May 1877

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH29-ZTL. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6B7-D7X
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6B7-XDW
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LM9F-GWH

John Wright1

Family
Marriage*He married Hannah Yerkes, daughter of Silas Yerkes and Hannah Dungan.1 

Family

 Hannah Yerkes b. c 1764

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #9. Silas Yerkes, pages 19-21. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

John Wright1

b. 1827
Family
Father*Joseph Wright1 b. 30 Oct 1794, d. 2 Feb 1853
Mother*Elizabeth Treakle1 b. 17 Aug 1800, d. 11 Oct 1869
Birth*1827John Wright was born about 1827 in Ohio.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clear Creek, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 658; Page: 7b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Jonathan Wright1

b. 13 October 1783, d. 28 October 1851
Family
Birth*13 October 1783Jonathan Wright was born on 13 October 1783 in Virginia.1 
Marriage*15 June 1815He married Nancy Jane Wood on 15 June 1815 in Scott County, Kentucky.2,1 
Death*28 October 1851He died on 28 October 1851 in Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana, at age 68.1 

Family

 Nancy Jane Wood b. 24 Nov 1797
Children 1.Sarah Wright1,3 b. 20 Sep 1823, d. 7 Apr 1856
 2.Isabella Wright4,1 b. 15 Oct 1831, d. 5 May 1857

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6B7-D7X. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6B7-XDW
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L62Y-ZC6
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH29-ZTL

Joseph Wright1

b. 30 October 1794, d. 2 February 1853
Family
Birth*30 October 1794Joseph Wright was born on 30 October 1794 in Pennsylvania.1,2 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Treakle.3,1 
Death*2 February 1853He died on 2 February 1853 at age 581 
Burial* and was buried in Ford Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio.1 

Family

 Elizabeth Treakle b. 17 Aug 1800, d. 11 Oct 1869
Children 1.Roseann Wright2 b. 1825
 2.John Wright2 b. 1827
 3.Washington L. Wright2 b. 1832
 4.Ephraim Wright2 b. 1834
 5.Mary Wright2 b. 1837
 6.Mitchell Wright2 b. 1840
 7.Stephen Wright4,1 b. 1843, d. 19 Oct 1844
 8.Milton D. Wright2 b. 15 May 1846, d. 8 Nov 1864

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Wright, Memorial# 131981018. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clear Creek, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 658; Page: 7b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Treakle) Wright, Memorial# 131981049.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Stephen Wright, Memorial# 131980989.

Keziah Wright1

b. 3 August 1770, d. 4 February 1861
Family
Birth*3 August 1770Keziah Wright was born on 3 August 1770 in Guilford County, North Carolina.2,3,4 
Marriage*1 September 1803She married, as his second wife, Edward Thornburg, son of Joseph Thornburg and Ann Armfield, on 1 September 1803 at a Shady Spring Meeting of Friends, Guilford County, North Carolina.1,5,6 
Death*4 February 1861She died on 4 February 1861 at age 903 
Burial* and was buried in Cherry Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Randolph County, Indiana.7,4 

Family

 Edward Thornburg b. 30 Mar 1757, d. 19 Dec 1839
Children 1.Hannah Thornburg+8,9 b. 27 Jul 1804
 2.Keziah Thornburg3 b. 13 Jan 1806, d. 20 Apr 1877
 3.Rebecca Thornburg3 b. 1807
 4.Rachel Thornburg3 b. 8 May 1810, d. 26 Jul 1860

Citations

  1. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935.
  2. [S1512] Randolph County Historical Society, Randolph County, Indiana, 1818-1990, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, c1991), Thornburg-Cook-Pugh, pages 654-655. Hereinafter cited as Randolph County, Indiana, 1818-1990.
  3. [S1502] Hinshaw Index to Selected (U.S.) Quaker Records, 1680-1940, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Keziah (Wright) Thornburg, Memorial# 8139390. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S1512] Randolph County Historical Society, Randolph County, Indiana, 1818-1990, Thornburg-Cook-Pugh, pages 654-655, reporting the date of their marriage as 1 September 1803.
  6. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, New London Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina, Quaker Marriage Records, page 22.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Keziah (Wright) Thornburg, Memorial# 78603516.
  8. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, Cherry Grove Monthly Meeting, Randolph County, Indiana, Marriage records 1821-1880, page 12.
  9. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, A Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Edward Beeson immigrated to America in 1682 or 1684 from Stoke, Lancaster, England and settled in New Castle, Delaware. He married Rachel Pennington and they had four children. He married Elizabeth and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Texas. Includes index. (Houston, Texas: H.H. Beeson, 1968), page 59. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.

Martha Wright1

Family
Marriage*She married Thomas Yerkes, son of Benjamin Yerkes and Margaret Jones.1 

Family

 Thomas Yerkes b. 18 Oct 1790, d. 19 Jan 1856

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #31. Benjamin Yerkes, pages 33-34. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Mary Wright1

b. 1837
Family
Father*Joseph Wright1 b. 30 Oct 1794, d. 2 Feb 1853
Mother*Elizabeth Treakle1 b. 17 Aug 1800, d. 11 Oct 1869
Birth*1837Mary Wright was born about 1837 in Ohio.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186029 June 1860Mary was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 29 June 1860 in the household of her widowed mother in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. She was 20 years old.2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clear Creek, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 658; Page: 7b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1860; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 885; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Mary F. Wright1

b. 1829, d. 17 July 1882
Family
Father*David Wright2 b. 27 Jul 1787, d. 15 May 1879
Mother*Laura Knowlton2 b. 21 Sep 1788, d. 4 Mar 1875
Birth*1829Mary F. Wright was born about 1829 in Ohio.2 
Marriage*30 March 1866She married, as his first wife, George G. Askew on 30 March 1866 in Ashtabula County, Ohio.1,3 
Death*17 July 1882She died on 17 July 1882.3 

Family

 George G. Askew b. 15 Jul 1837, d. 3 Sep 1924

Citations

  1. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of George Askew and Mary F Wright on 30 March 1866 in Ashtabula, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000890272. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Laura Wright, Year: 1860; Census Place: Morgan, Ashtabula, Ohio; Roll: M653_933; Page: 400; Family History Library Film: 803933. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2456] George G. Askew 1924 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Plattsmouth Journal, (Plattsmouth, Nebraska), Monday, 8 September 1924, page 8, under the headline "The Passing of George G. Askew; Well Known Old Resident of Weeping Water Goes to His Last Reward; Funeral There", died Wednesday September 3, George G. Askew was born in Odell, Bedfordshire, England July 15, 1837 and came to America in 1857 at age 20, entered the Union army in 1861 and served to the close of the war, and from the hardships suffered, he sustained sickness from which he never fully recovered, married Miss Mary F. Wright of Rock Creek, Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1866, had two sons Charles Wright and David Edward, wife died July 17 1882 and one year later he married Mrs. H. F. Jenks of Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio, had two sons Trent Fenn and Curtis B.. Hereinafter cited as George G. Askew 1924 Nebraska Obituary.

Milton D. Wright1,2

b. 15 May 1846, d. 8 November 1864
Family
Father*Joseph Wright1 b. 30 Oct 1794, d. 2 Feb 1853
Mother*Elizabeth Treakle1 b. 17 Aug 1800, d. 11 Oct 1869
Birth*15 May 1846Milton D. Wright was born on 15 May 1846 in Ohio.1,3 
(Son) Census US 186029 June 1860Milton D. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 29 June 1860 in the household of his widowed mother in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. He was 13 years old and had attended school within the census year.2 
Death*8 November 1864He died on 8 November 1864 at age 183 
Burial* and was buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.3 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clear Creek, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 658; Page: 7b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1860; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 885; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Milton D L Wright, Memorial# 64452664. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Mitchell Wright1

b. 1840
Family
Father*Joseph Wright1 b. 30 Oct 1794, d. 2 Feb 1853
Mother*Elizabeth Treakle1 b. 17 Aug 1800, d. 11 Oct 1869
Birth*1840Mitchell Wright was born about 1840 in Ohio.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clear Creek, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 658; Page: 7b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Nancy B. Wright1,2

b. February 1848, d. 1914
Family
Birth*February 1848Nancy B. Wright was born in February 1848 in Ohio.3 
Research Notes*Nancy's surname was typed as "Rice" in the two transcriptions of her marriage record, and we don't know if "Rice" is what the person recording the original information at the time thought he heard, or if "Rice" was a transcription error. Other records indicate her surname was "Wright."1,2,4,5 
Marriage*7 March 1875She married John W. Furnice on 7 March 1875 in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois.1,3,5,4 
Death*1914She died in 1914 in Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois, at about age 66.1 

Family

 John W. Furnice b. 25 Dec 1851, d. 7 Jan 1939
Child 1.Carl Furnice3 b. 15 Sep 1884, d. 3 May 1922

Citations

  1. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Journal-Gazette, (West Plains, Missouri), Thursday, January 12, 1939, page 4, under the title, "John Furnace, 87", reporting his death on Saturday night at his home 7 miles northwest of West Plains; buried in New Liberty Cemetery, west of Olden; because of beliefs of the Quaker Church, of which he was a member, no funeral service was held; born in Woodsfield, Ohio, on Christmas Day, 1851; moved to Astoria, Illinois in 1873; married Nancy B. Wright in Astoria and lived there until her death in 1914, when he moved to West Plains; made his home on the farm in West Plains since; survived by sons, U. G. Furnace of West Plains and Ellsworth Furnace of Astoria, a sister, Mrs. Delora Decker, and a brother, T. M. Furnace, both of Astoria, six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage in 1905 in Henry County, Illinois, USA, of Ulysess G. Furnace, age 23, born about 1882 to John Furnace and Nancy B. Wright, married Anna McCarty, age 22, born about 1883 to Patrick McCarty and Anna Lowes, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John W. and Nancy Furnice, (their surname spelled "Furnis" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: 302; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0001. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 7 March 1875 in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA, of Nancy B. Rice and John W. Furnace, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses.
  5. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John W Furnace and Nancy B Rice on 7 March 1875 in Schuyler County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.

Roseann Wright1

b. 1825
Family
Father*Joseph Wright1 b. 30 Oct 1794, d. 2 Feb 1853
Mother*Elizabeth Treakle1 b. 17 Aug 1800, d. 11 Oct 1869
Birth*1825Roseann Wright was born about 1825 in Ohio.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clear Creek, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 658; Page: 7b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Sarah Wright1

b. 20 September 1823, d. 7 April 1856
Family
Father*Jonathan Wright2,1 b. 13 Oct 1783, d. 28 Oct 1851
Mother*Nancy Jane Wood3,1 b. 24 Nov 1797
Birth*20 September 1823Sarah Wright was born on 20 September 1823 in Kentucky.1 
Marriage*17 September 1842She married, as his first wife, Singleton Britt, son of Nelson Britt and Huldah Huddleston, on 17 September 1842 in Owen County, Indiana.1,4 
Death*7 April 1856She died on 7 April 1856 in Jackson Township, Washington County, Indiana, at age 32.1 

Family

 Singleton Britt b. 1823

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L62Y-ZC6. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6B7-D7X
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6B7-XDW
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L62Y-ZQY

Septimus Wright1

b. 1847
Family
Father*Abraham Harding Wright1 b. 1808, d. 29 Jun 1888
Mother*Martha Hiles1 b. 1805, d. 19 Nov 1858
Birth*1847Septimus Wright was born about 1847 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.1 
(Son) Census England 185130 March 1851Septimus was enumerated on the 1851 census taken as of the night of 30 March 1851 in the household of his parents at 31 Vine Street, Evesham, Worcestershire, England. He was 4 years old and a scholar.1 
(Son) Census England 18617 April 1861Septimus was enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of the night of 7 April 1861 in the household of his widowed father on High Street, Evesham, Worcestershire. He was 14 years old and a scholar.2 

Citations

  1. [S768] 1851 England Census, online at www.ancestry.co.uk, household of Abraham Harding and Mattha Wright, Evesham St Lawrence, Worcestershire, England, Enumeration District: 8b, citing 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2044; Folio: 179; Page: 9; GSU roll: 87453. Hereinafter cited as 1851 England Census.
  2. [S1676] 1861 England Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Abraham Harding Wright, Evesham, Worcestershire, England, Enumeration District: 7, citing 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2100; Folio: 107; Page: 20; GSI Roll: 542917. Hereinafter cited as 1861 England Census.

Stephen Wright1

b. 1843, d. 19 October 1844
Family
Father*Joseph Wright1,3 b. 30 Oct 1794, d. 2 Feb 1853
Mother*Elizabeth Treakle1,2 b. 17 Aug 1800, d. 11 Oct 1869
Birth*1843Stephen Wright was born about 18431 
Death*19 October 1844 and died on 19 October 1844 at the age of one year.1 
Burial*He was buried in Ford Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Stephen Wright, Memorial# 131980989. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Treakle) Wright, Memorial# 131981049.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Wright, Memorial# 131981018.

Washington L. Wright1,2

b. 1832
Family
Father*Joseph Wright1 b. 30 Oct 1794, d. 2 Feb 1853
Mother*Elizabeth Treakle1 b. 17 Aug 1800, d. 11 Oct 1869
Birth*1832Washington L. Wright was born about 1832 in Ohio.1 
(Son) Census US 186029 June 1860Washington L. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 29 June 1860 in the household of his widowed mother in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. He was 24 years of age and working the family farm.2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clear Creek, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 658; Page: 7b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1860; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 885; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Nancy Writes1

Family
Marriage Intention*11 November 1818An intention of marriage for a man named John Bolton and his intended, Nancy Writes, was recorded on 11 November 1818 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. John and Nancy's intention produced only the information that both were white and residents of Boston.1 
Marriage10 January 1819 On 10 January 1819, the so-far unidentified John Bolton married Nancy Writes in the Second Baptist Church, Boston. Their marriage was performed by the Reverend Thomas Baldwin, and the church later was called the Baldwin Place Church.1 

Family

 John Bolton d. bt 16 Apr 1823 - 16 May 1823

Citations

  1. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

Elizabeth Wrocklage1

b. 9 May 1890, d. 11 January 1977
Family
Birth*9 May 1890Elizabeth Wrocklage was born on 9 May 1890 in Teaneck, Bergen County, New Jesey.1 
Marriage*She married Edgar Stanley Oldmixon, son of Warren Edmund Oldmixon and Caroline Louise Gillis.1,2 
Death*11 January 1977She died on 11 January 1977 in Bogota, Bergen County, New Jesey, at age 861 
Burial* and was buried in Section J, Plot 157, Grave 4, of Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jesey.1 

Family

 Edgar Stanley Oldmixon b. 9 Jun 1887, d. 5 Aug 1983

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Wrocklage) Oldmixon, Memorial# 39433295. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edgar Stanley Oldmixon, Memorial# 26355834.

Emma D. Wyant1

b. 22 May 1910
Family
Father*John W. Wyant2 b. 4 Jan 1875, d. 15 May 1962
Mother*Hattie L. Needham2 b. 12 Aug 1886, d. 23 Oct 1975
Birth*22 May 1910Emma D. Wyant was born on 22 May 1910 in California.3,2 
Name VariationHer full name was Emma Delphine Wyant.4 
Marriage*22 September 1933She married first Homer C. Nichols, son of Myron H. Nichols and Elizabeth Linton, on 22 September 1933 in the Methodist Church, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California. Their marriage was recorded in Los Angeles County on 25 September 1933.4,5,1 
(Wife) Death31 January 1966Emma became a widow when Homer C. Nichols died on 31 January 1966 at age 67.4,6 
Marriage*3 May 1969She married second, as his third wife, James E. Stevens, son of James E. Stevens and Edith M. Whitaker, on 3 May 1969 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. James was 55 years of age and Emma was age 58.7 
(Wife) Death6 March 1996Emma became a widow for the second time when James Emery Stevens Jr. died on 6 March 1996 at age 82.8,9,10 

Family 1

 Homer C. Nichols b. 19 Jul 1898, d. 31 Jan 1966

Family 2

 James E. Stevens b. 14 Aug 1913, d. 6 Mar 1996

Citations

  1. [S1726] California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Emma D Wyant and Homer C Nichols, recorded on 25 September 1933, in Los Angeles, California, USA, referencing California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. Hereinafter cited as California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980.
  2. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John W. and Hattie L. Wyant, Year: 1920; Census Place: Whittier, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_120; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 628. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S29] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, online at Ancestry.com, death of Emma Delphine Stevens of 84010, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, USA, born on 22 May 1910 and died on 26 June 2008. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.
  4. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Homer Index, (Homer, Michigan), Thursday, 10 February 1966, page 1, reporting word of the death of Homer C. Nichols, 67, who died in Whittier, California on January 31; born 9 July 1898 at 405 W. Adams Street, Homer, Michigan, third son of Myron H. and Elizabeth (Linton) Nichols, burial was February 3, 1966 in La Habra, California; survived by wife, Emma Delphine (Wyant) Nichols, brothers, sister, nieces, nephews and cousins. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  5. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Battle Creek Enquirer, (Battle Creek, Michigan), Tuesday, 26 September 1933, page 10, announcement of the marriage of Miss Emma Wyant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wyant of Whittier, California, and granddaughter of A. P. Wyant of Homer, to Homer Nichols of Los Angeles, California, son of M. H. Nichols of Homer, which took place on Friday evening, September 22, in the Methodist Church, Whittier. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Homer Cook Nichols, Memorial# 237424336, recording his birth date as 19 July 1898, and his place of death in Orange County, California. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S2490] California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 3 May 1969 in San Diego City, California, USA, of James E Stevens, age 55, born about 1914, and Emma D Wyant, age 58, born about 1911. Hereinafter cited as California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985.
  8. [S112] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, death of James Emery Stevens, mother's maiden name Whittaker, born on 14 August 1913 and died on 6 March 1996 in San Diego County. Hereinafter cited as California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Emery “Jimmy” Stevens Jr., Memorial# 246028712.
  10. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, North County Times, (Oceanside, California), Saturday, 9 March 1996, page 21, under the headline, "James E. 'Jimmy' Stevens Jr., 82", reported his death on Wednesday, March 6, at his home; born August 14, 1913 in San Diego, lived last 11 years in Oceanside, was a warehouse manager for A. M. Lewis Wholesale Grocers for 20 years; was preceded in death by his daughter Catherine Stevens in 1959, survived by wife of 26 years, Emma D. Stevens, of Oceanside, son and daughter-in-law, James E. and Bonnie Stevens III of Eureka, daughters and son-in-law, Jeannie Bohnstehn of San Diego, Verna and Lloyd Wilson of Grants Pass, Oregon, and Penny Anderson, sisters and brothers-in-law, Altamerle Arney of Chula Vista, Mary and Paul Taytor of Pacific Beach, Evelyn and Alva Penny of Hermitage, Missouri, and Juanita and Richard Kretschmer of San Diego, 17 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; interment in Memory Gardens Memorial Park in Brea.

James A. Wyant1,2,3

b. 24 April 1834, d. 12 March 1914
Family
Father*John Wyant3
Mother*Sarah Anderson3
Birth*24 April 1834James A. Wyant was born on 24 April 1834 in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*30 December 1858He married first Martha E. Creech on 30 December 1858 in Vigo County, Indiana.1,2 
Divorce*after 1880James A. Wyant Sr. and Martha E. (Creech) Wyant were divorced after 1880. They were still enumerated as married on the 1880 census and were living in Franklin, Darke County, Ohio. James was a farmer and Martha was keeping house. They had had nine children together by then, eight of whom were living.1,4 
Marriage*26 August 1895He married second, as her second husband, Nancy E. Garland, daughter of Thomas Jones and Mary Jane Curtis, on 26 August 1895 in Knox County, Indiana.1,5,3 
Death*12 March 1914He died on 12 March 1914 in Birdseye, Dubois County, Indiana, at age 791 
Burial* and was buried in Birdseye Cemetery, Birdseye.1 

Family 1

 Martha E. Creech b. Jun 1839

Family 2

 Nancy Ellen Jones b. 30 Nov 1859, d. 17 Jul 1933

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James A. Wyant Sr., Memorial# 185030983. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 December 1858 in Vigo County, of James A Wyant and Martha E Creech, referencing Vigo County, Indiana, original record located in Vigo County, Indiana in the County Clerk's Office, Book: 2; Page: 129. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  3. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of James Wyant, son of John Wyant and Sarah Anderson, and Nancy E. Garland, daughter of Thomas Jones and Mary Curtis, on 26 August 1895 in Knox County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 434836. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Martha Wyant, (their surname spelled "Wient" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklin, Darke, Ohio; Roll: 1010; Page: 85C; Enumeration District: 058. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy Ellen (Jones) Garland Wyant, Memorial# 214391343.

John Wyant1

Family
Marriage*He married Sarah Anderson.1 

Family

 Sarah Anderson
Child 1.James A. Wyant1 b. 24 Apr 1834, d. 12 Mar 1914

Citations

  1. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of James Wyant, son of John Wyant and Sarah Anderson, and Nancy E. Garland, daughter of Thomas Jones and Mary Curtis, on 26 August 1895 in Knox County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 434836. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.

John W. Wyant1

b. 4 January 1875, d. 15 May 1962
Family
Birth*4 January 1875John W. Wyant was born on 4 January 1875 in Homer, Calhoun County, Michigan.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was John Wesley Wyant.2 
Marriage*5 July 1906He married Hattie L. Needham on 5 July 1906 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California. John was 30 years of age and Hattie was age 19.1,3,2 
Death*15 May 1962He died on 15 May 1962 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, at age 872 
Burial* and was buried in Myrtle Lawn, Gate 17, Section 1, Lot 145, Grave 11, of Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier.2 

Family

 Hattie L. Needham b. 12 Aug 1886, d. 23 Oct 1975
Child 1.Emma D. Wyant1 b. 22 May 1910

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John W. and Hattie L. Wyant, Year: 1920; Census Place: Whittier, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_120; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 628. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Wesley Wyant, Memorial# 161019682. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hattie Lamora (Needham) Wyant, Memorial# 161019680.

Cynthia Wyatt1

Family
Marriage*She married Charles Meade.1 

Family

 Charles Meade
Child 1.DeWitt Talmadge Meade+1 b. 20 Nov 1890, d. 12 Apr 1975

Citations

  1. [S2317] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 October 1936 in Mendota, Washington County, Virginia, USA, of Kate Martin of Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia, age 39, widowed, one previous marriage, maiden name Kate Collings, born about 1897 in Russell County, Virginia to Thomas Collings and Esther Cross, and Dewitt T Meade of Mendota, Washington County, Virginia, age 45, farmer, widowed, one previous marriage, born about 1891 in Russell County, Virginia to Charlie Meade and Cynthia Wyatt, referencing Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167983, marriage registered in Russell, Virginia, USA, Certificate# 1936028160. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

John Marion Wyatt1

b. 27 July 1867, d. 6 October 1950
Family
Birth*27 July 1867John Marion Wyatt was born on 27 July 1867 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 
Marriage*1893He married first Theresia Carpenter in 1893.2,1 
(Husband) Death12 November 1933John became a widower when Theresia (Carpenter) Wyatt died on 12 November 1933 at age 61.2 
Marriage*1934He married second, as her second husband, Mary Belle (Green) Davis in 1934.1,3 
Death*6 October 1950He died on 6 October 1950 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 831,3 
Burial* and was buried with his first wife in Barker Ridge Cemetery, Sutton.1,2 

Family 1

 Theresia Carpenter b. 2 Feb 1872, d. 12 Nov 1933

Family 2

 Mary Belle Green b. 12 Jun 1870, d. 19 Apr 1953

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Marion Wyatt, Memorial# 127862082. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Theresia (Carpenter) Wyatt, Memorial# 127862102.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Belle (Green) Davis Wyatt, Memorial# 159842609.

Laura A. Wyatt1

b. 1830
Family
Birth*1830Laura A. Wyatt was born about 1830 in Kentucky.2 
Marriage*15 October 1849She married John Whitehouse on 15 October 1849 in Anderson County, Kentucky.1 

Family

 John Whitehouse b. 1829
Child 1.Paralee Whitehouse+2 b. 1866

Citations

  1. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 15 October 1849 in Anderson County, Kentucky, USA, of John Whitehouse and Laura A "Wiett", citing FHL Film# 000259310. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Laura A. Whitehouse, Year: 1880; Census Place: Goodnight, Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 401; Page: 357C; Enumeration District: 006. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

George Wyker1

Family
Residence*1895 At the time of his daughter Laura's marriage in 1895, George Wyker lived in Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 

Family
Child 1.Laura B. Wyker1 b. 1864, d. 20 Sep 1954

Citations

  1. [S2026] This volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Cumberland County, New Jersey, online at www.ancestry.com, pages 500-501, images 494-495 of 552, Harry Terlander Heaton. Hereinafter cited as Biographical sketches of leading citizens of Cumberland County, New Jersey.