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Eliza Ellen Wright 1854 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1854

Birth Location: Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1908

Death Location: Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA

Father: Benjamin Wright

Mother: Caroline Hess

Spouse(s): John Higgins, Abraham Spoon, Abraham Spoone, Alex Gallaher, Elmore Gallaher, Elmer Gallaher

Children(s): Jane Higgins, Jane Higgins, Harry HIGGINS, Harry Higgins, Charles Spoon, Carlie Spoone, Roy Spoone, Charles SPOON, Joseph Gallaher, Myrtle Dennis, Joseph Gallaher, Myrtle Dennis, Myrtle Dennis

Early life: Eliza Ellen Wright arrived in Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA in 1854, born to Benjamin John Wright and Caroline Hess. Over time, Eliza Ellen Wright formed a family with John Wesley Higgins, Abraham Spoon, Abraham Spoone, Alex H Gallaher, Elmore E Gallaher and Elmer Gallaher, which included Jane Higgins, Jane Higgins, Harry Luther HIGGINS, Harry Luther Higgins, Charles Edward Spoon, Carlie Spoone, Roy W Spoone, Charles Edward SPOON, Joseph Albert "Bert" (Hess) Gallaher, Myrtle Alice Gallaher Dennis, Joseph Albert "Bert" (Hess) Gallaher, Myrtle Alice Gallaher Dennis and Myrtle Alice Gallaher Dennis. Eliza Ellen Wright concluded life in Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA in 1908.

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Parents

Benjamin Wright
1819 – 1896
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
BW
Caroline Hess
1819 – 1880
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
CH

Spouses(s)

John Higgins
2029 – 1934
Birth Location: West Virginia
JH
Abraham Spoon
1854 – 1928
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
AS
Abraham Spoone
1859 – 1928
Birth Location: West Virginia
AS
Alex Gallaher
1864 – 1935
Birth Location: West Virginia
AG
Elmore Gallaher
1861 – 1938
Birth Location: Belmont County, Ohio, USA
EG
Elmer Gallaher
Birth Location: –
EG

Children(s)

Jane Higgins
2023 –
Birth Location: York Township, Belmont, Ohio
JH
Jane Higgins
1876 –
Birth Location: York, Belmont, Ohio
JH
Harry HIGGINS
2027 – 2016
Birth Location: Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia
HH
Harry Higgins
1878 – 1922
Birth Location: Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
HH
Charles Spoon
1889 – 1964
Birth Location: Switzerland, Monroe, Ohio, USA
CS
Carlie Spoone
1883 –
Birth Location: Ohio
CS
Roy Spoone
1889 –
Birth Location: Kansas
RS
Charles SPOON
2005 – 1964
Birth Location: Kansas
CS
Joseph Gallaher
1881 – 1936
Birth Location: Ohio
JG
Myrtle Dennis
1881 – 1952
Birth Location: Pipe Creek, York, Belmont, Ohio, USA
MD
Joseph Gallaher
1881 – 1936
Birth Location: Ohio
JG
Myrtle Dennis
1881 – 1952
Birth Location: Pipe Creek, York, Belmont, Ohio, USA
MD
Myrtle Dennis
1881 – 1952
Birth Location: Pipe Creek, York, Belmont, Ohio, USA
MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Jul 1854
    Event Place: St Joe, Belmont County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pultney, Belmont, Ohio; Page: 220; Family History Library Film: 803936

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 4 May 1876
    Event Place: Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pultney, Belmont, Ohio; Page: 220; Family History Library Film: 803936

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Feb 1908
    Event Place: St Joe, Belmont County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File
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