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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

In 1854, Eliza Ellen Wright entered the world in Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA, born to Benjamin John Wright and Caroline Hess. Eliza Ellen Wright married John Wesley Higgins, Abraham Spoon, Abraham Spoone, Alex H Gallaher, Elmore E Gallaher, Elmer Gallaher, and had children including 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, Myrtle Alice Gallaher Dennis. Eliza Ellen Wright passed away in 1908 in Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Eliza Ellen Wright entered the world in Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA, born to Benjamin John Wright and Caroline Hess.
  • Eliza Ellen Wright married John Wesley Higgins, Abraham Spoon, Abraham Spoone, Alex H Gallaher, Elmore E Gallaher, Elmer Gallaher, and had children including 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, Myrtle Alice Gallaher Dennis.
  • Eliza Ellen Wright passed away in 1908 in Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Wright
1819 – 1896
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Caroline Hess
1819 – 1880
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Higgins
1855 – 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
1876 –
Birth Location: York Township, Belmont, Ohio
JH
Jane Higgins
1876 –
Birth Location: York, Belmont, Ohio
JH
Harry HIGGINS
1878 – 1922
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
1889 – 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
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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

Eliza Wright's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Wright
1854 – 1908
Birth Place: Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin John Wright
1819 – 1896
Ohio, USA
Caroline Hess
1819 – 1880
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (John) Wright
1791 – 1870
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Morley
1795 – 1850
Pennsylvania, United States
Michael Hess
1778 – 1860
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Martha (Jane Hickman) *
– 1831
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wright
1770 – 1850
Mary Olds
1782 – 1845
Mary Hardesty
1770 – 1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sary Chilson
1745 – 1815
Moses Olds
1755 – 1830
Catherine Thompson
1755 – 1797

Eliza Wright's Descendants

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Eliza (Ellen) Wright (21 Jul 1854 – 19 Feb 1908) m. John (Wesley) Higgins (1855-09-29 – 15 Aug 1934) m. Abraham Spoon (12 Oct 1854 – 21 Mar 1928) m. Abraham Spoone (abt 1859 – 21 Mar 1928) m. Alex (H) Gallaher (15 June 1864 – 11 December 1935) m. Elmore (E) Gallaher (27 December 1861 – 29 Aug 1938) m. Elmer Gallaher
  1. 1. Jane Higgins (1876-03-23 – )
  2. 2. Jane Higgins (23 Mar 1876 – )
  3. 3. Harry (Luther) HIGGINS (1878-04-27 – 1922-02-16)
  4. 4. Harry (Luther) Higgins (27 Apr 1878 – 16 Feb 1922)
    1. 1. Inez (Pearl) Higgins (20 sep 1909 – 5 may 1976)
      1. 1. Helen (June) McGarry (27 Jun 1932 – 13 Nov 1996)
    2. 2. Harry (Lee) Higgins (31 January 1915 – 3 June 1987)
      1. 1. Joan (Lee) Higgins (2 Jul 1937 – 20 Feb 2009)
  5. 5. Charles (Edward) Spoon (05 Feb 1889 – 14 Jun 1964)
    1. 1. Jean Spoon (1927 – )
  6. 6. Carlie Spoone (1883 – )
  7. 7. Roy (W) Spoone (1889 – )
  8. 8. Charles (Edward) SPOON (1889-02-05 – 14 Jun 1964)
  9. 9. Joseph (Albert "Bert" (Hess)) Gallaher (05 Dec 1881 – 03 Jul 1936) m. Margaret (Elsie) Adams (16 June 1883 – 21 December 1959)
    1. 1. Olive Gallaher (24 Jul 1904 – 06 Apr 1970)
    2. 2. Clifford (F) Gallaher (3 Feb 1906 – October 17 1967) m. Ruth (Dexter) Cronin (2 Feb 1910 – 10 Jun 1995)
      1. 1. Wilma (Iverna) Gallaher (10 January 1930 – 12 June 1994)
      2. 2. Vera (J) Gallagher (1932 – 9 May 2003)
      3. 3. Betty (Mae) Gallaher (1 May 1933 – 14 January 1979)
      4. 4. Forest (S) Galaher (abt 1936 – 20 Sep 2012)
      5. 5. Howard (A) Galaher (abt 1938 – )
      6. 6. Wanda (L) Galaher (abt 1939 – )
    3. 3. Benjamin Galliher (24 October 1907 – 1 November 1977) m. Elizabeth (S) Gallaher (2 April 1909 – 28 May 1992)
      1. 1. Ben (Anson) Gallaher (28 Feb 1932 – 6 Feb 2009)
    4. 4. Lula (P) Galaher (26 December 1909 – 18 Aug 1984)
      1. 1. Britton ( – Apr 2019)
    5. 5. Herbert (A) Gallaher (1912 – Oct 1974) m. Alegra (Venis) Postlewait (25 Mar 1916 – 27 Dec 1995) m. Jean (Evelyn) Mellott (14 Dec 1918 – 17 Feb 1986)
      1. 1. Lois (Patricia) Gallaher (5 Apr 1936 – 1 Feb 1994) m. John (William "Jack") Miller (28 Dec 1934 – Jul 1980) m. Roland (Edward) Bennington (11 Nov 1924 – 24 Sep 1984)
        1. 1. John (William Miller) Jr (1 Dec 1953 – 3 Sep 1989) m. Jane (Orvilyn) Templeton (abt 1956 – 28 Mar 2023) m. Jane (K) McGarry (abt 1958 – )
        2. 2. Kathy (A) Miller (8 Nov 1954 – ) m. Tommy (J) Bairefoot (abt 1955 – )
        3. 3. Gina (D) Miller (5 Jan 1958 – ) m. Robert Grandstaff (19 Jul 1952 – )
        4. 4. Rosanna (Colleen) Bennington (24 Apr 1961 – ) m. Richard (N) Nelms (abt 1956 – )
        5. 5. Patricia (V) Bennington (8 Mar 1962 – ) m. Jeffery Davis (abt 1965 – )
    6. 6. Lela (E) Gallaher (24 Apr 1914 – 29 Apr 1976)
      1. 1. William (Myles) Shuman (18 Jan 1936 – )
    7. 7. Oscar (L) Gallaher (1917 – )
    8. 8. Elanor (N) Gallaher (abt 1919 – )
    9. 9. Bernice (O) Gallaher (16 Mar 1920 – 18 Nov 2006)
    10. 10. Homer Gallaher (12 Sep 1923 – 4 May 1982)
  10. 10. Myrtle (Alice Gallaher) Dennis (5 December 1881 – 1 March 1952) m. James (Robert) Brown (23 May 1877 – 4 December 1968)
    1. 1. Willard (Ford) Brown (13 July 1920 – 27 December 1977)
    2. 2. Alberta (V.) Carpenter (28 November 1924 – 13 September 2013)
    3. 3. Wibert Brown (abt 1901 – )
      1. 1. Murriel Brown,Smith,Reece,Cummins (22 Sep 1933 – 16 May 2018)
  11. 11. Myrtle (Alice Gallaher) Dennis (5 December 1881 – 28 Feb 1952)

Eliza Wright's Timeline

8 Records

1854
21 Jul 1854
Birth of Eliza Ellen Wright in St Joe, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
St Joe, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
1854
21 Jul 1854
Birth of Eliza Ellen Wright in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1854
21 Jul 1854
Birth of Eliza Ellen Wright in Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
Eliza Ellen Wright resided here in Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Eliza Ellen Wright resided here in Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
1876
4 May 1876
Age 22
Eliza Ellen Wright was married in Belmont, Ohio, USA
Belmont, Ohio, USA
1908
19 Feb 1908
Age 54
Death of Eliza Ellen Wright in St Joe, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
St Joe, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
1908
19 Feb 1908
Age 54
Death of Eliza Ellen Wright in Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 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 Date: 21 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

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

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 1870
    Event Place: Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

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

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