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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: Wright None

Mother: Caroline Hess

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

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

Eliza Ellen Wright was born in 1854 in Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA, the child of Wright And Caroline L Hess. Eliza Ellen Wright married Abraham Spoon, Abraham Spoone, Elmer Albert Gallagher, Elmer Gallaher, Elmore E Gallaher, John Higgins, and had children including Carlie Spoone, Charles Edward Spoon, Harry Luther Higgins, Jane Higgins, Joseph Albert Bert Gallaher Hess, Myrtle Alice Gallaher Dennis, Roy W Spoone. Eliza Ellen Wright passed away in 1908 in Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Eliza Ellen Wright was born in 1854 in Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA, the child of Wright And Caroline L Hess.
  • Eliza Ellen Wright married Abraham Spoon, Abraham Spoone, Elmer Albert Gallagher, Elmer Gallaher, Elmore E Gallaher, John Higgins, and had children including Carlie Spoone, Charles Edward Spoon, Harry Luther Higgins, Jane Higgins, Joseph Albert Bert Gallaher Hess, Myrtle Alice Gallaher Dennis, Roy W Spoone.
  • Eliza Ellen Wright passed away in 1908 in Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wright None
1819–1896
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Caroline Hess
1819–1880
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
CH

Spouses(s)

John Higgins
1855–1934
Birth Location: West Virginia
JH
Elmore Gallaher
1861–1938
Birth Location: Belmont County, Ohio, USA
EG
Abraham Spoon
1854–1928
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
AS
Abraham Spoone
1859–1928
Birth Location: West Virginia
AS
Elmer Gallagher
1864–1935
Birth Location: West Virginia
EG

Children(s)

Joseph Hess
1881–1936
Birth Location: Ohio
JH
Jane Higgins
1876–
Birth Location: York, Belmont, Ohio
JH
Harry Higgins
1878–1922
Birth Location: Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
HH
Charles Spoon
1889–1964
Birth Location: Switzerland, Monroe, Ohio, USA
CS
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
Roy Spoone
1889–
Birth Location: Kansas
RS
Carlie Spoone
1883–
Birth Location: Ohio
CS
Charles SPOON
1889–1964
Birth Location: Kansas
CS
Harry HIGGINS
1878–1922
Birth Location: Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia
HH
Jane Higgins
1876–
Birth Location: York Township, Belmont, Ohio
JH

Eliza Wright's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Wright
1854–1908
Birth Place: Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Wright
1819–1896
Ohio, USA
Caroline (L.) Hess
1819–1880
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (John) Wright
1791–1870
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Morley
1795–1850
Pennsylvania, United States
Michael (Johan) Hess
1778–1860
Pennsylvania, 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
Peter Hess
1757–1825
Susannah Boone
1758–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sary Chilson
1745–1815
Moses Olds
1755–1830
Catherine Thompson
1755–1797

Eliza Wright's Descendants

1.
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Eliza (Ellen) Wright (21 Jul 1854–19 Feb 1908) m. John Higgins (1855-09-29–15 Aug 1934) m. Elmore (E) Gallaher (27 December 1861–29 Aug 1938) m. Abraham Spoon (12 Oct 1854–21 Mar 1928) m. Abraham Spoone (abt 1859–21 Mar 1928) m. Elmer (Albert) Gallagher (15 June 1864–11 December 1935)
  1. 1. Joseph (Albert "Bert" Gallaher) Hess 1881–1936 m. Margaret (Elsie) Adams 1883–1959
    1. 1. Herbert (A) Gallagher 1912–1974 m. Jean (Evelyn) Mellott 1918–1986 m. Alegra (Venis) Postlewait 1916–1995
      1. 1. Lois (Patricia) Gallaher 1936–1994 m. John (W "Jack") Miller 1934–1980 m. Roland Bennington 1924–1984
    2. 2. Oscar (L) Gallaher 1917–
    3. 3. Homer Gallaher 1923–1982
    4. 4. Lula (P) Galaher 1909–1984
      1. 1. Britton –2019
    5. 5. Bernice (O) Gallaher 1920–2006
    6. 6. Benjamin Galliher 1907–1977 m. Elizabeth (S) Gallaher 1909–1992
      1. 1. Ben (Anson) Gallaher 1932–2009
    7. 7. Olive Gallaher 1904–1970
    8. 8. Lela (E) Gallaher 1914–1976
    9. 9. Clifford (F) Gallaher 1906–1967 m. Ruth (Dexter) Cronin 1910–1995
      1. 1. Wilma (Iverna) Gallaher 1930–1994
      2. 2. Vera (J) Gallagher 1932–2003
      3. 3. Betty (Mae) Gallaher 1933–1979
      4. 4. Forest (S) Galaher 1936–2012
    10. 10. Elanor (N) Gallaher 1919–
  2. 2. Jane Higgins 1876–
  3. 3. Harry (Luther) Higgins 1878–1922
    1. 1. Inez (Pearl) Higgins 1909–1976
      1. 1. Helen (June) McGarry 1932–1996
    2. 2. Harry (Lee) Higgins 1915–1987
      1. 1. Joan (Lee) Higgins 1937–2009
  4. 4. Charles (Edward) Spoon 1889–1964
  5. 5. Myrtle (Alice Gallaher) Dennis 1881–1952 m. James (Robert) Brown 1877–1968
    1. 1. Wibert Brown 1901–
      1. 1. Murriel Brown,Smith,Reece,Cummins 1933–2018
    2. 2. Willard (Ford) Brown 1920–1977
    3. 3. Alberta (V.) Carpenter 1924–2013
  6. 6. Myrtle (Alice Gallaher) Dennis 1881–1952
  7. 7. Roy (W) Spoone 1889–
  8. 8. Carlie Spoone 1883–
  9. 9. Charles (Edward) SPOON 1889–1964
  10. 10. Harry (Luther) HIGGINS 1878–1922
  11. 11. Jane Higgins 1876–

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, U.S., 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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