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Margaret Wright 1859 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1859

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 15 Jul 1915

Death Location: Wooster, Ohio, USA

Father: Benjamin Wright

Mother: Caroline Hess

Spouse(s): Levi Gallaher

Children(s):

Margaret Wright was born in 1859 in Ohio, the child of Benjamin John Wright and Caroline Hess. In 1860, Margaret Wright resided in Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA. In 1870, Margaret Wright resided in Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA. Margaret Wright married Levi Gallaher. Margaret Wright passed away in 1915 in Wooster, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Wright was born in 1859 in Ohio, the child of Benjamin John Wright and Caroline Hess.
  • In 1860, Margaret Wright resided in Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1870, Margaret Wright resided in Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA.
  • Margaret Wright married Levi Gallaher.
  • Margaret Wright passed away in 1915 in Wooster, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Wright's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Wright
1859 – 1915
Birth Place: Ohio
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

Margaret Wright's Timeline

7 Records

1859
Abt 1859
Birth of Margaret Wright in Ohio
Ohio
1860
1860
Age 1
Margaret Wright resided here in Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
Margaret Wright resided here in Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 21
Margaret Wright resided here in Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1895
1895
Age 36
Margaret Wright was married
None
1900
1900
Age 41
Margaret Wright resided here in Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1915
15 Jul 1915
Age 56
Death of Margaret Wright in Wooster, Ohio, USA
Wooster, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1859
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1895
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Wooster, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016

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