15 Jan 2009 Descendants of: Elisha Wright 1 Elisha Wright m. Rachel Sterling Cone m. 22 Mar 1801 Plymouth area, Chenango co, NY b. 16 July 1786 Middletown, CT d. abt 1825 Probably Athens Co, OH [daughter of Benjamin Cone and Rachel Sterling] m. Eleanor Howard m. 11 Feb 1830 Athens co, OH d. 15 Oct 1862 More About ELISHA WRIGHT: Migrated: 1830, Athens County, OH Elisha Wright was a circuit riding preacher and > Elisha > Cone Wright was an Elder in the United Brethen > Church > (part of the early Methodists). (info from Shirley Wilson) info from Larry Wright: Notes for ELISHA WRIGHT: The family had moved to Athens Co., Ohio by about 1814 which is the place and date of birth of Rachel S. Wright, one of his daughters. Mormon Data Base, IGI Record, Film No 1985520. On Aug 10, 1820, Elisha and his wife Rachel S., and Benjamin G. Cone and his wife Fanny, sold about 120 acres of land to Rodolph Steiger for $450. A copy of the actual deed, including the signatures, along with a translation are included in the Family Tree Maker Scrapbook. Elisha married Eleanor Howard on Feb 11, 1830 in Athens Co., OH and their 4 children were born there. There is a record of Elisha paying taxes in Athens County, OH from 1820 through 1843 - Mormon Data Base, Films no. 0514143, 0514144, 0514145 and 0514146. Elisha and his 2nd wife both signed a deed for land in Canaan-Ames Township on Mar 3, 1846. Wright and Welter Research, by Jean Wright Welter and Rita Eisenbacher Goranson, includes the following statement: "Elisha Wright, born ca 1784, possibly the son of David Wright, married Rachel S. Cone in New York about 1802 and moved to Athens County, Ohio before she died in the 1820's." Ref: Mormon Data Base, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6088635. Elisha evidently passed on to his descendents, the gene that controls the urge to move to new places. He and Rachel, his wife, and family evidently left New York and moved to Athens County, Ohio before about 1814 where his daughter, Rachel S was born after they arrived. Nothing is known about how they made the trip - by wagon or by water - either way being possible according to maps, but they were true pioneers, lured west probably by cheap government land. Then, in the mid to late 1850's, Elisha's son, Elisha C., and two grandsons, John Sylvester and David Millard, all loaded up their families and went to Mt Moriah, MO where they again availed themselves of good government land. Not all the Wrights inherited the movement gene however. There are several still located in Ohio, how many is unknown, and a few still around Mt Moriah, mostly very old. Marriage Notes for RACHEL CONE and ELISHA WRIGHT: Mormon Data Base IGI Record Film No 2034491 Date of birth calculated from tombstone inscriptions (JWG) Rachel: Info from Larry Wright: Notes for RACHEL STERLING CONE: Mormon Data Base IGI Record Batch No. 7219330, Source Call No. 0820446 lists date of birth as 16 Jul 1785 and name as Rachel Starlin Cone, Father as Benjamin Cone and Mother as Rachel. Mormon Data Base IGI Record Film No 458883 lists birth date as 16 Jul 1786 and Father as Benjamin Cone and Mother as Rachel Sterling. Mormon Data Base IGI Record Film No. 184232, page No 947, Reference No. 21013, lists birth date as 16 Jul 1786 and Father as Benjamin Cone and Mother as Rachel Sterling. Elisha and Rachel both signed a deed, selling a tract of land in Athens Co., Ohio, dated August 10, 1820. On August 2, 1826, Elisha alone signed a deed, again selling land in Athens Co. In those days, I believe it was common for wives to sign land deeds relinquishing their dower rights, so, this is an indication that Rachel may have already died. 2 Elisha Cone Wright b. 8 July 1802 Chonanga co, NY d. 10 May 1867 Harrison co, MO m. Elizabeth McCune m. 22 Mar 1827 Athens co, OH b. 30 June 1809 OH d. 10 May 1887 Harrison co, MO [daughter of John McCune and Mary/Elizabeth Boyles] info from Shirley Wilson: More About ELISHA CONE WRIGHT: Migrated: 1850, MO, Settled on Panther Creek north & west of Mt. Moriah info from Larry Wright: The Bureau of Land Management has on file, a Land Patent, Certificate No. 24102, dated October 1, 1859, to Elisha C. Wright of Harrison County, Missouri, for 160 acres, located at the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 3, and the north half of the northwest quarter of Section Four in Township Sixty-four of Range twenty-six in the District of Lands formerly subject to sale at Platsburg now Boonville, Missouri. David M, Elisha's son, also has a Patent, Certificate No. 24103, October 1, 1859, for eighty acres in Section Nine. John S, another of Elisha's sons, received a Patent, Certificate No. 22126, dated October 13, 1857 for 120 acres located in Sections Nine and Ten in the same Township. Elisha was an elder in the United Bretheren Church (part of the early Methodists). In the church, Elders were ordained and it was a step beyond being "licensed to preach" in that denomination. Individuals started out as Circuit Riding Preachers, but when they married and settled down, they became Elders. He was the publisher of a song book entitled "The Union Songster", a collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of the Pious of all Denominations, Circleville, OH, printed at the conference office in 1835. He sent two hymns of religious ballads, one on the birth of Christ, and one on the crucifixion of Christ that appeared in the Union Bretheren RT, Aug 24, 1835, page 4. Elisha also wrote an essay, "Thoughts on Calvinism", which was probably printed in the RT and a reply to an article by a Calvinist named Buchanan, which was printed in the RT serially in the issues of Jan 10, page 2 and Jan 24, page 5, in 1838. Source - Connie McLain-Guldner, Wichita, KS The following was extracted from a website, the data being submitted by the great grandson of Linus Freeman Parrish, Eric W. Weber (eww@crocker.com). Linus F. Parrish was born in Illinois on Sep 16, 1845, the fourth child and third son of an itinerant blacksmith who died young in Indiana ten years later. Linus's mother Anna (Vogan) Parrish remarried on Christmas Day, 1856, and in the spring of 1857 the combined families of John and Anna Parrish Hobbs traveled west in a covered wagon to Harrison County, MO. They settled on a farm along Trail Creek near the crossroads village of Mount Moriah, a few miles south of the Iowa line. There Linus spent the four years immediately before the Civil War. His two older brothers remained in Indiana, where they found work with the smithing skills their father had taught them. At the outbreak of the war, they enlisted together in the 26th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and soon found themselves stationed at Tepton, Moniteau Co., MO. There Linus's brother Samuel fell sick on Christmas day, 1861. He died of pneumonia in an army hospital the next month, seven weeks short of 21. Sixteen year old Linus was burning to enlist, and far from being discouraged by his brother's death, he redoubled his efforts. After two months of being laughed off by Missouri recruiters as too young and too small, in March he found one at Adel, Iowa who swallowed the story that Linus was 18. That was how he came to fight in an Iowa unit, and why he knew only one other soldier in the regiment when he enlisted. He and Ross Richmond, former schoolmates from Mount Moriah, had made the trek to Adel to sign up together. Richmond would be dead within eight months. Linus was in many battles in the Civil War and was finally taken prisoner and imprisoned at Andersonville, GA. Linus recorded his war recollections in the mid 1880's. When he wrote the recollections, Linus was a general storekeeper and sometime postmaster at Ravanna, MO. He never recovered from his imprisonment at Andersonville. Taking up his memoirs where he had been released from Andersonville after the War, and had arrived at Davenport, IA to receive his discharge, he says "Remained here a few days till the 17th of June when my discharge was handed me, together with my pay that was then due me, $587.00, which was counted out to me by a young lady of about sweet sixteen, I judge. This was on Saturday. I stayed here until Monday, when I took boat, and run down to Quincy, Ills, then cars to Chilicothe, MO, hack to Princeton, horse back to Home. While on furlough, I was introduced to Miss Watie E. Reynolds, and after my discharge I became acquainted with her, paying my respects to her, until Oct 22, 1865 we were joined in marriage, Rev. Elisha Wright officiating. Respectfully dedicated to my wife and children, this 22nd day of June 1884 (Signed) L. F. Parrish late of Co.G, 17th Regt. Iowa Vet. Vols. Infantry 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, afterwards the 15th Army Corps, Army of the Miss. & Tenn." More About ELISHA CONE WRIGHT: Burial: Mt Moriah Cemetary Elizabeth: More About ELIZABETH MCCUNE: Burial: Mt. Moriah Cemetery 1880 Census: Household: Andrew J. WRIGHT Self M Male W 36 OH Farmer NY OH Rachel J. WRIGHT Wife M Female W 35 OH Keeping House OH OH Frank WRIGHT Son S Male W 10 MO Attending School OH OH Clauda M. WRIGHT Dau S Female W 8 MO Attending School OH OH Clara E. WRIGHT Dau S Female W 6 MO Attending School OH OH Mildred B. WRIGHT Dau S Female W 4 MO OH OH Anna F. WRIGHT Dau S Female W 1 MO OH OH Elizabeth WRIGHT Mother W Female W 67 OH NJ NJ - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Trail Creek, Harrison, Missouri Family History Library Film 1254689 NA Film Number T9-0689 Page Number 90C 3 John Sylvester Wright b. 2 Aug 1828 Athens co, OH d. 28 Oct 1925 home of Nathan Schoonover, Mt Moriah, MO m. Polly Scott Bridge m. 28 Oct 1852 Athens co, OH b. 12 Apr 1834 Athens co, OH d. 30 Sept 1899 Mt Moriah, MO [daughter of William Bridge and Mary Phillips] m. Rachel Catherine Stoner m. 5 Oct 1900 Chandler, OK b. 26 Feb 1835 OH d. 22 Dec 1928 Harrison co, MO [daughter of Jacob Stoner and Nancy Jordan] info from Karen James Notes for JOHN SYLVESTER WRIGHT: John, Polly, and the baby migrated to Missouri in the fall of 1855 in a covered wagon. When they got part way to Missouri, they lost one of the horses so they hitched a milk cow to the wagon and went the rest of the way. They stopped at a place in Harrison County referred to as "Thousand Acres" but because there was no water, they went on to a farm north of Mt. Moriah, MO where they built a one room log house (in 1988,a pile of rocks were still there thet was a part of the log house] During the winter, they faced many hardships. Fortunately, the abundance of wild game helped with their food supply. John was known for his kindness to others because he was willing to help the homeless and traverlers on their way. Polly passed on 9/3/1899. John sold the farm and moved to Chandler, OK. He married Rachel Taylor on 10/5/1900. Rachel and John resided in Chandler, OK until May of 1916, then they moved back to Mt. Moriah, MO Johnw., Phoebe A., Polly, and John S. are all buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery west of Mt Moriah, MO (Connie McLain Guldner) More About JOHN SYLVESTER WRIGHT: Burial: Mt, Moriah Cemetery Emigration: 1855, MO Moved to: 1899, Chandler, OK info from Larry Wright: Notes for JOHN SYLVESTER WRIGHT: John S and his wife, Polly Scott, emigrated from Ohio to Missouri in the fall of 1855. Along with others from his family, took up Government Land, built their homes and raised their families. Source, An Account of the Descendents of John Bridge, Cambridge, 1632 - 1924, by William D. Bridge, page 357. From land patent records, we know the others were his father, Elisha C, and his brother David M. "In the fall of 1855, he, with his wife and baby boy, left Ohio and migrated westward, traveling in a covered wagon, drawn by horses and after several weeks on the road, they reached Harrison County, MO., and settled on the farm on which his son, G. L., now lives. After entering this land, he built a one-room log cabin to shelter his family. During the first winter they suffered and endured terrible hardships. Not any too much to eat, but wild game was plentiful. One night as he and his wife were about to retire, three men entered the room. They were traveling westward in an open wagon and were almost frozen, and their horses were almost worked out. In spite of the fact that food for men and animals was scarce, and that they only had one bed in the house, these men were asked to stay all night. They brought in some hay from his meagre supply and then made their bed in the corner of the cabin and stayed all night. This shows the kindly hospitality for which Uncle John became famous. No man was ever turned away from his door hungry. He was a man who believed in the dignity of honest labor. In the old days when they had a house or barn raising, Mr. Wright was always on hand, ready to do his part toward raising and completing the building. His wife died in 1899, after which he sold his farm in Harrison County, went to Chandler Okla. He was married again on October 5, 1900 to Rachel Taylor. They resided in Chandler, Oklahoma, until in May of 1916, when they moved to Mt Moriah, where they have since resided. He was converted when a young man, and was a faithful member of the United Brethren church, and as long as he was able he was an earnest christian worker." (extract from the obituary of John S. Wright. Date and paper unknown, but probably the Bethany Republican Clipper, Bethany, MO.) We also know that the baby boy was Elisha William, their first born. More About JOHN SYLVESTER WRIGHT: Military service: September 03, 1861, Enlisted in Union Army. Discharged Sep 23, 1861 Marriage Notes for JOHN WRIGHT and POLLY BRIDGE: John and Polly were married by James S. Wright, his uncle. Polly: info from Karen James More About POLLY SCOTT BRIDGE: Burial: Mt. Moriah Cemetery info from Larry Wright: Marriage Notes for JOHN WRIGHT and POLLY BRIDGE: John and Polly were married by James S. Wright, his uncle. Rachel: info from Missouri State Archives--Death Records Certificates 4 Elisha William Wright b. 14 Feb 1855 Athens co, OH d. 24 Aug 1929 Kansas City, MO m. Charlotte Ann Shipley m. 11 Apr 1878 b. 28 Dec 1856 Harrison co, MO d. 2 May 1940 Kansas City, MO [daughter of George C. Shipley and Mary Thompson] info from Larry Wright: Notes for ELISHA WILLIAM WRIGHT: Mormon Data Base, IGI Record, Batch No. 5010800, Source Call No. 1553465, Film, Sheet 23. 1880 census: Elisha G. WRIGHT Self M Male W 25 OH Farmer OH OH Charlotte A. WRIGHT Wife M Female W 23 MO Keeping House KY IL - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Trail Creek, Harrison, Missouri Family History Library Film 1254689 NA Film Number T9-0689 Page Number 93A info from Missouri State Archives-Death Record Certificates Charlotte: info from Missouri State Archives-Death Record Certificates 5 Ivy Erie Wright b. 4 July 1879 d. 9 Apr 1881 5 infant son Wright b. 25 Jan 1881 d. 25 Jan 1881 5 Mary Ellen Wright b. 31 Jul 1883 5 Edna Ruth Wright b. 24 Jan 1885 5 Flora Alma Wright b. 24 Sep 1887 5 Polly Sibyl Wright b. 24 Apr 1891 4 Mary Elizabeth Wright b. 16 Nov 1856 Harrison co, MO d. 4 Sept 1857 Harrison co, MO 4 Emily Rosetta Wright b. 19 July 1858 Harrison co, MO m. Arthur David Shipley m. 20 Apr 1876 b. 19 Dec 1853 Lazalle co, IL d. 20 July 1910 Harrison co, MO [son of George C. Shipley and Mary Thompson] 5 Edith R. Shipley b. 6 Mar 1877 5 Carl Shipley b. 12 Dec 1878 4 John W. Wright b. 13 Nov 1859 Harrison co, MO d. 14 Sept 1860 Harrison co, MO More About JOHN W. WRIGHT: Burial: Mt, Moriah Cemetery 4 George Lewis Wright b. 26 Mar 1861 Harrison co, MO d. 29 Jan 1950 Bethany, Harrison co, MO m. Jennie Henryetta Stoner m. 3 Jun 1883 b. 12 Oct 1866 Harrison co, MO d. 28 Jan 1932 Harrison co, MO [daughter of Charles William Stoner and Martha Jane Melton] m. Rosa Neola Stoner m. abt 1935 b. 27 Oct 1872 Mt Moriah, MO d. 6 May 1952 Kansas City, MO [daughter of Charles William Stoner and Martha Jane Melton] info from Larry Wright: Notes for GEORGE LEWIS WRIGHT: Listed in An Account of the Descendents of John Bridge, Cambridge, 1632 - 1924, by William D. Bridge, Page 359. George and Jennie were fortunate enough to be able to give each of their living children at marriage, a start with a small farm or money to move to their own household to build a new life. In about 1916, George, Jennie, Guy and Garland moved to Baker, Montana for a short period of time. They then moved to Chandler, OK in 1917. Then in 1920, they moved back to the old home place west of Mt Moriah. In 1925, George, Jennie and Garland moved to Akron, Colorado, where they lived in a sod house out on the wide-open prarie. The winter was cold, the closest neighbor two miles, mail box 1 mile and jack rabbit the daily menu, cooked on a stove fed with cow-chips. In 1927 they moved back to Mt Moriah. In early 1928, George, Jennie and Garland moved to Atchison County, Missouri. In the school year 1928-1929, Garland graduated from Daleview High School, Fairfax, MO. In late 1929, they moved back to Mt Moriah, north of town. This was the last home that George, Jennie and Garland had together. Jennie passed away at this little home in 1932. (From notes provided by Garland Wright Sep 16, 2000) More About GEORGE LEWIS WRIGHT: Burial: May 1950, Lloyd/Stoner Cemetary, Mt Moriah, MO Jennie: Jennie: More About JENNIE HENRYETTA STONER: Burial: Lloyd/Stoner Cemetary, Mt Moriah, MO 5 Theodore Wright b. 13 Mar 1884 Harrison co, MO d. 31 Mar 1962 m. Alma Edith Emery b. 24 Apr 1881 Harrison co, MO d. 8 Oct 1961 [daughter of Josiphiah Emery and Eliza ?] 6 Carlos Paul Wright b. 5 May 1909 Mt Moriah, MO d. 2 Feb 2002 Harrison County Hospital, Bethany, MO m. Nellie Evelyn Linville m. 5 Mar 1931 b. 25 July 1912 Mercer co, MO d. 8 Mar 2006 info from Larry Wright: This is from the Bethany paper. C. Paul Wright C. Paul Wright, 92, Mt. Moriah, Mo., died February 2, 2002, at Harrison County Community Hospital. Mr. Wright was born May 5, 1909, in Mt. Moriah, the son of Theodore and Edith (Emery) Wright. He married Nellie Linville on March 5, 1931, and she survives of the home. Mr. Wright was part owner of the Mt. Moriah Elevator, and had worked as a cattle buyer for the Lamoni Livestock Auction for the last 35 years. He was a 1927 graduate of Mt. Moriah High School. His parents, a son Billie Raymond and a brother Reed Wright preceded him in death. In addition to his wife, he leaves son Jim Wright and wife Patricia Ann of Bethany; two grandchildren, Dwane Wright, Mt. Moriah, and Diane Shields, Kansas City, Mo.; two great-grandchildren, Rick Lee and Erika Jo Shields, Kansas City, Mo. Services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Roberson Funeral Home in Bethany. Burial will be in the Lloyd Cemetery, Mt. Moriah. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. 7 Billy Raymond Wright b. 29 Mar 1933 d. 29 Mar 1933 7 Jimmie Lee Wright b. 6 Jan 1936 Mt Moriah, MO d. 11 Mar 2002 Des Moines, IA m. Patricia Ann Updegraff (details excluded) [daughter of Lloyd Updegraff and Doris Todhunter] info from Larry Wright: Subject: Jimmie Lee Wright's Obit Jimmie Lee > Carlos Paul > Theodore > George Lewis > John Sylvester > Elisha Cone for those who might not know. He was in the hospital recovering from a heart attack so that he could have a triple bypass operation. The obit is from the Bethany paper. Jimmie Lee Wright Jimmie Lee Wright, 66, Bethany, Mo., and formerly of Lincoln, Neb., died March 11, 2002, at a Des Moines, Iowa hospital. Mr. Wright was born in Mt. Moriah, Mo., on Jan. 6, 1936, the son of C. Paul and Nellie (Linville) Wright. He married Patricia Ann Updegraff on Oct. 8, 1954, and she survives of the home. He was 1954 a graduate of Mt. Moriah High School, and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He later worked as a truck driver and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. His father and brother Billy Raymond preceded him in death. In addition to his wife, he leaves a son, Dwane Wright, Mt. Moriah; daughter Diane Shields and husband Butch; mother Nellie Wright, all of Kansas City, and grandchildren Rick and wife Kelly, and Erika Shields. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2002, at the Roberson Funeral Home in Bethany. Burial will be in the Lloyd Cemetery, Mt. Moriah. Military honors will be conducted by the V. F.W. and American Legion Posts of Bethany and Albany. Masonic rites will be conducted by Bethany Lodge #97 A.F. & A.M. Memorial gifts may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children and/or the American Diabetes Association. 8 Patricia Diane Wright (details excluded) 8 Jimmie Dwane Wright (details excluded) m. Velma Newman 7 Johnnie Merle Wright b. 6 Jan 1936 d. 21 Mar 1936 6 Porter Reid Wright b. 3 Oct 1913 d. 2 Oct 1958 5 Essie J. Wright b. 28 July 1887 Harrison co, MO d. 11 Feb 1902 Harrison co, MO More About ESSIE J. WRIGHT: Burial: LLoyd Cemetery Near Mt Moriah, Harrison County, MO 5 Zelma Bernice Wright b. 16 Aug 1892 Mt Moriah, MO d. 18 Oct 1988 Maitland, MO m. William Edgar Larason m. Mt Moriah, MO b. 21 Aug 1892 Mercer co, MO d. 29 Apr 1980 Maitland, MO 6 Evah A. Larason b. 29 May 1911 Mt Moriah, MO 6 Mildred Larason b. 30 Sept 1912 6 Garvin Leonard Larason b. 25 Sept 1914 Mt Moriah, MO 6 Maxine Larason b. 17 Apr 1916 Mt Moriah, MO d. 5 Feb 1991 Kansas City, MO 5 Arthur McKinley Wright b. 26 Mar 1896 Mt Moriah, MO d. 20 June 1970 La Junta, CO m. Elsie May Downey m. 3 Mar 1917 Mt Moriah, MO b. 25 July 1898 Mt Moriah, MO d. 23 Apr 1995 La Junta, CO [daughter of John Downey and Ida Wooderson] info from Larry Wright: Notes for ARTHUR MCKINLEY WRIGHT: Died of a heart attack brought on by over-exertion and excitement. Suffered from diabetes for many years, but never took any medication for it. Listed in An Account of the Descenents of John Bridge, Cambridge, 1632 - 1924, by William D. Bridge, Page 359. This is a story about Dad courting Mom. In those days, the normal mode of transportation was by horse, or horse and buggy. Dad loved to tell how he had trained an old mare to pull a buggy and follow the road without him having to hold the reins. This allowed him to use both hands and pay full attention to Elsie. When he would start telling the story, Elsie would invariably disappear into the kitchen to find something to do. It is utterly impossible to list the residences where Art, or as most of his relatives called him, "Hoof", took his family. After their marriage in 1917, George L, Art's father, gave them a part of his land, which was the same land that John S., George L's father, had purchased from the US Government in 1857. They lived with Hoof's parents until they finished building their own home. They built this home on this land by cutting trees, hauling them to a sawmill by horse and wagon, then hauling the lumber back from the sawmill the same way, and then built the house. Several pictures of this house still exist, although the house was torn down in the 1980's. Larry has a piece of the foundation of this house in his possession. Garland Wright, Hoof's youngest brother, who was about 7 years old at the time, related how he was at the house while Hoof was working on the construction. He needed a special tool that was located at George L's place and Hoof offered him a dime if he would go get it. Garland took him up on it and went to get the tool, but couldn't find it, so he asked his dad, George L, telling George L about the dime. George L got the tool for him, but made him give back the dime because he was supposed to be helping and not making money. Garland said he would never forget that dime. Then, sometime before 1922, Dad took the family to live in Blythedale, MO, where Harold was born in 1922. During the Blythedale phase of their life, which lasted until about February 1929, Dad was a bank clerk, a teacher, owned a garage, and was a farmer. The bank clerk phase and the teacher phase are interesting. The bank where Dad worked was robbed. Uncle Garland related that, at that time, he, his father and mother, George L and Jenny Henryetta, lived in Akron, CO, and that Jenny was beside herself because they learned that all the bank employees had been locked in the bank vault and she was sure that Dad had been shot and killed. Harold remembers Dad telling that the robber had a gun that had a barrel that looked like it was a stove pipe Art was definitely a school teacher. In those days, there were many one room school houses where all grades were together, and this was probably true in Dad's case. It is also true that teachers did not need a teaching certificate to get hired. At any rate, there was this school near Bltyhedale that had a reputation of running the teachers off if the older boys didn't like them. This is the school that Dad taught, probably no more than 2 years. We don't know if Dad succeeded, or if the boys did so. Story as related by Harold L. and Garland Wright, son and brother of Dad, and Doris Miller, his daughter. Next, back to Mt Moriah where Larry was born. Soon thereafter, they moved to a farm near Cimmaron, Kansas, the year 1931, where Art worked for Guy Scott, a large wheat farmer. In 1932,because the crops were so good, Dad decided to work for himself, so, they bought their own farm in Colorado. From about 1932 until 1937, Art and his family lived 9 1/2 miles north of Towner, Kiowa County, Colorado. This is where Doris was born (see her file for the story of this event). These were very hard times - initially, the Depression, and, later, a terrible drouth called "The Dust Bowl". The family had about 1 section of land, 1 mile by 1 mile. In those days, little was known about conservation, so grasslands were plowed to create fields which were then destroyed by drouth and wind. Terrible dust storms were common. Just before Dad and Mom decided they had had enough, one dust storm lasted for one week. When it was over, the family used wheat shovels to remove the dirt from inside the house. During dirt storms, Mom would prepare the family meals on the old wood cook stove, but would leave the food in covered pans on the stove to keep the food from being contaminated with dirt. Each would take their plate to the stove, get their food, and eat at the table. We ate a lot of cornbread and milk and cornbread and beans, with a few raw onions thrown in. This is not to imply, however, that we were ever hungry. Almost everything we ate was raised on the farm, plenty of garden vegetables, hogs and calves to butcher, and cows to milk. Dad was very skilled at directing the milk from a cow's udder directly into a waiting child's mouth. After another dirt storm, there was enough accumulated dirt on the table that Larry, who was 5 or 6 at the time, made play fields on the table with his toy tractor. In 1937, after losing the farm and almost everything else, Dad took his family to La Junta, CO, where he found a job at the Commodity Credit Corporation. Sometime later, he got a better job at Stauffer's Market in Swink, CO, probably in about 1939. After working there for some time, Dad bought the store from the elderly owner. That started a series of 4 different grocery stores in Swink, with a population of less than 200 at the time - we only lived in 3 houses. Next, Dad bought a grocery store in La Junta, CO, which again started a series of Wright Grocery Stores in La Junta, interrupted by one in Vroman, CO, population less than 15. It is at this point that things start getting fuzzy. During WWII, both Rus and Harold were in the service, and after the war, they were briefly united with the family, but both soon married and were on their own. In 1950, the Korean War removed Larry from the family, and in 1952, Doris married. Art and Elsie lived in several houses in La Junta after all the kids had left, but finally settled down in North La Junta where Dad died in 1970. He was not able to be a pioneer like so many of his ancestors, but he did inherit a good deal of the wanderlust that was a part of their makeup. To illustrate, during WWII, the family once lived in a house in La Junta for 3 weeks. The smell of the new paint had not yet begun to dissipate before we moved. More About ARTHUR MCKINLEY WRIGHT: Burial: June 23, 1970, Cheraw Menonite Cemetary, Cheraw, CO Elsie: info from Larry Wright: Notes for ELSIE MAY DOWNEY: Elsie was both the main pillar, and the guiding light of this family. Each of her kids were born at home, as was very common in those days. And at least one, Doris, was born without the benefit of a doctor being present (See Doris's notes). Her first priority in everything she did was the well-being of her family. Normally, Mom did not show her feelings outwardly. But, one time during WWII when she received a picture of Harold in his army uniform just before he went overseas, she broke down completely when she saw the picture. Usually, however, during times of stress, she just worked that much harder on whatever project she was involved in at the time. This illustrates Mom's character. After one of her major operations, she was being wheeled from the recovery room to a regular hospital room. She was lying in the bed and noticed that it was stopped near the door of one of the rooms. She noticed a black woman in the bed in the room, and, who was looking at her. After a while, the orderly wheeled the bed into the room and Mom thought nothing of what had happened. A day or two later, after Mom had recovered a bit, the two women started talking and became good friends. At one point while they were both still in the hospital, the other woman asked Mom about the bed incident. Mom told her she had noticed that there was a considerable wait in the hall with no one doing anything, but did not think much about it. The black woman told her that they were waiting to see what kind of a response Mom had when she saw a black person in the room. Mom's response was "That's foolish. We are all on this earth together, so, we all have to live together". After they had recovered, the two women corresponded until the black woman died several years later. Another example of Mom's character took place while she was in the nursing home about 1 year before her death. Larry was visiting her and they were talking about "old times". Mom had made a comment about her mother and said that Ida Bell was the guiding light of her life because she always thought of others before thinking about herself, and never said a bad thing about anyone. Larry told Elsie that there were many people that said the same thing about Elsie. Mom was truly embarrassed and motioned with her hand at Larry, saying "don't say that about me, I could never be that good". Another example was when Larry told his parents about getting married. He was in the Army in Japan at the time and had said very little about getting serious. In his letter, Larry described his intended and at the end, told his parents to sit down before they read any further because she was Japanese. Mom fired a return letter right back saying that if she was his choice, then she was Mom's choice also, no questions asked. Hoof (Dad) later responded the same way. In both hard times and good times, she always maintained a positive outlook on life, and did whatever was within her power to follow that philosophy. She spent little time complaining about her predicament. Rather than that, she found ways to fight back. Out on the farm during the Dust Bowl, when she saw a dirt storm coming, she would gather papers and rags to stuff in cracks around doors and windows to keep the fine dust from getting into the house. Many things were made at home to conserve what little money was available. We always had a good supply of home canned food that she had made. She made soap. And, since there was no water in the house, taking a bath was special. Once a week in an old fashioned wash tub (for laundry) out in the yard where no one could see us. Don't remember how Mom and Dad did it. The soap, used for laundry, dishes and bathing, was made from lard, wood ash, lye, water, and maybe something else. It removed all the accumulated dirt, sweat, and the outer layer of skin, and if you didn't get it rinsed off quickly, it could go deeper. The ingredients were all cooked in a large tub on an open outdoor fire and then poured into a shallow container where it hardened and was then cut into cakes. At the end of the day, she always had time for the kids, reading by means of a "coal oil lamp" (kerosine), rocking and/or telling stories. And she was continually singing lots of hymns and other old songs like "She'll be commin round the mountain when she comes". There is a family story about her that on her birthday, and I don't know if it was before or after She and Dad were married, her father gave her a choice of presents - either a silver dollar or her choice of one of his cows. In those days, a dollar was a lot of money, but she chose the cow because she knew that in the long run, the cow would produce much more than she could get from the dollar. This same outlook continued after the family moved away from the farm and had achieved a small measure of success. Mom always remembered the hard times and did what she could to ensure that they never returned to her family. Everyone in the family accused her of being tight. Yet, she never hesitated to try to give something to her kids. According to Elsie, she was 1/16th Indian through her father, John Franklin Downey. If that is true, and Mom surely believed it to be so, and the lineage followed the Downey family, then the mother of her great grandfather, George W. Downey, would have been that indian. Unfortunately, George W. is where the lineage stops at this time (Nov 2000). If the lineage did not follow the Downey family, then there are about 12 or 13 other possibilities, none of which have been checked out at this time. According to Irene (Franklin) Wright, Rus's wife, Ida Bell (Wooderson) Downey, Mom's mother and wife of John Downey, told Rus and Irene that John's indian ancestors were the indians that were from Oklahoma, and that the Downey that married the indian was ostracized by all the other Downeys. When Rus and Irene were first married, they lived in Bethany, MO, near Mt Moriah where Ida Bell lived. As a matter of fact, it was Ida Bell that introduced Rus and Irene. Rus had just returned from WWII and was visiting relatives in Mt Moriah at the time. Both Rus and Irene thought the world of Ida and visited her often. If Dad wanted to get the best of her, he would call her a Comanche. Doris said that when that happened, you could just see her black eyes crackle. Mom wouldn't say anything, but would just disappear. Major Illnesses: In December 1969 Mom had a major cancer operation. Larry believes that it was cancer of the uterus that resulted in a hysterectomy and the removal of a part of the colon because the cancer had spread there. This resulted in a colostomy that was removed about 3 years later. Others in the family believe that Mom had cancer of the colon that had spread. At any rate, the surgeon told Larry that the type of cancer was a very slow growing type that might not have any effect on the length of Mom's life, and at this stage of our lives, none of those remaining have memories that are that reliable, so there are doubts about what is actually true. Because of the type of the cancer, the surgeon, himself, may not have definitely known. Larry bases his belief on the fact that he found 5 or 6 bloody pads (no hard, brown material on them) , that Mom had evidently made from material, in their bedroom when he cleaned the house while staying with Dad during and after Mom's operation. Right hip replacement - about 1973. Left knee replacement - about 1975. Declined to have other hip and knee replaced due to old age. Breast cancer resulting in removal of left breast - 1985. Dementia starting about 1992 Doctors diagnosed it as Alzheimers, but Larry believes she simply had a serious case of age-related dementia. On the day she died, April 23, 1995, Doris related that in the afternoon, the nursing home called to say that Mom was talking quite a bit and that they felt that Doris should visit Mom. She and Darrell did so, and when they entered Mom's room, Mom said "Well, lets just visit a while". They did, and Doris said that Mom was very much like her old self. She was alert and very normal, talking a great deal about old times. Doris and Darrell left Mom about 6:30 PM to go home to eat. About 11:30 that night, the nursing home called to say that Mom and just died. More About ELSIE MAY DOWNEY: Burial: April 26, 1995, Cheraw Menonite Cemetary, Cheraw, CO 6 Lawrence Eugene Wright (details excluded) m. Reiko Hiramatsu (details excluded) Japan [daughter of Soichi Hiramatsu and Tomeko Wakai] 6 Russel Raymond Wright b. 14 June 1918 Mt Moriah, MO d. 19 Oct 1993 Montrose, CO m. Etta Irene Franklin m. 30 June 1946 Bethany, MO b. 16 June 1918 Mt Moriah, MO [daughter of Charles Franklin] info from Larry Wright: Notes for RUSSEL RAYMOND WRIGHT: Diagnosed with diabetes about 1983. Rus was legally blind the last 3 - 4 years of his life due to his inattention to the illness. Listed in An Account of the Descendents of John Bridge, Cambridge, 1632 - 1924, by William D. Bridge, Page 359. As related by his uncle, Garland Wright, Rus was born in a house that his parents built. At the time, Garland was about 8 years old, and during the construction of the house, everyone lived with George Lewis and Jenny, Art's parents. Garland told of how, even while he was a small baby, they discovered that Rus had a hernia. Elsie made him a truss to help solve the problem, but he lived with the problem until he was about 24 years old when he had it repaired surgically so he could enlist in the US Navy. Rus was very independent (his wife Irene and probably the kids also might even say stubborn). Yet, he was as hard on himself as he was on anyone in his family. In this same vein, he was not known as a religious person. Sometime after he had retired and he and Irene were living in the senior citizens housing in Olathe, CO, one Sunday morning, while Irene was getting ready to go to church, Rus appeared behind her and said "If you are going to church with me, you better speed up. And why don't you call Karen & Pat and Ronnie & his wife to see if they want to go too. We'll all meet at the restaurant for breakfast before church." After Irene had gotten over her surprise, she called Karen whose response was "who are you talking about?" At the restaurant there was Rus decked out in his Sunday Best, when in walked on of his co-workers, whose response was "where are you preaching today?" Rus told him that the sermon would be over in the corner of the dining room and that he would be obligated to listen to the whole thing. Rus was subsequently a hard working contributor to the church until the diabetes forced him to stop several years later. In 1939, during his senior year at Swink High School, Rus joined the Colorado National Guard, enlisting with the 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division. On Sep 1, 1940, the 45th Division was called to Active Duty. The unit was initially stationed at Ft. Sill, OK, and, during one of the physical examinations that he had to undergo, the doctors discovered that Rus had a hernia. He was discharged and given a draft classification of 4F (physically unfit), which meant that he would not be drafted. He was home for awhile, but his draft status affected his feelings so much that he had the hernia repaired at his own expense and then enlisted in the Navy. He was trained as a Sonar operator and was assigned to a Submarine Chaser that saw service in the Pacific, ending up around Saipan. During one of his port calls, Rus acquired a pet monkey from another sailor. He took the monkey aboard and taught it many tricks, one of which was to annoy some of the officers. Rus's connection with the monkey came to an end when it bit the Commanding Officer. This was written by Hutch, a fellow Brand Inspector, and read at Rus's funeral. The story of Russel Wright is one of life on horseback, miles in the saddle, back-breaking labor, long days and nights, of lonely back roads, and snowbound ranches. No books or college degree taught of the sweat and smell of the livestock, of catching rustlers or tracking down fraud, the tough living, and tougher decisions. Russel's education was schooled in the ways of the land, people, and the weather. Russel Wright, Brand Inspector, was called many things; "Old Injun Fighter", "Musty", and many unprintable names because he was called to be tough and run things by the book. The job also called for him to know everyone. Being outgoing he knew the ranchers, drinking coffee around a ranch table, as well as he knew the cattle brands and the land. As a child, and it's hard to think he ever was, when his folks went to town he and his brothers and sisters rode the steers in the corral just for fun. Getting dumped in the dirt or water trough added to the fun. When tired of that there was alswys the old pony his father had bought from the Indians. During the Depression you made your own fun. As kids in school Russel sat in front of his future wife Irene the entire 4th grade. She had been born next door to him just two days apart. You could find Russel as a young man in the middle of the Pacific in the Navy aboard a Destroyer Escort. As a Sonar operator he would pass the time playing with the ships dog or monkey as well as "pinging" dolphins and whales with the Sonar. Russel and Irene were married five months after getting out of the service. After leaving Missouri they moved to La Junta, Colorado where Kenny was born. They then moved to Montrose where Russel became brand inspector and Ronnie and Karen were born. As Russel grew older and his voice got deeper imagine him saying "don't just stand there, grab a broom and get to work". He liked to give advice like that to anyone! His work took Russel away from Irene and home but the family did things together whenever they could. The last 20 years of his life he was bothered with diabetes but still enjoyed story telling of the situations he'd had to face in his life. Russel and I always gave each other a verbal rough time, as friends often do. On our trips through the back roads, even when his eyesight was badly failing, he relived many of his experiences that he shared with me which I'm grateful for. In fact I'm grateful that I knew Russel Wright. I can vision him sitting up in Cowboy Heaven astride a horse swapping stories to anyone who would listen ----- even now. Hutch During the Dust Bowl years starting in the mid-30s, Rus joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, probably after he was 18 years old. These were very hard times, and Rus probably sent most of his earnings home to the family. He was assigned to the Soil Conservation Service code SCS-4-C. Colorado State internet site. More About RUSSEL RAYMOND WRIGHT: Burial: October 23, 1993, Olathe Cemetary, Olathe, CO 7 Kenneth Raymond Wright (details excluded) 7 Ronald Charles Wright (details excluded) 7 Karen May Wright (details excluded) 6 Harold Lee Wright b. 8 July 1922 m. Jean Burgoon m. 21 June 1946 Notes for HAROLD LEE WRIGHT: Listed in An Account of the Descendents of John Bridge, Cambridge, 1632 - 1924, by William D. Bridge, Page 359. 7 Bekka Jo Wright (details excluded) 7 Kathy Lea Wright (details excluded) 6 Doris May Wright (details excluded) m. Darrell Dean Miller 7 Roger Dean Miller (details excluded) 7 Rex Douglas Miller (details excluded) 7 Henry Arthur Miller (details excluded) 7 Jeffrey Kent Miller (details excluded) 7 Mark Ray Miller 5 William Sylvester Dean Wright b. 25 Apr 1897 Mt Moriah, MO d. 13 Feb 1974 m. Nora Mae Kenly b. 25 Apr 1897 d. May 1961 6 Kenneth De Veryl Wright b. 28 Oct 1916 Ridgeway, MO m. Eleanor H. Evanson m. 26 May 1946 Camas, WA b. 5 Apr 1918 Amegard, ND 7 Keith Dennis Wright (details excluded) 7 Dale Gene Wright (details excluded) 7 Nore Ivedia Wright (details excluded) m. Spencer Donald Hess 7 Chris Dean Wright b. 3 Jan 1952 Thermopolis, WY d. 26 Oct 1954 Washougal, WA 7 Gary Lee Wright (details excluded) 6 George Louis Jr Wright b. 20 July 1918 6 Geraldine Bea Wright b. 11 Mar 1920 6 Marvin Kenley Wright b. 9 Apr 1922 6 Virgina Rae Wright b. 14 July 1924 d. 2 July 1970 m. Orville Wilson 6 Dollie Lorrie Wright (details excluded) 6 Verlin Dean Wright (details excluded) 6 Donnie D. Wright b. 31 Mar 1931 d. 23 Sept 1947 6 Betty Dorline Wright (details excluded) 5 Florence Fern Wright b. 4 Apr 1898 Mt Moriah, MO d. 7 Apr 1989 Ridgeway, MO m. Robert Milton Bennett b. 3 Sept 1896 [son of Charles D. Bennett and Mattie Lou Crabb] 6 Clell Evertt Bennett b. 22 July 1917 6 Cyle D. Bennett b. 21 Dec 1918 Ridgeway, MO d. 9 Dec 2008 Kansas City, MO m. Mary L. ? m. 1939 d. 2006 7 Mary Darlene Bennett m. John Roper 7 Alice Orlene Bennett m. ? Yunghans 7 Hal Gene Bennett m. Carol ? 7 Bonnie Bennett 7 Joyce Bennett m. Alvin Macko 5 Ethel Evelyn Wright b. 7 Jan 1900 Mt Moriah, MO d. 14 Jan 1978 Hamburg, IA m. Glen Wood Prater b. 10 Dec 1897 MO d. 23 Dec 1976 MO [son of John Allen Prater and Emma Rosette Dill] Glen and Ethel are buried in Walkup Grove cemetery, near Fairfax MO Glen: Glen and Ethel are buried in Walkup Grove cemetery, near Fairfax MO 6 Harlan Rex Prater b. 2 Sept 1918 d. 10 Dec 1998 m. Neva Dean Brewer m. 10 June 1937 m. Charlotte Puett m. 26 Sept 1970 b. 31 May 1921 buried Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, MO 7 George Russell Prater (details excluded) 7 Philip Wayne Prater (details excluded) 7 Harlon Eugene Prater (details excluded) 6 Avis Lucille Prater b. 31 Oct 1920 Bethany, MO d. 24 Jan 2006 m. Willard Powell m. 21 May 1945 b. 3 Aug 1918 d. 18 Apr 1979 Maryville MO [son of Earl Monroe Powell and Zula Wiley] 7 Glennda Lou Powell (details excluded) 7 Earl Lyn Powell (details excluded) 7 Charles Dale Powell (details excluded) m. Patty Calfee 7 Wilda June Powell (details excluded) 6 George Allen (Jim) Prater b. 15 Feb 1923 d. 16 May 1994 MO m. Dorothy Margaret Craig m. 8 May 1941 b. 14 Oct 1923 Jim hosted bluegrass music festivals on his farm near Bolckow, MO. buried Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, MO 7 Lon Craig Prater (details excluded) 7 Ramona June Prater (details excluded) 7 Alan Ray Prater (details excluded) 8 Josh Prater m. Kim Schuman 8 Stephanie Prater m. Warren Clark 6 Lois Pauline Prater b. 7 June 1925 Fairfax, MO d. 31 July 2006 St. Joseph, MO m. Jack Owens m. 1943 m. Drexel Eldon Gray m. 16 Jan 1958 b. 27 Oct 1915 Pickering, MO d. 11 Apr 2000 Savannah, MO 7 Basil Dean Owens (details excluded) m. Linda Sue Griffin (details excluded) 7 Glen David Owens (details excluded) m. Tommasine Lynette Kirsch 7 Connie Sue Owens (details excluded) m. Curtis Taylor 6 Jerry Dale Prater b. 24 May 1928 Fairfax, MO d. 17 Jul 2008 St Joseph, MO m. Mary Ellen Gilland (details excluded) De Kalb, MO Prater, Jerry AGENCY, Mo. - Jerry Dale "J.D." Prater, 80, Agency, formerly of St. Joseph, Mo., passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Living Community of St. Joseph, with his beloved grandson, Jeff, at his side. J.D. was born May 24, 1928, in Fairfax, Mo., to Glen and Ethel (Wright) Prater. In 1951, he married Mary Ellen Gilland. They were divorced in 1992 after 41? years of marriage. Both remained close. J.D. worked for the Rock Island Railroad and retired from Western Dairy after 35 years of service. He enjoyed the outdoors, coon hunting, trading, and his grandson, Jeff, who was his greatest joy. As Jeff was growing up, you didn't see one without the other; and then came his great-grandson, Jordan, who became his second greatest joy. J.D. was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother, Ruben; brothers, Harlan, George A. "Jim" and John Prater; and sisters, Avis Powell and Lois Gray. He is survived by his former wife, Mary Ellen; daughter, Mary Dale Colwell, and husband, Joe; grandson, Jeffrey Dale Hamilton, and wife, Pam; great-grandson, Jordan Dale Hamilton; brother, Richard "Dick" Prater of Tarkio, Mo.; sister, Jennie Lee Grace of Des Moines, Iowa, and their families, along with a host of nieces and nephews; and his companion, Georgia Adkins of Agency. The family will like to give a special thank you to Kendallwood Hospice and the Living Community, which made his final hours peaceful. The funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at Rupp Funeral Home, St. Joseph. Interment will be at the Agency Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are requested to Kendallwood Hospice. Online condolences and obituaries are at www.ruppfuneral.com. Published in the St. Joseph News-Press on 7/19/2008 7 Mary Dale Prater (details excluded) 6 Ruben Prater b. 21 Mar 1931 Atchison co, MO d. 21 Mar 1931 Atchison co, MO buried Walkup Grove Cemetery, near Fairfax, MO info from Missouri State Archives-Death Record Certificates: Death record states date of birth and death to be 21 Mar 1931. Grave marker incorrectly reads 1932. Cause of death listed as "blue baby" (stillborn) 6 Jennie Lea Prater (details excluded) m. Weldon Wilbur Grace (details excluded) Nodaway co, MO [son of Harvey Alexander Grace and Mary Ellen McIntyre] 7 James Weldon Grace (details excluded) m. Cynthia Diane Sotter (details excluded) Los Angeles, CA [daughter of Thomas Raymond Sotter and Rose Blount] m. Joan Marie (Bruch) Lewis (details excluded) Carroll, IA [daughter of Leo Julian Bruch and Betty Haverman] 8 Joshua James Grace (details excluded) 8 Jennilee Rose Grace (details excluded) m. Aaron Scott Anderson 9 Jackson Weldon Anderson (details excluded) 7 Jan Lawson Grace (details excluded) m. Phyllis Lloyd 8 Jeremy Grace (details excluded) m. Adrienne Wiebe 7 Pamela Sue Grace (details excluded) m. Dean Ague m. Tom Mehalovich m. Ed Tam 7 Patricia Lue Grace (details excluded) m. Randy Wilson m. Gary Adams m. Don Richards 8 Sarah Adams 8 Jacob Adams 7 Jon Richard Grace (details excluded) 6 John Lewis "J.L." Prater b. 21 July 1938 Fillmore, MO d. 17 Apr 2008 Council Bluffs, IA m. Arlene June Grace (details excluded) [daughter of Harvey Alexander Grace and Mary Ellen McIntyre] Prater, John HAMBURG, Iowa - John Lewis "Bub" Prater, 69, Hamburg, formerly Burlington Junction, Mo., passed away on Thursday evening, April 17, 2008. Born July 21, 1938, in rural Burlington Junction, he was the son of Glenn and Ethel (Wright) Prater. He was united in marriage to Arlene June Grace on Nov. 28, 1958. Survivors are wife, Arlene of Hamburg; children, Gena Prater of Hamburg, Jayson (Lisa) Prater of Milo, Iowa; and Jerald (Katrina) Prater of Platte Woods, Mo.; three grandchildren; siblings, Jerry D. (Georgia) Prater of Agency, Mo.; Richard E. (Connie) Prater of Tarkio, Mo.; and Jennie Lea (Weldon) Grace of Des Moines, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 20, at the United Methodist Church in Hamburg. Burial will follow in Mount Olive Cemetery at Hamburg, Family visitation will be Saturday, April 19, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Rash-Gude Funeral Home, Hamburg. Memorials may be made to Nishna Productions in Shenandoah, Iowa. Published in the St. Joseph News-Press on 4/19/2008 7 Gena Grace Prater (details excluded) 7 Jayson Lewis Prater (details excluded) 7 Jerald Harvey Prater 6 Richard Eugene Prater (details excluded) m. Connie Sue Brummitt 7 Shawna Kaye Prater (details excluded) 5 Letha Rose Wright b. 29 Feb 1902 d. 11 Jan 1905 More About LETHA ROSE WRIGHT: Burial: Lloyd Cemetery near Mt Moriah, Harrison County, MO 5 Guy Hannah Wright b. 28 Nov 1903 Mt Moriah, MO d. 12 Apr 1969 Mt Moriah, MO m. Mattie Prater m. Apr 1923 b. 15 July 1904 MO d. 25 June 1951 Bethany, MO [daughter of John Allen Prater and Emma Rosette Dill] Guy: info from Larry Wright: More About GUY HANNAH WRIGHT: Fact 1: 1969, Died in tragic Accident Mattie: SOURCE: Newspaper clipping from unidentified newspaper (Probably Bethany Republican-Clipper) Handwritten date of 6-27-51 written on clipping Mrs. Guy Wright Dies; Mt. Moriah Rites Today Mrs. Mattie Wright, 46, wife of Guy Wright, living east of Bethany and with a Ridgeway rural address, died Monday at a local hospital. Mrs. Wright had been ill for several months and in and out of the hospital at times. Besides her husband, Mrs. Wright is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Colleen Hartman of Ridgeway address. Mrs. Wright was a daughter of John A. and Emma (Dill) Prater. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock this Wednesday at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. The Rev. Marvin T. Judy of Cainsville will officiate. Burial will be at Lloyd Cemetery (Mt. Moriah). info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 6 Maizie Lavern Wright b. 12 Oct 1923 Fairfax, MO d. 28 Dec 1941 Excelsior Springs, MO m. Luther C. Musser Jr m. 1941 buried Lloyd cemetery Mt Moriah info from Larry Wright: More About MAIZZIE WRIGHT: Fact 1: 1941, Died in car accident right after marriage. info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 6 Elsie Colleen Wright (details excluded) m. Robert Lee Hartman b. 17 Dec 1924 d. 8 July 2006 7 Christy Elaine Hartman (details excluded) 7 Bobby Gene Hartman (details excluded) 7 Richard Wayne Hartman b. 9 Nov 1959 d. 6 Feb 1968 info from Larry Wright: More About RICHARD WAYNE HARTMAN: Fact 1: February 06, 1968, Died of Kidney Disorder 5 Ada Charlotte Wright b. 20 Oct 1905 d. 4 July 1914 Notes for ADA CHARLOTTE WRIGHT: Died in a house fire at her sister Zelma's Burial: Lloyd Cemetery Near Mt Moriah, Harrison County, MO 5 Garland Wayne Wright b. 11 Aug 1910 Mt Moriah, MO d. 21 Dec 2001 Leavenworth KS m. Lucretia Louise Vermillion b. 23 Dec 1907 d. 7 Feb 1965 m. Mary (Hooper) Carpenter info from Larry Wright: Notes for GARLAND WAYNE WRIGHT: Has diabetes obituary: Garland W. Wright, of Leavenworth, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2001 at Cushing Memorial Hospital. He was 91. He was born Aug. 11, 1910 in Harrison County, Mo., the son of George L. and Jennie H. (Stoner) Wright. He married Mary E. Hooper on Feb. 11, 1966 in Miami, Okla. She survives of the home. Mr. Wright worked as a farmer before joining the United States Army in May 1942 and served until September 1945. He then went to work at Fort Leavenworth in civil service. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Other survivors include his daughter, Roberta West, Leavenworth; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were 11 brothers and sisters. Visitation for Mr. Wright will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday at the Belden-Sexton-Sumpter Funeral Chapels. Funeral services will follow at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Belden-Sexton-Sumpter Funeral Chapel with burial following at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. The Rev. Randall Terrill will officiate. Memorial contributions may be sent in lieu of flowers to the National Kidney Foundation in care of the funeral chapel. 4 Phoebe Ann Wright b. 14 Sept 1862 Harrison co, MO d. 10 Dec 1893 Harrison co, MO More About PHOEBE ANN WRIGHT: Burial: Mt, Moriah Cemetery 4 Loyal Sherman Wright b. 1 May 1864 Harrison co, MO d. 28 May 1924 Hemingsford, NE m. Gincey Lucinda Robinson m. 28 Oct 1882 b. 12 May 1863 Harrison co, MO 5 Ruey Adaline Wright b. 11 Aug 1883 5 Daisy Dell Wright b. 30 Sep 1884 5 Orville Chester Wright b. 7 Nov 1886 5 Etta May Wright b. 2 Nov 1893 5 Lee S. Wright b. 15 Mar 1895 4 Laura E. Wright b. 4 June 1874 Harrison co, MO d. 16 June 1922 m. Thomas Benton Merrifield m. 22 Oct 1893 b. 18 Aug 1871 Harrison co, MO d. 28 Mar 1947 5 Fay Merrifield m. ? Kuhlman 4 Harvey Markwood Wright b. 7 Dec 1875 Harrison co, MO d. 15 July 1926 m. Rhoda May Melton m. 15 Aug 1897 b. 21 Oct 1881 Harrison co, MO [daughter of William Henry Melton Jr and Elizabeth Catherine Stoner] 3 David Millard Wright b. 1830 Athens co, OH d. 11 Jan 1872 Harrison co, MO m. Isabella Gunn Lingrell m. 7 Oct 1852 Union co, OH b. Jan 1833 Logan co, OH d. 1912 Notes for DAVID MILLARD WRIGHT: David Millard died of an infection due to a broken leg and is buried in unmarked grave south of Elisha C. Wright in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery west of Mt.Moriah, MO (Source Connie McLain Guldner) More About DAVID MILLARD WRIGHT: Burial: Mt, Moriah Cemetery Residence: 1870, Trail Creek Twp. info from Larry Wright: Notes for DAVID MILLARD WRIGHT: David M. Wright served in Co E, 57th Missouri Volunteers from Aug 1862 to Apr 1863 and from Oct 10 to Oct 31, 1864 as a Sergeant and First Lieutenant. He was not considered to be in the Service of the US Army as he wan not in long enough, which prevented him from receiving a pension. Hence the name "Wilkes" for his youngest son, whose name was really "Wilson" according to Jean Wright Welter's Aunt Kate. Notes from Jean Wright Welter's genealogy, Mormon Data Base Fiche Number 6088635, "Wright and Welter Research". Isabella: More About ISABELLA GUNN LINGRELL: Burial: Mt Moriah Cemetery 4 William Sylvester Wright b. 17 Aug 1853 OH d. 27 Mar 1921 Mt Moriah, MO m. Margaret Elizabeth Taylor b. 30 Jan 1858 d. 31 Jan 1947 info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 5 Clyde Wright 5 Clair Wright 5 Charles Wright 5 Claud Wright 5 Mary Lillian Wright b. 1 July 1879 Mt Moriah, MO d. 18 Feb 1920 Mt Moriah, MO m. Jerry Arthur Chruma info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 6 Gerald Frederick Chruma b. 15 July 1903 Cainsville, MO d. 22 Jan 1926 Mt Vernon, Lawrence co, MO info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates......tuberculosis 5 Lillian Wright 5 Kate Isabel Wright m. ? Chruma 5 Hazel Wright 5 Elsie May Wright m. Hank Schoonover 5 Mack Clifford Wright 4 Eliza Jane Wright b. 30 Oct 1854 Union co, OH d. 28 Sept 1928 Harrison co, MO m. John Reese Preston m. 12 Oct 1873 b. 19 Aug 1853 Newcastle, OH d. 26 June 1916 Harrison co, MO [son of John Preston and Margaret Copeland] More About ELIZA JANE WRIGHT: Burial: Ridgeway Cemetery, Harrison County, MO John: More About JOHN REESE PRESTON: Burial: 1916, Trail Creek Township, Harrison County, MO Killed by: 1916, A team of runaway mules Migrated: 1856, Moved with his parents to MO Property: 1879, Purchased 40 acre farm in Trail Creek Township for $400 info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 5 Leota Preston b. 1875 d. 1902 m. Clarence Milliron 5 Alva LeRoy Preston` b. 17 July 1879 Akron, Harrison co, MO m. Melissa Jane Stoner m. 6 Apr 1902 6 John Augustus Preston b. 23 June 1913 MO d. 17 Aug 1918 Ridgeway, MO info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates: typhoid fever 6 unknown Preston b. 9 Feb 1920 Ridgeway, MO d. 12 Feb 1920 Ridgeway, MO info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 5 Ethel Preston b. Feb 1882 d. abt 1884 5 Emma Preston b. Feb 1885 d. July 1954 Broken Bow, NE m. Simon Peter Lark 5 William G. Preston b. 14 May 1888 d. 1964 Ridgeway, Harrison co, MO m. Daisy Starr m. 1905 6 Riley Raymond Preston b. 8 Nov 1914 Ringgold co, IA d. 10 Nov 1952 Harrison co, MO m. Mary ? info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates: crushing chest injury---tractor turned over on to chest 5 Ernest Melvin Preston b. 7 Mar 1891 m. Flossie Snow Phillips m. 12 Oct 1912 5 Ruie Preston b. 26 Jan 1894 m. Ben H. Bishop m. 21 Dec 1912 4 Mary Almira Wright b. 14 Apr 1860 d. 7 Aug 1935 Mill Grove, Mercer co, MO m. Theodore Kinnison m. 22 July 1877 b. 21 July 1855 Pike co, OH d. 27 June 1935 Mill Grove, Mercer co, MO [son of John Kinnison and Susanna Mossbarger] More About MARY ALMIRA WRIGHT: Burial: Mt. Moriah, Harrison County, MO Cemetery Theodore: More About THEODORE KINNISON: Burial: Mt. Moriah, Harrison County, MO Cemetery 5 Wesley Sylvester Kinnison b. 3 Sep 1879 d. 28 Nov 1951 5 Millard Eric Kinnison b. 12 Mar 1881 Mt Moriah, MO d. 16 Mar 1962 Columbia, Boone co, MO 5 Gertrude Lorella Kinnison b. 23 July 1884 d. 26 Apr 1945 Neodesha, Wilson co, KS 5 Bertha Isabelle Kinnison b. 27 Aug 1886 Mt Moriah, MO d. 14 July 1949 Neodesha, Wilson co, KS 4 Henry Grant Wright b. 27 Nov 1863 d. 22 Oct 1945 Mt Moriah, MO m. Susan (Nancy) Jane Kinnison m. 1889 b. 22 Feb 1874 Mt Moriah, MO d. 21 Feb 1925 Mt Moriah, MO [daughter of John Kinnison and Susanna Mossbarger] Susan: info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 5 Amos Leslie Wright b. 19 Nov 1890 Harrison co, MO d. 25 Apr 1979 m. Ruth McQuerry 5 Amy Alberta Wright b. 1893 d. 1901 5 Susan Blanche Wright b. 1895 Harrison co, MO d. 19 Jan 1985 m. Andrew Souders m. 11 Feb 1911 Harrison co, MO b. 1885 KY 5 Henry Arthur Wright b. 7 Mar 1898 Harrison co, MO d. 1 Mar 1981 Bethany, MO m. Lelia Schreffler [daughter of Frederick Allen Schreffler and Rosa Belle Elmore] 5 Clarus May Wright b. 22 Oct 1900 Harrison co, MO d. 27 Sep 1977 St Joseph, MO m. Earnie Ray McLain m. 2 Apr 1931 b. 17 Oct 1903 Cainville, MO d. 9 Feb 1980 More About CLARUS MAY WRIGHT: Burial: Lloyd Cemetery Cause of Death: Brain Aneurism Medical Information: Diabetic Occupation: 1950, Operated a Cafe on the square in Mt Moriah Earnie: More About EARNIE RAY MCLAIN: Burial: Lloyd Cemetery 6 Darryl Gene McLain b. 13 Mar 1932 Mt Moriah, MO d. 25 Apr 1998 Trenton, Grundy co, MO m. Evelyn Leora Parkhurst info from Connie Guldner 7 Ronnie Dean McLain b. 9 Sep 1956 Bethany, MO d. 12 Sep 1956 Bethany, MO 7 Sheryl Ann McLain b. 5 Oct 1957 Bethany, MO d. 13 Mar 1980 Harrison co, MO m. Harold Lee Johnson info from Connie Guldner: died in ambulance enroute to Liberty, MO hospital after auto accident on Highway 136 between Mt Moriah and Bethany, MO 8 Kelly Ann Johnson 8 Jeremy "Chad" Johnson 7 Gary Wayne McLain 7 Connie Jean McLain 5 Cecil Pearl Wright b. 3 Apr 1903 Harrison co, MO d. 28 Jun 1945 m. Travis Mc Laughin 5 Goldie Grace Wright b. 23 Dec 1905 d. 17 Sep 1967 m. Ray Brown 5 Emma Marie Wright b. 15 Feb 1908 d. 11 Aug 1967 m. Herschell Brown 5 Ernest Wesley Wright b. 19 Aug 1910 d. 28 Feb 1975 m. Maude Hall m. 4 Sept 1940 b. 29 May 1913 More About ERNEST WESLEY WRIGHT: Burial: Lloyd Cemetery 6 Gary Eugene Wright (details excluded) m. Connie Alexander 7 Bryan Earl Wright (details excluded) 7 Tammie Jean Wright (details excluded) 7 Gina Marie Wright (details excluded) 6 Lonnie Gail Wright (details excluded) m. Louella George 7 David Ashley Wright (details excluded) 7 Stacy L. Wright (details excluded) 5 Alma Florence Wright b. 27 Mar 1913 27 May 1975 m. Claude Brooks 4 Elizabeth Ellen Wright b. 2 Jan 1867 d. 5 Sep 1935 m. John Kinnison, Jr m. 7 Jan 1891 Bethany, [son of John Kinnison and Susanna Mossbarger] More About ELIZABETH ELLEN WRIGHT: Burial: Hamilton Cemetery, Mercer County, MO John: More About JOHN KINNISON, JR.: Burial: Hamilton Cemetery, Mercer County, MO 4 John Wilson "Wilkes" Wright b. 28 July 1870 Harrison Co., MO d. 24 July 1956 Mt Moriah, MO m. Minta C. Kinnison m. 1889 Bethany, MO b. 5 Aug 1873 d. abt Jan 1901 [daughter of Samuel Kinnison and Sarah Fail] buried Mt Moriah Cemetery info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 5 Sylvia Wright b. Aug 30 1891 d. as infant 5 Almay Wright b. 3 Mar 1893 d. 1897 5 Walter Nathaniel Wright b. 10 Jan 1897 d. 3 Sep 1966 m. Wava Opal Fones b. 16 Jan 1905 d. 16 Mar 1967 buried Mt Moriah Cemetery Wava: More About WAVA OPAL FONES: Burial: Mt, Moriah Cemetery 6 John Merle Wright b. 21 Mar 1936 MO d. 11 Nov 1936 Mt Moriah, MO info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 4 Samuel Colfax Wright b. _____ d. as infant 4 Sarah Ann Wright m. Joseph Oliver Stiner 5 Mary Stiner 5 Jack Stiner 5 Louie Stiner m. Cora Shepard 6 Mildred Stiner m. Mark Wilson 7 Ed Wilson 5 Eva Stiner 3 Harriet Lucrettia Wright b. 10 May 1832 Athens co, OH m. Simeon Wallace b. 1828 OH 4 Elizabeth P. Wallace b. 1854 4 Robert H. Wallace b. 1857 4 Melinda H. Wallace b. 1859 4 Amanda S. Wallace b. 1862 4 John E. Wallace b. 1863 4 Andrew J. Wallace b. 1865 4 David A. Wallace b. 1867 3 William Russell Wright b. 31 Aug 1834 OH d. 28 Jan 1889 Falls City, NE m. Emily Sophia Bridge m. 30 Dec 1859 Harrison co, MO b. 10 Dec 1842 OH d. 14 Oct 1906 Lebanon, KS [daughter of William Bridge and Mary Phillips] 1880 Census: Edward HAWKES Self S Male W 42 ENG Farmer ENG ENG Elizabeth SMITH Other M Female W 45 ENG House Keeper ENG ENG Albert RHODES Other S Male W 24 IL Works On Farm OH IL William WRIGHT Other M Male W 45 OH Carpenter NY OH Oscar E. SHAEFER Other S Male W 21 PA Laborer PA NY - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Newton, Jefferson, Nebraska Family History Library Film 1254750 NA Film Number T9-0750 Page Number 621B Emily: More About EMILY SOPHIA BRIDGE: Burial: Sweet Home Cemetery ,Sweet Home, KS 4 Mary Elizabeth Wright b. 22 Aug 1862 Mt Pleasant, IA d. 30 Jan 1938 Clear Lake, CA m. Oscar Edward Shafer m. 12 Nov 1880 Jewell co, KS b. 5 May 1860 Strowdsburg, PA 5 Olive Arvetta Shafer b. 24 Sep 1881 5 Hattie Olga Shafer b. 24 Sept 1883 4 James W. Wright b. 1867 Mercer co, MO 4 Mary Ann Wright b. 1869 Mercer co, MO 4 Fannie Jane Wright b. 8 May 1870 Mt Vernon, IA d. 17 Aug 1895 Lebanon, KS m. Josiah Burgess m. 9 July 1886 Sweet Home, KS b. 17 Mar 1861 4 Minnie Belle Wright b. 8 Dec 1874 Allerton, IA d. 18 June 1959 El Dorado, OK m. Thomas Kitchell m. 23 June 1897 Kansas City, MO b. 28 Sept 1860 St Catherines, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Dec 1911 Norman, OK 5 Hattie Belle Kitchell b. 9 Nov 1899 Kansas City, MO d. 24 May 1982 Arlington, TX 5 James Russell Kitchell b. 25 Mar 1898 St Louis, MO d. 18 June 1899 Kansas City, KS 5 Elmer Ernest Kitchell b. 15 Oct 1901 Wichita, KS d. 18 Nov 1962 Muskogee, OK 5 Clara Emily Kitchell b. 25 Nov 1903 Wichita, KS d. 21 Mar 1988 4 William Ashland Wright b. 18 Oct 1876 Allerton, IA d. 4 Apr 1936 MO m. Lena Ross m. 18 Jan 1899 b. June 1881 MO 5 Earl Wright b. Dec 1899 4 Violet Pearl Wright b. 8 Apr 1879 Sweethome, KS d. 23 Feb 1898 St Louis, MO 4 John Eyra Wright b. 15 June 1882 Sweethome, KS d. 1956 Douglas, WY m. Sophia Davisson m. 8 Aug 1927 Douglas, WY More About JOHN EYRA WRIGHT: Living: 1900, with his cousin Samuel Bridge in Harrison Co. 3 Samuel J. Wright b. 10 Mar 1838 Athens co, OH m. Martha ? b. 1843 OH 4 Samuel A. Wright b. 1863 4 Nancy Wright b. 1866 4 Varthena Wright b. 1869 3 Elisha Wilson Wright b. 5 Jan 1840 Athens, OH d. Aug 1929 info from Larry Wright: Notes for ELISHA WILSON WRIGHT: Mormon Data Base, IGI Record, Film No. 1985720 3 Wilson M. Wright b. 1840 Athens co, OH 3 James Henry Wright b. 18 Aug 1842 Athens co, OH d. 21 Nov 1861 info from Larry Wright: More About JAMES HENRY WRIGHT: Fact 1: Served in Co. "D" 23rd Missouri Infantry (Union) 3 Andrew Jackson Wright b. 5 Aug 1844 Athens co, OH d. 28 Oct 1928 Mt Moriah, Harrison co, MO m. Rachel Jane Bears m. 25 Apr 1867 Harrison co, MO info from Larry Wright: .Notes for ANDREW JACKSON WRIGHT: He was proud of the fact that he was in 13 battles and never wounded. More About ANDREW JACKSON WRIGHT: Fact 1: Sergeant in Co. "L" 12th Mo. Cavalry (Union). 1880 Census: Household: Andrew J. WRIGHT Self M Male W 36 OH Farmer NY OH Rachel J. WRIGHT Wife M Female W 35 OH Keeping House OH OH Frank WRIGHT Son S Male W 10 MO Attending School OH OH Clauda M. WRIGHT Dau S Female W 8 MO Attending School OH OH Clara E. WRIGHT Dau S Female W 6 MO Attending School OH OH Mildred B. WRIGHT Dau S Female W 4 MO OH OH Anna F. WRIGHT Dau S Female W 1 MO OH OH Elizabeth WRIGHT Mother W Female W 67 OH NJ NJ - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Trail Creek, Harrison, Missouri Family History Library Film 1254689 NA Film Number T9-0689 Page Number 90C 4 Elisha Frank Wright b. 7 Aug 1869 More About ELISHA FRANK WRIGHT: Burial: Lloyd Cemetery near Mt Moriah, Harrison County, MO Lived: Near Lamoni, IA 4 Claudia May Wright b. 17 Nov 1872 Harrison co, MO d. 8 Mar 1953 Princeton, Mercer co, MO Notes for CLAUDIA MAY WRIGHT: Claudia ran a Millinery shop in Mt. Moriah, MO for many years. She was an active member of the Methodist Church. (source Connie McLain Guldner) More About CLAUDIA MAY WRIGHT: Burial: Mt. Moriah, Harrison County, MO Cemetery info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 4 Clara Ellen Wright b. 7 Nov 1873 d. 19 Sep 1946 m. Sincore (Simon) Valencourt Vanorsdale m. 3 Oct 1897 b. 21 Jan 1875 Keokuk, IA d. 17 May 1951 Mercer co, MO [son of Valencourt Vanorsdale and Adiline Taylor] More About CLARA ELLEN WRIGHT: Burial: Mt. Moriah, Harrison County, MO Cemetery Sincore: More About SINCORE VALENCOURT VANORSDALE: Burial: Mt Moriah Cemetery, Harrison County, MO info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 5 Lyle Keith VanOrsdale b. 29 Jan 1908 Mt Moriah, MO d. 23 May 1957 Daviess co, MO info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 5 Talmadge Glen VanOrsdale b. 17 June 1911 Mt Moriah, MO d. 29 June 1911 Mt Moriah, MO info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 4 Mildred Blanche Wright b. 24 Sep 1876 Harrison co, MO d. 21 Sep 1947 Harrison co, MO m. Alexander Dennis b. 15 Jan 1874 Harrison co, MO d. 3 Dec 1926 St Joseph, MO [son of Richard Dennis] Notes for MILDRED BLANCH WRIGHT: Middle name maybe Rachel More About MILDRED BLANCH WRIGHT: Burial: Mt. Moriah, Harrison County, MO Cemetery info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates Alexander: More About ALEXANDER DENNIS: Burial: Mt. Moriah, Harrison County, MO Cemetery info from Missouri State Archives--Death Record Certificates 4 Amy Florence Wright b. 3 Aug 1878 Harrison co, MO d. 5 July 1964 3 Esther Lucinda Wright b. 27 Feb 1847 Athens co, OH m. John W. Collins m. 13 July 1866 Harrison co, MO 2 Samuel Wright b. 18 Nov 1813 NY d. Washington twsp, Union co, OH m. Deborah Wheeler m. 30 Mar 1839 Athens co, OH [daughter of Ezeriah Wheeler and Rachel ?] info from Larry Wright: Notes for SAMUEL WRIGHT: Mormon Data Base. IGI Record, Film No. 2034683 Marriage Notes for SAMUEL WRIGHT and DEBORAH WHEELER: Mormon Data Base, Ancestral File 3 Maria A. Wright 3 Mary E. Wright b. 1842 Athens co, OH d. 1901 Union co, OH m. John Thomas Garwood m. 20 Nov 1864 Union co, OH More About MARY E. WRIGHT: Burial: Wolf Creek Cemetery, Mt. Victory, Harden County, OH 4 Samuel Logan Garwood b. 1 Sep 1865 Logan co, OH d. 25 Apr 1951 Kirksville, Adair co, MO 4 Thomas Wilson Garwood b. 21 Jun 1867 Logan co, OH d. Oct 1929 4 Effie Rose Garwood b. 8 Jan 1868 4 Oliver Leslie Garwood b. 21 Jan 1872 4 Senia Maude Garwood b. 29 Apr 1874 4 Clarence Elroy Garwood b. 14 Apr 1876 4 Erma Florence Garwood b. 27 feb 1879 4 Arzza Alderwood Garwood b. 31 July 1882 Logan co, OH d. 29 Jan 1957 m. Bena Scott m. bef 1900 m. Ola Voss m. 1900 m. Lydia M. Scaber m. 1910 4 Cressie Irene Garwood b. 6 Jan 1884 3 Lucinda H. Wright 3 Samuel Wright 3 Edmund E. Wright 3 Joseph Wright 3 Jane Wright 3 Jeanette Wright 3 Lucy Wright m. William Mabery m. 9 Jan 1867 Union co, OH 2 James S. Wright b. 1807 NY m. Harriet Howard m. 28 Oct 1830 Athens co, OH More About J.S. WRIGHT: Occupation: Minister of Methodist Church at Newton, Union County, OH 2 Rachel S. Wright b. abt 1814 Athens co, OH d. 10 Mar 1873 Hardin Co, OH m. David Cady Phillips m. 3 Sept 1830 Athens, OH info from Larry Wright: Notes for RACHEL S. WRIGHT: Mormon Data Base, IGI Record, Film No. 1985520, Born Abt 1814, Of, Athens, OH Marriage Notes for RACHEL WRIGHT and DAVID PHILLIPS: Mormon Data Base, IGI Record, Batch No. M513071, Dates 1812-1866, Source Call No. 0311592 V. 14, Film. 2 Mary "Polly" Wright b. 15 July 1819 NY d. 1870 Kankakee Co, IL m. John Neniger m. 9 May 1841 Athens co, OH b. 25 Dec 1814 Switzerland d. 188? Irwin, Kankakee Co, IL info from Larry Wright: Marriage Notes for MARY WRIGHT and JOHN NINNAGAR: Mormon Data Base, IGI Record, Batch No. M513071, Dates 1812-1866, Source Call No 0311592 V. 14, Film. Married by Elisha Cone Wright - per Wright and Welter Research by Jean Wright Welter. ALL INFO CONCERNING DESCENDANTS OF MARY "POLLY" WRIGHT AND JOHN NENIGER COURTESY OF BECKY JONES 3 Magdalene E. Neniger b. Abt 1842 3 Ann Eliza Neniger b. abt 1843 m. Harrison Starkey m. 4 Sept 1864 McLean Co, IL b. 1834/1840 OH 4 Mary M. Starkey b. abt 1868 IL 4 Emma V. Starkey b. abt 1870 IL 4 Lonis, or Loomis, or Lewis Starkey b. abt 1872 IL 4 Mariam E. Starkey b. abt 1876 IL 3 Rev. John Lewis Neniger b. 12 Oct 1847 Athens co, OH d. 6 Dec 1929 IL m. Susannah McCracken m. 25/27 Oct 1870 McLean Co, IL b. 11 Oct 1853 Franklin Co, OH d. 12 Mar 1894 IL [daughter of Mills McCracken and Tryphena Paxton] m. Ruhama Francis Harshbarger m. 1 Sept 1897 Livingston Co, IL b. June 1854 VA d. 28 June 1925 IL [daughter of Isaac Harshbarger and E. Root] 4 Emma Armina Neniger b. 26 Dec 1871 d. 7 July 1872 4 Florence May Neniger b. 28 Feb 1873 IL d. 14 Oct 1965 CO m. Samuel Fisher Wishard m. 4 May 1892 McLean Co, IL b. 11 July 1855 Johnson or Clay Co., IN d. 23 June 1938 5 Mary Fisher Wishard b. 6 Aug 1893 KS d. 15 Sept 1942 5 Samuel George Wishard b. 10 Jan 1895 IA d. 3 Feb 1969 Boulder, CO m. Anne Kersa 5 Joseph Milton Wishard b. 15 Dec 1896 Duluth, MN d. 22 May 1973 San Bernadino, CA m. ?? m. Catharine Ruth McFadden m. Feb 1986 Napa Co., CA b. 22 Apr 1902 Colorado Springs, CO 6 John Milton Wishard b. 4 Dec 1922 Denver, CO 6 Betty Anne Wishard (details excluded) m. John Hattam 7 Mark John Hattam (details excluded) m. Marcy ? 7 Miles Hattam 7 Mason Hattam 7 Meredith Hattam 6 William Russell Wishard (details excluded) m. Betty Todd m. Kathleen Grace Pfeiffer (details excluded) MA 7 Lisa Naomi Wishard 7 Laurie Wishard 7 David William Wishard (details excluded) 7 Philip Russell Wishard (details excluded) 6 Paul Glen Wishard (details excluded) m. Evelyn Naranjo (details excluded) Denver, CO 7 Laura Lee Wishard (details excluded) 7 Linda Ann Wishard (details excluded) m. Scott Hubel 8 Maura Hubel 8 Micaela Hubel 7 Rebecca Lynn Wishard (details excluded) 7 Micheal Allen Wishard (details excluded) 7 Dianna Marie Wishard (details excluded) 7 Patricia Ruth Wishard (details excluded) 6 Helen Marie Wishard (details excluded) m. Walt Howell 7 Gregory Howell 6 Phillip Allen Wishard (details excluded) m. Laura ? m. Bonnie Rowene Ruser (details excluded) Ogallala, NE m. Gaylia Jeanne Edwards 7 John Wishard 7 Paul Christian Wishard (details excluded) m. Sida Srithep (details excluded) Bangkok, Thailand 8 Lisa Noel Wishard (details excluded) 7 Daniel Allen Wishard (details excluded) m. Gina Marie Vega (details excluded) Yuma, AZ 8 Daniel Allen Wishard (details excluded) 8 Tyler James Wishard (details excluded) 6 Marilyn Jean Wishard (details excluded) m. Edward Walbridge 7 Jenny Walbridge 7 Julia Walbridge 6 Sharon Lee Wishard (details excluded) m. Maurice Kornblau 7 Brenda Kornblau 7 Danny Kornblau 5 William Neniger Wishard b. 28 Apr 1899 MN d. 28 May 1935/1936 m. Anne ? b. 23 July 1902 d. 1981 Evanston, Cook Co., IL 5 Florence Elizabeth Wishard b. 15 Mar 1901 Pine City, MN d. 20 Feb 1994 Madison, WI m. Jesse Roy Jones m. 31 Aug 1921 Denver, CO b. 28 Apr 1895 Lindentree, OH d. 27 Jan 1973 Longmont, CO [son of William John Jones and Mary Jane Davies] died peacefully in her sleep, widespread cancer in liver, malignant tumor surrounding small intestine. 6 William Jesse Jones b. 2 May 1923 Denver, CO m. Margaret Jane Maplesden (details excluded) Indianapolis, IN 7 Randall Gwenyth Jones (details excluded) m. Robert Dean Lotridge III (details excluded) 8 Jessica Audrey Lotridge (details excluded) 7 Kevyn Colleen Jones (details excluded) m. Richard Lea Robertson (details excluded) Temple, TX [son of Richard Sory Robertson and Marian Lea McCurdy] 8 Lindsay Paige Robertson (details excluded) 8 Travis Lea Robertson (details excluded) 7 Hillary Allison Jones (details excluded) m. Stephen Wayne Hansen (details excluded) Dallas, TX 8 Hayley Samantha Hansen (details excluded) 8 Lance Stephen Hansen (details excluded) 6 David Roy Jones (details excluded) m. Marian Russell Welch (details excluded) Oakland, CA [daughter of Russell Travers Welch and Jessie Jean Kerr] 7 Sheryl Alison Jones (details excluded) 7 David Brynley Jones, M.D. (details excluded) m. Carla Gwen Van Essen (details excluded) Grand Rapids, MI [daughter of Clarence Van Essen and Henrietta Marie Vanden Bosch] 8 Lisa Marie Jones (details excluded) 8 Lori Alison Jones (details excluded) 8 David Brynley Jones, Jr. (details excluded) m. Lesley Ann Date (details excluded) CA [daughter of Stan Date and Diane ?] 7 Bruce Arthur Jones (details excluded) m. Rebecca Jo Arnold (details excluded) Morrison, Whiteside Co., IL [daughter of George Emil Arnold and Juanita Jacqueline Mathis] 8 Timothy George Jones (details excluded) 8 Samuel Arthur Jones (details excluded) m. Sara Lee Merritt (details excluded) Shadyside, OH 9 Robert Bruce Jones (details excluded) 8 Kathryn Juanita Jones (details excluded) 8 Emlyn Travers Jones (details excluded) 8 Isaiah Clark Jones (details excluded) 8 Jesse Roy Jones (details excluded) 8 Lael Mark Jones (details excluded) 8 Clara Marian Jones (details excluded) 8 Helen Myra Jones (details excluded) 7 Bradley Roy Jones (details excluded) m. Dawn Andreasen (details excluded) [daughter of ? Andreasen and Elsie Genevieve] 8 Dale Allen Jones (details excluded) 8 Jonathan Trygve Jones (details excluded) 8 Brynley David Jones (details excluded) 8 Elizabeth Genevive "Betsy" Jones (details excluded) 6 Samuel Roy Jones b. 25 Apr 1933 Denver, CO d. 21 Mar 1981 m. Sylvia Rodgers "Petie" Lawler (details excluded) Lewisburg, WV 7 Rodgers Patton Jones (details excluded) 6 Jonathan Llewellyn Jones (details excluded) m. Jane Lee Ward (details excluded) Alameda, CA 7 Kathleen Melissa Jones (details excluded) 7 Kelly Morgan Jones (details excluded) m. Anna Eva Furubom (details excluded) Katrineholm, Sweden 8 Emilie Eva Jones (details excluded) 7 Karen Michelle Jones (details excluded) 5 Margaret Anne Wishard b. abt 1903 MN or UT m. Leland Beaupre m. ? Peterson m. ? Smith 6 Norma Peterson 5 Grace Susannah Wishard b. 11 Jan 1905 MN or UT d. 16 June 1983 m. ? Epps 6 Bryan Crandell Epps (details excluded) m. Jane ? 7 Christa Grace Epps (details excluded) 6 Mary Beth Epps (details excluded) 4 Mary Alice Neniger b. 17 May 1877 d. 29 Apr 1891 4 Emerson Earl Neniger b. 6 Mar 1879 d. after 1927 4 Harriet Ellen Neniger b. 8 May 1881 Selma, IL d. 8 Oct 1973 Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co, CO m. Frank Harvey Sirois m. 15 Mar 1899 Kankakee Co., IL b. 7 Aug 1875 St. Anne, IL d. 9 Dec 1913 Denver, CO [son of Francis Xavier Sirois and Emily Melina Laney] 5 Carl Lewis Sirois b. 26 May 1900 St. Anne, IL d. 2 Dec 1926 Denver, CO 5 Blossom Emily (Shirley) Sirois b. 20 Oct 1902 St. Anne, IL d. 28 June 1985 Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., CO m. Rev Ralph Emerson Obitts m. 20 Aug 1932 b. 28 Sept 1905 Camden, Lorain Co., OH d. 2 June 2002 Boulder, CO [son of Lewis Alexander Obitts and Nettie Mabelle Brumby] 6 Dr Stanley Ralph Obitts (details excluded) m. Dorle Zipf (details excluded) Germany 7 Renata Ruth Obitts (details excluded) 7 Monica Dorle Obitts (details excluded) 7 Timothy Ralph Obitts (details excluded) 6 David Lewis Obitts (details excluded) m. Waldena May Colyer (details excluded) Denver, CO [daughter of Waldo Dale Colyer and Josephine Minverva Williams] 7 Linda Renee Obitts (details excluded) 7 Randall Scott Obitts (details excluded) 7 Daniel Wayne Obitts (details excluded) 7 Colleen Janeen Obitts (details excluded) 6 Sharon Ruth Obitts (details excluded) m. Lynn Sims (details excluded) Richmond, VA 7 Devyn Lee Sims (details excluded) 7 David Lynn Sims (details excluded) 7 Dayle Lynelle Sims (details excluded) 7 Danelle Leanne Sims (details excluded) 5 Stanley Sirois b. 1903 St. Anne, IL d. 1905 St. Anne, IL 5 Purcell Sirois b. 1904 St. Anne, IL d. 1904 St. Anne, IL 4 John Franklin Neniger b. 7 Sept 1874 IL d. Oct 1972 Chicago, IL 4 Harland Edward Neniger b. 22 Mar 1891 IL d. 8 June 1892 3 Mary E. Neniger b. abt 1851 OH 3 Lucetta C. Neniger b. 1852 OH d. 6 Feb 1937 Kankakee, IL m. George W. Swan m. 13 Apr 1873 Kankakee, IL b. abt 1850 IN d. 16 Feb 1930 Kankakee, IL 4 Harvey W. Swan b. 14 June 1874 IL d. 15 July 1966 Kankakee, IL m. Cora May Hanna m. 3 July 1895 Kankakee, IL b. Jan 1875 IL 5 Leslie E. Swan b. Nov 1897 IL 5 Florence Swan b. Dec 1899 IL d. before 1910 IL 5 Walter H. Swan b. abt 1903 IL 5 Howard M. Swan b. abt 1906 IL 4 John Swan b. abt 1876 IL 4 Otha Swan b. abt 1878 IL 3 Amanda F. Neniger b. abt 1857 3 Vesta L. Neniger b. June 1856 OH d. 24 June 1934 Kankakee Co, IL 3 Franklin Neniger b. abt 1864 IL 2 unknown Wright b. bet 1804-1806 probably Chenango Co, NY nfo from Larry Wright: Notes for UNKNOWN: Ohio Census for 1820 shows Elisha's family consisted of 1 male to 10 yrs of age (Samuel), 1 male 10 to 15 yrs of age (James), 1 male 16 to 18 yrs of age (Unknown), 1 male 18 to 25 yrs of age (Elisha C), 1 male 25 to 44 yrs of age (Elisha), 1 female to 10 yrs of age ("Polly"), 1 female 10 to 15 yrs of age (Rachel), and 1 female 25 to 44 yrs of age (Rachel (wife)). The conflict between the Mormon Data Base date of birth for Rachel - 1814, and the 1820 Ohio Census is as yet unresolved. 2 Columbus Wright 2 Charles Wright 2 Julia Wright 2 Lewis Wright