Today in my database : John Wright (b. November 4, 1814)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 4th-great grandfather, John Wright.

John was born November 4, 1814 in Pleasant Twp., Brown Co., OH, the son of George and Elizabeth (Robins) Wright. John married on September 9, 1834 in Brown Co., OH to Anna Wardlaw, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Nesbit) Wardlaw. Anna was born April 23, 1816 in Brown Co., OH and died October 4, 1893 in Brown Co., OH. John died June 10, 1890 in Brown Co., OH. Both are buried in Wardlow Cemetery # 2, Brown Co., OH.

Children of John and Anna (Wardlaw) Wright are :
i. Elizabeth J. Wright b. 1835 m. Edward Bratton
ii. Joseph W. Wright b. April 1838 d. September 16, 1919 m. Rebecca Ann Heaton
iii. Nancy Ann Wright b. September 20, 1840 d. July 12, 1912 m. Levi Wardlaw
iv. Mary Wright b. 1843 m. Alexander Mahan
vi. Maximelia Wright b. 1846 d. May 23, 1908 m. William L. Wardlaw
vii. Clarissa Wright b. March 29, 1856 d. September 27, 1884 m. William Henry Ballein

I descend from John and Anna (Wardlaw) Wright through their son, Joseph, as follows :
John Wright and Anna Wardlaw
Joseph W. Wright and Rebecca Ann Heaton
John William Wright and Ellen King
Virgil Lee Wright and Edna Muriel Pierce (my great-grandparents)

Today in my database : Phebe Scarlett (b. November 4, 1722)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandmother, Phebe Scarlett.

Phebe was born November 4, 1722 in Chester Co., PA. Phebe married September 12, 1740 at London Grove, Chester Co., PA to John Allen, son of John and Amy (Cox) Allen. John was born February 8, 1719/20 in London Grove, Chester Co., PA., and died October 1, 1754 in London Grove, Chester Co., PA. Phebe died 1815 in Orange Co., NC.

They were members of the Society of Friends (Quaker) faith. Some of these dates may have not been converted properly from Quaker dating systems.

Known children of John and Phebe (Scarlett) Allen are :
i. Hannah Allen b. 1741 d. 1834 m. Nicholas Barker
ii. Amy Allen b. 1743 m. Herman Husband
iii. Ann Allen b. 1746 d. 1829 m. Amos Comer
iv. John Allen b. 1749 d. 1826 m. Rachel Stout
v. Samuel Allen b. 1751 d. 1834 m. Hannah Cox
vi. Thomas Allen b. 1754 d. 1754
vii. William Allen m. Hannah Cox

I descend from John and Phebe (Scarlett) Allen through their daughter, Hannah, as follows :
John Allen and Phebe Scarlett
Hannah Allen and Nicholas Barker
Abner Barker and Lydia Osborne
Mary Barker and John W. Davis
Mary Davis and John T. Beals
Nathan Thomas Beals and Elizabeth Caroline Poe
Pearl May Beals and Charles Wilson Lambertson
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)

Today in my database : William P. Wehrly (b. November 2, 1845)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 2nd-great grandfather, William P. Wehrly.

William was born November 2, 1845 in Preble Co., OH, the son of Johannes and Barbara (Petry) Wehrly. William married August 4, 1866 in Jay Co., IN to Olive Jane Smith, daughter of William P. and Prudence (Maxson) Smith. Olive was born June 23, 1846 in Cass Co., MI and died January 6, 1913 in Portland, Jay Co., IN. William died June 16, 1909 in Salamonia, Jay Co., IN. Both are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery.

William was a mortician by trade and served during the Civil War in Co. I, 130th Regt., Indiana Volunteer Infantry. William enrolled January 29, 1864 and was honorably discharged at Charlotte, NC on December 2, 1865.

Children of William P. and Olive Jane (Smith) Wehrly are :
i. Minerva Prudence Wehrly b. July 25, 1867 Jay Co., IN, d. March 18, 1948 Los Angeles, CA., m. Lawrence Delbert Jackson
ii. Barbara Isabelle Wehrly b. March 14, 1869 Jay Co., IN, d. February 7, 1930 Salamonia, Jay Co. IN., m. Luman Cooper LeMasters
iii. John William Wehrly b. May 17, 1870 Jay Co., IN., d. January 24, 1954 Salamonia, Jay Co., IN., m. Esther L. White
iv. Orilla Catherine Wehrly b. April 6, 1872 Salamonia, Jay Co., IN., d. December 26, 1970, m. Arthur B. Andrews.
v. Benjamin Franklin Wehrly b. October 28, 1873 Jay Co., IN., d. September 9, 1875 Jay Co., IN
vi. Henry Leonard Wehrly b. April 17, 1875 Jay Co., IN., d. July 13, 1924, m. Mamie M. Salisbury
vii. Harvey Allen Wehrly b. December 20, 1876 Salamonia, Jay Co., IN., d. June 9, 1968, m. Nettie Shreeve
viii. Alva Monroe Wehrly b. December 18, 1878 Jay Co., IN., d. March 8, 1952, Portland, Jay Co., IN, m. Emma Yaegar
ix. LeRoy Garfield Wehrly b. August 13, 1880 Jay Co., IN, d. December 23, 1883.
x. Ida Laura Wehrly b. February 13, 1883 Jay Co., IN, d. December 15, 1963, m. Edward Scholer
xi. Blaine Pearle Wehrly b. August 31, 1884 Salamonia, Jay Co., IN, m. Ermina Gladys Ashcraft
xii. Ethel May Wehrly b. June 17, 1886 Jay Co., IN, d. April 12, 1951, m. William Shreeve.
xiii. Martin Nimrod Wehrly b. April 5, 1888 Jay Co., IN, d. February 5, 1954, m. Cora Burley