A purported distant relative, Rev. James WRIGHT (1721-1800) is supposed to have written a history of the parish where he served in Logie, Scotland, entitled: Parish of Logie (County of Stirling) (Statistical Account of Scotland 1791-1799). I would love to find a copy of this work to see what, if any, mention of the Wright family history might be contained.
I have been unable to locate a copy on Google books, but I did find mention of it at the GENUKI site (http://www.dgnscrn.demon.co.uk/genuki/STI/Logie/index.html).
I believe James WRIGHT is the brother of my ancestor, Robert WRIGHT (1688-1749). The Wrights were from the Logie area of Scotland before Robert's son, John, came to America sometime before 1753 when he was married in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
I have found some other mentions of this particular James WRIGHT in other books preserved at Google books, he seems to have been involved in some church controversies at that time.
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Tombstone Tuesday: William P. and Olive Jane (Smith) Wehrly
My parternal great-great grandparents, William P. and Olive Jane (Smith) Wehrly, are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.
William was born November 2, 1845 in Preble County, Ohio, the son of Johannes ("John S.") and Barbara (Petry) Wehrly.
Olive was born June 23, 1846 in Cass County, Michigan, the daughter of William P. and Prudence (Maxson) Smith.
William and Olive were married August 4, 1866 in Jay County, Indiana. They lived out their lives in the Salamonia area. William was a mortician, a sawmiller and a farmer. During the Civil War, he served in Company I, 130th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
William died on June 16, 1909 in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana and Olive followed on January 6, 1913 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.
William and Olive were the parents of thirteen children, all born in Jay County, Indiana:
- Minerva Prudence Wehrly (1867-1948) married Lawrence Delbert Jackson, 9 children
- Barbara Isabel Wehrly (1869-1930) married Luman Cooper LeMasters, 13 children
- John William Wehrly (1870-1954) married Esther L. White, 2 children
- Orilla Catherine Andrews (1872-1970) married Arthur B. Andrews
- Benjamin Franklin Wehrly (1873-1875)
- Henry Leonard Wehrly (1875-1924) married Mamie M. Salisbury
- Harvey Allen Wehrly (1876-1968) married Nettie Shreeve
- Alva Monroe Wehrly (1878-1952) married Emma C. Yaeger, 1 child
- LeRoy Garfield Wehrly (1880-1883)
- Ida Laura Wehrly (1883-1963) married Edward Scholer
- Blaine Pearle Wehrly (1884-) married Ermina Gladys Ashcraft, 1 child
- Ethel May Wehrly (1886-1951) married William Shreeve
- Martin Nimrod Wehrly (1888-1954) married Cora Burley
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