My paternal 6th-great grandparents, Thomas William DAVIS and Tacy CRANDALL, were married on this date in 1737 in Westerly, Rhode Island. Thomas was the son of John and Elizabeth (MAXSON) DAVIS. Tacy was the daughter of John and Mary (________) CRANDALL. Thomas was born May 15, 1719 in Westerly, Rhode Island. Tacy was born circa 1720 in Westerly. After their marriage, they moved their family to Monongalia County, Virginia. Thomas died July 15, 1791 at White Day Creek, Monongalia County, Virginia. Tacy died June 1, 1795 at White Day Creek, Monongalia County, Virginia.
My paternal 2nd-great granduncle, William F. METZNER, married on this date in 1867 to Mary Ann HALEY in Jay County, Indiana. William was the son of John and Catherine (YOUNG) METZNER, and the younger brother of my John Adam METZNER. Mary was the daughter of Sebastian and Lydia (RADER) HALEY. William was born January 6, 1844 in Licking County, Ohio. Mary was born in 1846. They raised a family of 8 children in Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana. William died in 1929 and Mary in 1926. They are buried in the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.
My maternal 5th-great granduncle, John RAINS, was born on this date in 1787. John was the son of Anthony and Nancy (GRAHAM) RAINS, and the older brother of my Elizabeth RAINS. Nothing further is known at this time.
My maternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Mary Jane KING, was born on this date in 1849 in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana. Mary was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (KING) SHAW, and the older sister of my Ellen KING. Mary married Leroy YOUNG, son of William and Jane (________) YOUNG, on February 8, 1871. Leroy was born November 14, 1843 in Indiana. Leroy died March 26, 1893 in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana, and Mary remarried to Robert HICKS. Mary died April 4, 1935 in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana. They are buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.
My paternal 5th-great grandaunt, Rebecca HAINES, was born on this date in 1776 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Rebecca was the daughter of Robert and Rachel (VENICOMB) HAINES, and the younger sister of my Hannah HAINES. Rebecca died March 15, 1816 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Nothing further is known at this time.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday: Joseph W. and Rebecca Ann (Heaton) Wright
My maternal 3rd-great grandparents, Joseph W. and Rebecca Ann (HEATON) WRIGHT, are buried in the I.O.O.F. cemetery in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.
Joseph was born April 1838 in Brown County, Ohio, the son of John and Anna (WARDLOW) WRIGHT.
Rebecca was born 1841 in Brown County, Ohio, the daughter of James R. and Elizabeth (JACOBS) HEATON.
Joseph and Rebecca were married November 1, 1857 in Schuyler County, Missouri. There was a mass migration of several related families out of Brown County, Ohio to Schuyler County, Missouri in the late 1850s. Joseph and Rebecca soon returned to Brown County, as they were enumerated in the 1860 census there.
Joseph and his family moved to Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana in the mid-1860s where they were engaged in farming.
Rebecca died on March 25, 1890 in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana. After her death, Joseph remarried to Dorothy PALMER on April 11, 1891 in Madison County, Indiana. Joseph died on September 16, 1919 in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
Children of Joseph and Rebecca Ann (HEATON) WRIGHT are:
- Mary A. WRIGHT (1858-1910); married William Frank KIRK; 3 children
- John William WRIGHT (1860-1945); married Ellen KING; 4 children
- Elizabeth WRIGHT (1863-1882); married William Alpha JONES; 1 child
- Anna L. WRIGHT (1864-1914); married Albert Morris VINSON; 1 child
- James WRIGHT (1868-1936); married Clara B. HICKS; 4 children
- Charles Riggs WRIGHT (1870-1967); married Bertha C. LEONARD; 4 children
- Daisy L. WRIGHT (1873-aft1930); married Thomas A. FOX: 4 children
- Edward E. WRIGHT (1875-1960); married Martha Jane STARR; 3 children
- Jesse WRIGHT (1878-1919); married Hazel O'BRYANT
Monday, December 07, 2009
Family Milestones: December 7th
My maternal 5th-great granduncle, William NESBIT, married on this date in 1824 in Harrison County, Kentucky to Polly ROBERTS. William was the son of Samuel and Mary (BERRY) NESBIT, and the younger brother of my Elizabeth NESBIT. William was born circa 1802 and died in 1877 in Kentucky. Nothing further is known at this time.
My maternal 5th-great grandaunt, Rebecca JACOBS, was born on this date in 1793 in Virginia. Rebecca was the daughter of William and Sibell (LITTEL) JACOBS, and the younger sister of my James Thomas JACOBS. Rebecca married William HIGHBEE on November 18, 1812 in Adams County, Ohio. Nothing further is known at this time.
My maternal 3rd-great granduncle, William Godfrey SHAW, was born on this date in 1843 in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana. William was the son of William and Mary (HECK) SHAW, and the younger brother of my Elizabeth SHAW. William married in October 1869 to Mary Jane YOUNG. Mary was born October 1847 in Indiana. They raised their family in Orestes, where William was a carpenter and farmer. I do not have their dates of death in my database.
My maternal 5th-great grandaunt, Rebecca JACOBS, was born on this date in 1793 in Virginia. Rebecca was the daughter of William and Sibell (LITTEL) JACOBS, and the younger sister of my James Thomas JACOBS. Rebecca married William HIGHBEE on November 18, 1812 in Adams County, Ohio. Nothing further is known at this time.
My maternal 3rd-great granduncle, William Godfrey SHAW, was born on this date in 1843 in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana. William was the son of William and Mary (HECK) SHAW, and the younger brother of my Elizabeth SHAW. William married in October 1869 to Mary Jane YOUNG. Mary was born October 1847 in Indiana. They raised their family in Orestes, where William was a carpenter and farmer. I do not have their dates of death in my database.
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