Ellen (KING) WRIGHT (1868-1913) was my maternal 2nd-great grandmother. I have not been able to yet trace the origins of the KING line back to the old country.
The following facts about Ellen's life are known:
- Birth: She was born August 24, 1868 in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana, the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (SHAW) KING.
- Census: 1870 - She appears in the Daniel KING household in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
- Census: 1880 - She appears in the William COCHRAN household in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
- Marriage: She married John William WRIGHT on May 13, 1888 in Madison County, Indiana.
- Census:1900 - She appears in the John W. WRIGHT household in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
- Census: 1910 - She appears in the John W. WRIGHT household in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
- Death: She died December 24, 1913 in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana. Cause of death: mitral regurgitation
- Obituary: Her obituary appeared December 26, 1913 in the Alexandria Times-Tribune
- Burial: She is buried in the I.O.O.F. cemetery in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.
The following facts need further research and/or documentation to complete my research:
- Children: The 1910 census indicated that she was the mother of 4 children, with only 2 living. Need to try to identify names and birth/death dates of these other infants.
- Obituary: Need to seek out obituaries printed in other local papers (Anderson, Elwood, etc.)
Ancestry of Ellen (KING) WRIGHT (1868-1913), Ahnentafel # 25 in my ancestry:
Ahnentafel # 50: Daniel KING (1820-1876); Ohio>Madison Co., IN
Ahnentafel # 100: William KING (c1790-1869); North Carolina>Wabash Co., IN
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My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Clarrissa A. WRIGHT, was born on this date in 1856 in Brown County, Ohio. Clarrissa was the daughter of John and Anna (WARDLOW) WRIGHT, and the younger sister of my Joseph W. WRIGHT. Clarrissa was married on September 25, 1878 in Brown County, Ohio to William Henry BALLEIN. William was born January 1847 in Ohio. They had at least 2 children. Clarrissa died September 27, 1884 in Brown County, Ohio. William died after the 1900 census, when he was living in Brown County, Ohio.
My paternal 6th-great granduncle, William HAINES, was born on this date in 1739 in Burlington County, New Jersey. William was the son of Jeremiah and Hannah (BONNELL) HAINES, and the older brother of my Robert HAINES. William married Mary EASTLACK. I do not have dates of birth or death for Mary. They had at least 1 child. Nothing further is known at this time.
© 2010, copyright Travis J. LeMaster http://tjlgenes.blogspot.com
Have you received your 2010 census form? If you did, did you fill it out? What about your neighbors?
Now you can track the participation rates of your community, county or state through the 2010 Participation Rates webpage at the home of the 2010 census.
This website is a collaboration between the U.S. Census Bureau and Google. I had trouble getting the site to work with just a zip code, so instead clicked on the state map, and then zoomed into the local community.
I was surprised to see the rate of participation in my community. Right now it stands at 56%. We have not received our form yet at my house. Perhaps we'll receive a visit later in the year.
© 2010, copyright Travis J. LeMaster http://tjlgenes.blogspot.com
