Joseph H. Wright and Phoebe Edwards

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Husband Joseph H. Wright ¹

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           Born: 10 Jul 1818 - East Lackawannock Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
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           Died: 15 Mar 1891 2
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         Father: John Wright (1783-1845) 1
         Mother: Sarah Beckwith (      -1846) 1

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       Marriage: 3 Sep 1846 1

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Wife Phoebe Edwards ¹

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           Born: 29 Jul 1823 - Butler Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1 Oct 1884 - East Lackawannock Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
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         Father: Daniel Edwards (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Jones (      -      )

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Children

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1 M John Wright ¹

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2 F Mary Wright ¹

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         Spouse: James H. Allen (      -      ) 1

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3 F Caroline Wright ¹

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4 M George Wright ¹

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5 F Sarah Wright ¹

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6 M James E. Wright ¹

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           Born: 5 Jan 1859 - East Lackawannock Twp, Mercer Co, PA 3
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7 F Phoebe Wright ¹

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         Spouse: T. A. Burneson (      -      ) 2

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8 F Amelia Wright ¹

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         Spouse: M. G. Wilson (      -      ) 2

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9 F Emma Mary Wright ^{1 2}

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           Died: Bef 1888
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         Spouse: James Allen (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph H. Wright

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He obtained his education at the common schools and Mer­cer Academy. Politically he was a Democrat. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church.
He was born on the Wright homestead, in East Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, PA, on which his father located in 1804. As soon as physically able, he began to assist his father in the pioneer labor clearing the farm from its dense growth of timber. He succeeded to the ownership of the parental acres, and one day while roaming over the farm he accidentally came across a ground hog's burrow, and to his great surprise found in the dirt that the animal had thrown out some pieces of coal. This discovery led to a research, and a fine deposit of coal was located. He at once opened a mine and began its operation, and for many years furnished all the coal used in Mercer. Continuing farming and mining, he remained on the homestead until his death. [HMC 1909, 894]

There appear to be difficulties in the lists of his children. [HMC 1888, 899] lists "Mary" and states that her husband was James Allen. This list also includes "Emma".
[HMC 1909, 894] lists "Mary" and "Emma Mary" and states that the latter was married to James Allen.

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General Notes: Wife - Phoebe Edwards

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She died Oct 3. [HMC 1909, 894]
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 899.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 894.

3 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 893.