Thomas J. Wright and Eliza J. Egbert
Husband Thomas J. Wright 1 2
Born: 6 Dec 1849 - Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 3 Christened: Died: Bef 1909 Buried:
Father: Thomas Wright, Sr. ( -1850/1851) 2 4 Mother: Sarah Fowler ( -1883/1885) 2 4
Marriage: 1879 3
Wife Eliza J. Egbert
Born: Christened: Died: Aft 1909 Buried:
Father: John Nixon Egbert, Esq. (1823-Bef 1913) 5 6 Mother: Ann Fowler ( -Bef 1913) 6 7
Children
1 F Mary Maud Wright 3
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2 M Richard R. Wright 3
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3 M George W. Wright 3
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4 M John A. Wright 3
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5 F Hazel Ann Wright 3
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General Notes: Husband - Thomas J. Wright
He was born on the family homestead in Worth Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, which he later owned. He received his education at the township schools, and then was engaged in farming and dealing in wool, live stock, etc., being the first man in Mercer and adjoining counties to own and raise thor-ough-bred Hereford cattle. He was elected justice of the peace in 1878, which office he held for ten years. He voted the Republican ticket.
1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 701, 1083.
2 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1036.
3 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1083.
4 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1055.
5 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1051,1055.
6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1128.
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Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1051, 1055.
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