Benjamin J. Wright and Martha "Mattie" Shoff

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Husband Benjamin J. Wright ¹

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           Born:  - Newcastle, DE
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         Father: William Wright (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Ann Keagy (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Martha "Mattie" Shoff ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died:  - Glen Hope, Clearfield Co, PA
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         Father: Christopher Shoff, Sr. (1769-1855) 3 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Sides (      -1832) 3

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Children

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1 M William S. Wright ⁵

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1898
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         Spouse: Annie Sterling (      -      ) 6

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2 F Elizabeth A. Wright ⁵

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1898
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         Spouse: James White (      -Bef 1898) 5
           Marr: 1875 2

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3 F Mary Catharine Wright ²

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            AKA: Mary K. Wright 7
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           Died: 1894 2
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         Spouse: Samuel Atkins (      -      ) 6

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4 F Ellen Wright ⁵

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           Born: 
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           Died: while young
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M Henry A. Wright ⁶

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         Spouse: Sarah E. Smith (      -      ) 7

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6 M Frank Wright ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1898
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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin J. Wright

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He was brought by his parents to Glen Hope, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood and married. He located on a part of his father's original purchase, where he improved a farm and reared his family.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 693, 778.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 550.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 693, 777.

4 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 844.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 550, 693, 778.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 550, 778.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 778.