COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

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Researchers:



Cal Wright



Family Information:

Thomas Wright, born Sept. 8, 1796, died 1833.  Thomas was

born in Bucks County and was one of 5 children.  A brother,

Benjamin moved to Fairfield Twp., Lycoming county about

1820.  Benjamin was married to Eunice Farnsworth.  Thomas

moved to Millville PA prior to the 1820 census.  He married

Ann English.  There were 7 children, William, Mary, Thomas,

Oliver, Elizabeth, James. and Elvila.



Ann English Wright is buried in the Friends cemetery,

Millville, PA.



William was born 10/24/1821 and died 10/4/1903.  I have no

further info on  this person.



Mary was born 10/9/1823 and died 12/18/1912, she is buried

in the Friends cemetery, Millville, PA.



Thomas was born 9/30/1832 and died 5/5/1922, he is buried in

the Millville cemetery.  He served in the Civil War, Company

I, 136th Reg., PA Volunteers.   Thomas married Harriet

Matilda White in Danville PA on 5/22/1867.  There were 7

children born of the marriage:  Charles Leslie, Bertha

Gertrude, Myra Clemintine, Roland Rivers, Joseph Webster,

Cora Elizabeth, and Sarah Emma.  Charles married Sarah Ada

Derr and lived in the Millville area; Bertha married Joseph

Clark Sanders; Myra married Frank Faus; Roland moved to Iowa

and married Bessie Barnes, Joseph married Hazel Henrie and

lived in the Bloomsburg area; Cora married Jackson Lunger

and lived in the Lairdsville area; Sarah married Albert

Applegate and lived in the Williamsport area.



Oliver Cornwall Wright was born 11/24/1825 and died about

1905, I think he is buried in Millville Cemetery.  



Elizabeth was born 9/13/1827 and died 12/22/1909, she

married Matthew Wynkoop and they lived in the Bloomsburg

area.



Elvila was born 9/8/1830 and married John Faus.





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