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Eliza Ann LAUGHERY

Eliza Ann LAUGHERY

Female 1856 - 1938  (~ 82 years)


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  • Name Eliza Ann LAUGHERY
    Birth CA 1856  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1859, and age in death record puts it at May 13 1859. But age 17 given at Aug 1874 marriage would put birth in about 1857, while birth date on headstone is 1860. But in the 1860 Census, she was age 4, with younger sister Susan age 2, thus putting Eliza's birth in about 1856, consistent with the 1857 in her marriage record.
    Gender Female
    Census 1880 1900 10 20 30  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 26 Dec 1938  Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • Name appears in obituary as Elissa N. Wright, but other references to her, including her marriage record and death record, identify her as Eliza Ann Laughery.
    Person ID I36918  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 May 2024

    Father George W. LAUGHERY,   b. 1829   d. 23 Dec 1864, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
    Mother Elizabeth GAIN,   b. CA 1836, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F41965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isaac N. WRIGHT,   b. 30 May 1855, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1935 (Age 79 years)  [5]
    Marriage 13 Aug 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Matisony "Sonia" WRIGHT,   b. 25 Apr 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Mary "Maggie" WRIGHT,   b. CA 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. James Sidney WRIGHT,   b. 14 Mar 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Apr 1968 (Age 90 years)
    +4. Sarah Virginia "Jennie" WRIGHT,   b. 11 Aug 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1962, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +5. Rosie Columbia WRIGHT,   b. 18 Jan 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1935, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    +6. Amanda L. "Dora" WRIGHT,   b. Sep 1885   d. Bef Jan 1920 (Age ~ 34 years)
    +7. Okey Columbus WRIGHT,   b. 24 Nov 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1934, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    +8. Ada Frances WRIGHT,   b. 23 Apr 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1968, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     9. Otto McVictor WRIGHT,   b. 1 Feb 1892   d. 25 Jul 1977, Pinellas Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    >10. Pearl Blanche WRIGHT,   b. Sep 1894, Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1969, Evart, Osceola Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years)
    >11. Clyde Edward WRIGHT,   b. 20 Sep 1896, Eagle Mills, near Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1993, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
    +12. Claude Ola WRIGHT,   b. 31 May 1899, Alvy, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1966 (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F14629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    36918_WRIGHT_ElizaAnnLaughery_1859-1938_DeathCertificate.jpg    		36918_WRIGHT_ElizaAnnLaughery_1859-1938_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S2065] 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    3. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Isaac Wright, 20, b. Tyler Co; and Eliza Ann Laughrey, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Aug 13 1874.