Gazlay Family History
George W. Wright
Parents
| Father | George Washington Wright ( - ) |
| Mother | Hester Ann _____ ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 27 March 2021; Last Edited: 28 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10898 |
| Name | George W. Wright |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 19 September 1844 in Ashland County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 25 December 1866 in Wood County, Ohio to Mercy Jane ‘Mercie’ Tefft1, 5 |
| Married | 5 July 1879 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio to Anna Patterson1 |
| Died | 4 March 1903 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio1 |
| Buried | in Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mercy Jane ‘Mercie’ Tefft (daughter of William Van Buren Tefft and Jane Baird) |
| Born | 1846 in Ohio |
| Married | 25 December 1866 in Wood County, Ohio to George W. Wright |
| Died | 20 January 1873 in Webster Township, Wood County, Ohio |
| Children | of George W. Wright and Mercy Jane ‘Mercie’ Tefft: |
| 1. | Dora Wright |
| Born | 11 October 1869 in Webster Township, Wood County, Ohio |
| Spouse 2 | Anna Patterson (daughter of John Patterson and Hannah Scott) |
| Born | 18 December 1855 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York |
| Married | 5 July 1879 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio to George W. Wright |
| Died | 20 July 1943 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio |
| Children | of George W. Wright and Anna Patterson: |
| 1. | Blanche Wright |
| Born | July 1880 in Ohio |
| 2. | Muriel Wright |
| Born | February 1884 in Ohio |
| 3. | Edward Wright |
| Born | September 1887 in Ohio |
| 4. | Vernard C. Wright |
| Born | March 1890 in Ohio |
| Died | 11 January 1931 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio |
| 5. | John Wright |
| Born | December 1896 in Ohio |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, George W. Wright, born: 19 September 1844 in Ashland County, Ohio; died: 4 March 1903 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio (from record, which details his parent, two spouses, and several children; and provides the names and links for his father and one spouse).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Wood County, Webster Township, Page No. 10, Wm. Tift, 49, R.I., lumberman; Hannah Tift, 38, England; John Tift, 14, Ohio; Charles Tift, 12, Ohio; Anna Patterson, 14, N.Y. Living next door are William and Hannah’s married daughter Mercy with her husband and daughter: George Bright [sic, Wright], 25, Ohio, sawyer; Mercy Bright, 22, Ohio; Dora Bright, 1, Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Wood County, Center Township, E.D. 97, Page No. 25, George W. Wright, 35, Ohio, farmer; wife Annie Wright, 20, NY; daughter Dora Wright, 10, Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, E.D. 51, Sheet No. 11B, George W. Wright, 55, Ohio, Sept. 1844, teamster; wife of 21 years Anna Wright, 44, New York, Dec. 1855, 7 children, 5 living; daughter Blanche Wright, 19, Ohio, July 1880, office clerk; daughter Muriel Wright, 15, Ohio, Feb. 1884; son Edward Wright, 12, Ohio, Sept. 1887; son Verne Wright, 10, Ohio, March 1890; son John Wright, 3, Ohio, Dec. 1896; mother-in-law Hannah Teft, 68, England, Apr. 1832, widow.
- Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Wood County, George W. Wright and Mercie J. Teft, married on 25 December 1866.