ELECTA PEAVY BIRTH: 5 Mar 1816 in Allen, Alleghany County, New York DEATH: 19 Jan 1862 in Sycamore, Dekalb, Illinois FATHER: PEAVY (PEVEY), Nehemiah Potter - BIRTH: 30 Dec 1796 probably in Oneida County, New York. MOTHER: WOOD, Selinda Jane - BIRTH: 25 Aug 1798 in Vermont MARRIAGE: 1833 - Ebenezer WRIGHT - BIRTH: 25 Jan 1810 in New York DEATH: 06 Jul 1896 in Sycamore, Dekalb, Illinois CHILDREN: 1. Salinda J. WRIGHT - Birth: 1835 in Belfast, Alleghany County, New York 2. Hubert WRIGHT - Birth: 1837 in Belfast, Alleghany County, New York 3. Edward WRIGHT - Birth: 1839 in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois 4. Elihu WRIGHT - Birth: 1841 in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois 5. Ann WRIGHT - Birth: 1842 in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois 6. John Wentworth WRIGHT - Birth: 1843 in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois 7. Emeline WRIGHT - Birth: 1844 in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois 8. Mary WRIGHT - Birth: 1847 in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois 9. James Harry WRIGHT - Birth: 1849 in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois 10. Sarah Electa WRIGHT - Birth: 27 Dec 1852 in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois 11. Wilber WRIGHT - Birth: 1854 in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois 12. Frank WRIGHT - Birth: 1856 in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois |
Electa Peavy married Ebenezer Wright in 1833 and lived in Belfast, Alleghany, New York until about 1838. Their first two children were born there. They then moved to Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois about 1838 or 1839 where the rest of their children were born. Ebenezer's occupations were farmer in 1850 & 1860. He was a carpenter in 1870. Ebenezer Wright is living with his son, Elihu WRIGHT in Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois in 1880 where he was listed as a widower. |
1850 CENSUS: Sycamore, Dekalb, Illinois: WRIGHT, Ebenezer - age 40 - b. abt 1810 in New York - Occupation: Farmer (Wife) - Electa (Peavey) - age 34 - b. abt 1816 in New York (Dau) - Selinda J.- age 15 - b. abt 1835 in New York (Son) - Hubert - age 13 - b. abt 1837 in New York (Son) - Edward - age 11 - b. abt 1839 in Illinois (Son) - Elihu - age 9 - b. abt 1841 in Illinois (Dau) - Ann - age 8 - b. abt 1842 in Illinois (Dau) - Wentworth - age 7 - b. abt 1843 in Illinois (Dau) - Emilene - age 6 - b. abt 1844 in Illinois (Dau) - Mary - age 3 - b. abt 1847 in Illinois (Son) - Harry - age 1 - b. abt 1849 in Illinois 1860 CENSUS: Genoa, DeKalb, Illinois WRIGHT, Ebenezer - age 50 - b. abt 1810 in New York - Occupation: Farmer Wife - Electa - age 44 - b. abt 1816 in New York Son - Elihu - age 20 - b. abt 1841 in Illinois - Occupation: Farm Laborer Dau. - Ann - age 18 - b. abt 1842 in Illinois Son - John W. - age 17 - b. abt 1843 in Illinois (probably Wentworth from the 1850 census Dau. - Emilene - age 15 - b. abt 1844/1845 in Illinois Dau. - Mary - age 14 - b. abt 1846/1847 in Illinois Son - James H. - age 11 - b. abt 1849 in Illinois (probably Harry from the 1850 census) Dau - Sarah - age 8 - b. abt 1852 in Illinois Son - Wilbur - age 6 - b. abt 1854 in Illinois Son - Frank - age 4 - b. abt 1856 in Illinois 1870 CENSUS - Sycamore, Dekalb County, Illinois WRIGHT, Ebenezer - age 60 - b. abt 1810 in New York - Occupation: Carpenter Dau: - Martinette (Mary) - age 32 - b. abt 1837/1838 in Illinois GrandSon - Grant - age 3 - b. abt 1867 in Illinois 1880 CENSUS: Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois WRIGHT: Elihu - age 39 - b. abt 1841 in Illinois - Occupation: Farmer Wife - Catherine H. - age 24 - b. abt 1856 in Illinois Son - Adelbert - age 15 - b. abt 1865 in Illinois Dau - Judith - age 13 - b. abt 1867 in Illinois Son - Melvin - age 10 - b. abt 1870 in Illinois Dau - Lydia A. - age 8 - b. abt 1872 in Illinois Son - George W. - age 7 - b. abt 1873 in Illinois Son - Frederick - age 3 - b. abt 1877 in Illinois Father - Ebenezer Wright - age 70 - b. abt 1810 in New York - Widower |
SOURCES: Title: Peavey_Family.GED Author: Mark Kulow Title: Ichabod_PV.ged |