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UNKNOWN, Esta (Abt 1787-After 1850)

WRIGHT, Allen B. (Abt 1822-After 1880)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: VARBLE, Martha Ellen WRIGHT, Shelby WRIGHT, Alvin+ WRIGHT, Matilda WRIGHT, John WRIGHT, Mary WRIGHT, Frank WRIGHT, Edgar H.+ WRIGHT, Nancy WRIGHT, Lee WRIGHT, Wallace WRIGHT, Anna+ WRIGHT, Allen B. 2 3 4 Born: Abt 1822, Ohio Marriage: VARBLE, Martha Ellen on 12 Oct 1848 in Tazewell County, Illinois 1 Died: After 1880, poss. Harlan County, Nebraska Allen married Martha Ellen VARBLE, daughter of Philip John VARBLE and Edith (Eda) SPILMAN, on 12 Oct 1848 in Tazewell County, Illinois.1 (Martha Ellen VARBLE was born on 9 May 1833 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois and died on 16 Jun 1917 in Piper City, Ford County, Illinois.)

1 Illinois Marriages 1790 - 1860 (Illinois Vital Records, Tazewell County, Illinois). Surety: 4. Name: Martha Ellen Varble
Spouse: Allen B. Wright
Date: 12 Oct 1848
County: Tazewell
State: Illinois
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm: 1314687

2 1850 US Census (Unstated District, Tazewell County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Allen B. Wright (age 28, b. IL [? - birthplace hard to read], wife Martha E. [Varble] (age 17, b. IL) and son Shelby (age 8 mos, b. IL), living in Tazewell County, Illinois. Also in the household is Allen's mother, Esta Wright (age 62, b. KY). Allen is listed as a "farmer." Living next door is Martha's brother, Coleman Varble, and his family. Also living nearby is Martha's sister, Nancy A. [Varble] Shoemaker and her family.

3 1860 US Census (Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Allen Wright (age 35, b. OH), wife Martha E. [Varble] (age 27, b. IL) and children Shelby (age 10, b. IL), Alvin (age 9, b. IL), Matilda (age 7, b. IL), John (age 4, b. IL) and Mary (age 1, b. IL), living in Washington, Illinois. Allen is listed as a "farmer."

4 1880 US Census (District 32, Antelope, Harlan County, Nebraska). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Allen B. Wright (age 51, b. OH), wife Martha E. [Varble] (age 47, b. IL) and children Edgar H. (age 14, b. IL), Nancy (age 12, b. IL), Lee (age 8, b. IL), Wallace (age 5, b. IL) and Anna (age 3, b. IL), living in Antelope, Nebraska. Allen is listed as a "farmer," and indicates that his father was born in Virginia and his mother in Pennsylvania. Martha indicates that both her parents were born in Kentucky.

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