Nancy Emma Wright1,2

#16668, (9 February 1853 - 17 March 1926)
Father*Elias Wright3 (s 1825 - )
Mother*Elizabeth Pierce3 (s 1825 - )

Family

Charles Eggleston b. c 1845, d. 1897
Children 1.Ira E Eggleston+1 (c 1873 - 1959)
 2.Ida J Eggleston+1 (1876 - 1960)
 3.Eva Eggleston1 (c 1879 - )
Nancy Emma Wright was also known as Emma.2 
Her married name was Eggleston.1 
Her married name was Hesson.4 
Birth*9 February 1853She was born on 9 February 1853 at IndianaG.5 
Marriage*4 April 1872She married Charles Eggleston on 4 April 1872 at Spencer Co., IndianaG.6 
9 June 1880She and Charles Eggleston appeared on the census of 9 June 1880 at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.7 
Marriage21 January 1885She married Andrew Elihue Hesson, son of William C. Hesson and Susanna Emmons, on 21 January 1885 at Rockport, Spencer Co., IndianaG.8,9 
15 June 1900She and Andrew Elihue Hesson appeared on the census of 15 June 1900 at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG; neis. James W (41) and America Hesson, fam. 191; George B (39) and Laura Hesson, fam. 190; William A (54) and Elizabeth Tuley, fam 189; Richard F (43) and Ester [Hesson] Kessner, fam. 185; Andrew J (43) and Nettie Hesson, fam. 183; Ira and Ethel Egleston, fam. 182.10 
17 February 1920She and Lazerus Sherman Hesson appeared on the census of 17 February 1920 at Gentryville, Spencer Co., IndianaG; (neis. George and Laura (Bryant) Hesson, fam. 190; Ira and Ethel (Hale) Eggleston, fam. 188; Jeremiah and Mary E Hesson, fam. 194.)11 
Death*17 March 1926She died on 17 March 1926 at Spencer Co., IndianaG, at age 73.5,12 
Burial*March 1926She was buried in March 1926 at Wright Cemetery, Spencer Co., IndianaG.12 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011/2017, Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1900–2011, 1960, roll 2, img. 1122/3034. State No. 60-004096, Local No. 585. Ida J Bridges, b. IN 17 Nov 1876, dau. of -- Egglestone and Emma Wright, wid., housewife, res. Chrisney, Spencer Co. IN; d. Stork Memorial Hospital, Huntingburg, Dubois Co. IN, 6 Feb 1960, cardiovascular respiratory failure; inf. Mrs. Alma Baum, dau., res. Chrisney IN; bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, Chrisney IN, 8 Feb 1960, online Ancestry.com.
  3. [S648] Indiana Marriages 1811-1959/2007/2019 (index and images), online FamilySearch.org, E A Hesson, res. Spencer Co., son of Wm Hesson and Susanna Emmons; and Nancy E Eggleston, res. Spencer Co., dau. of Ellis [sic] Wright and Eliza Pierce; marr. Rockport, Spencer Co., 21 Jan 1885, by T J Sweeney; p. 97.
  4. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Andrew "J" (41) b. IN Sep 1862, farmer; Nancy E (37), b. IN Mar 1863, 3 children, 2 living; marr 14 yrs.
  5. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011, No. 10629. Nancy E Hesson, b. IN 9 Feb 1853, dau. of Ellis Wright, b. TN, and Eliza Pierce, b. IN; wid. of Ellihue Hesson; d. Grass Twp., Spencer Co. IN, 17 Mar 1926, age 73y 1m 8d, lobar pneumonia; inf. Ira Eggleston, res. Gentryville IN; bur. Wright Cemetery, 19 Mar 1926.
  6. [S648] Indiana Marriages 1811-1959/2007/2019, online FamilySearch.org, Vol. 6, p. 362. C A Egleston and Emily Wright, marr. lic. issued 28 Mar 1872, marr. Spencer Co. 4 Apr 1872 by M F Wright.
  7. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Charles (35), b. and mother b. IN, father b. NY, farmer; Nancy E (26), b. IN, parents b. TN.
  8. [S648] Indiana Marriages 1811-1959/2007/2019, online FamilySearch.org, Index, no image. E A Hesson, res. Spencer Co., son of Wm Hesson and Susanna Emmons; and Nancy E Eggleston, res. Spencer Co., dau. of Ellis [sic] Wright and Eliza Pierce; marr. Rockport, Spencer Co., 21 Jan 1885, by T J Sweeney; citing p. 97.
  9. [S648] Indiana Marriages 1811-1959/2007/2019, online FamilySearch.org, Vol. 9, p. 35. A E Hesson and Nancy E Egleston, marr. Spencer Co. 21 Jan 1885 by T J Sweeney, J.P.
  10. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Andrew J (41) b. IN Sep 1862, parents b. IN, farmer; Nancy E (37), b. IN Mar 1863, parents b. IN, 3 children, 2 living; marr 14 yrs.
  11. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Nancy (66), wid., b. IN, father b. TN, mother b. MO, farmer; Sherman (55), wid., bro.-in-law, b. and mother b. IN, father b. KY, farm laborer.
  12. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, shared large standing marker. Hesson / Elihue 1862-1911 / Nancy E 1853-1926. Wright Cemetery, Spencer Co. IN. Memorial, created by Linda Dunlap, photo added by donna.