Wright - Extended Family

  Abigail Gardner (Dec 12, 1818 in NC - May 19, 1906 in NC)
Daughter of Mary Brooks (1781-1867) and Shubal Gardner (1778-1824)
Married Jesse Franklin Coltrane (1820-1916) Sep 11, 1843 in NC
Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900

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The 5 children of Abigail and Jesse are:

     1. Corinna Coltrane (May 12, 1846 in NC - Sep 9, 1924 in NC)
         Married Nathaniel Templeton Patrick (1830-1913)
         Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910

     2. Shubal Gardner Coltrane (Apr 22, 1848 in NC - Jan 26, 1932 in NC)
         Married Hattie Sarah Lanning (1860-1957) on Jan 12, 1881 in NC
         Census: 1860, 1870, 1900, 1920, 1930

               1. Walter Lanning Coltrane (Jul 11, 1882 in NC - Sep 22, 1966 in NC)
                   Married Sarah Emeline Bruce (1874-1960) - Marriage
                   Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                         1. Mary Bruce Coltrane (1905-1985)
                         2. Pearl Coltrane (1907-2000)
                         3. Preston Reid Coltrane (1909-1979)
                         4. Anthony Wayne Coltrane (1912-1933)
                         5. Jesse Houston Coltrane (1914-1976)
                         6. Norman Clarence Coltrane (1916-1979)

               2. Lula Frances Florence Coltrane (Jan 11, 1885 in NC - May 21, 1972)
                   Married Bunyan Linnville Snyder (1884-1965) - Marriage
                   Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                         1. Geraldine Florence Snyder (1906-1988)
                         2. Richard Gardner Snyder (1910-1982)
                         3. Jesse Coltrane Snyder (1913-1958)

               3. Lucy McGee Coltrane (Nov 7, 1888 in NC - Dec 11, 1943 in NC)
                   Married Russell Rankin Waynick (1895-1958) - Marriage
                   Census: 1900, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950
                         1. James Russell Waynick (1917-2003)
                         2. Margaret Leah Waynick (1922-2013)

               4. Eva Patrick Coltrane (Jan 21, 1891 in NC - Feb 26, 1983 in NC)
                   Married John Emery Taylor (-) - Marriage
                   Census: 1900, 1910, 1930, 1940, 1950
                         1. Elizabeth Green Taylor (1922-1997)
                         2. Mary Virginia Taylor (1924-2015)
                         3. Rachel Ruth Taylor (1927-2015)
                         4. Eva Catherine Taylor (1933-2007)

    3. Rev. Nereus Eldridge Coltrane (Feb 24, 1850 - Jun 2, 1930 in NC)
        Married Ida May Gannaway (1856-1937) in 1877
        Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1930

               1. William Gannaway Coltrane, Sr. (Aug 1, 1879 in NC - Dec 16, 1973 in NC)
                    Married Alma Lee Garrett (1885-1973) on Jun 7, 1905 in VA - Marriage
                    Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
                         1. William Gannaway Coltrane, Jr. (Jan 29, 1909 in NC - Jun 26, 1965)
                             Married Blanche Irene Swing (1911-1979)
                                  1. Kendall May Coltrane (Apr 14, 1941 in NC - May 27, 2006)

              2. Dr. Jesse Floyd Coltrane (Jun 3, 1882 - Jul 28, 1976)
                  Married Etha Kemp (1889-1986) on Jun 5, 1913 - Marriage
                  Census: 1900, 1920, 1930, 1940
                         1. Grace Catherine Coltrane (Dec 14, 1914 in NC - Dec 27, 2014 in NC)
                             Married Thomas Forrest Kilkelly (1901-1967)
                                  1. Sharon Kilkelly (Dec 23, 1947 - Aug 12, 2010)

              3. Ida Mabel Coltrane (Feb 1, 1885 in NC - Jan 3, 1984 in NC)
                  Married Robert Amsey Merritt (1877-1919) on Aug 24, 1904 - Marriage
                  Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                        1. Robert Amsey Merritt (Feb 22, 1907 in NC - Dec 15, 2000 in NC)
                            Married Louise Watson Smith (1907-1998)
                        2. Dr. Jesse Fred Merritt (Oct 27, 1910 in NC - Dec 6, 1979 in NC)
                            Married Bertha Elizabeth Williams (1915-2001) in 1938
                                  1. Thomas Williams Merritt (Jun 26, 1947 in NC - Feb 10, 2013)
                        3. Marjorie Louise Merritt (Oct 20, 1913 - May 21, 1916) age 2

             4. Dr. Wallace Early Coltrane (Sep 23, 1888 - Jun 2, 1928) age 39
                 Married Lucy Edwards Hood (1891-1988) on Nov 27, 1913 - Marriage
                 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920
                       1. Doris Hood Coltrane (Aug 4, 1918 - Feb 19, 1993)
                           Married Joseph Linwood Grimes (1918-1999) in 1943
                       2. Marilyn Coltrane (May 25, 1921 in NC - Jul 1, 2018 in NC)
                           Married Edgar Benjamin Gammons (1918-2002)
                                 1. Gary Wallace Gammons (Jul 4, 1948 - Oct 27, 2009 in NC)

             5. Annie Lee Coltrane (Oct 26, 1890 in NC - Oct 6, 1989 in NC)
                 Married William Kirkwood Gibson (1888-1960) on May 27, 1913 - Marriage
                 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                       1. Annie Lee Gibson (Feb 4, 1916 in NC - Dec 6, 2005 in NC)
                           Married George Edwin Gibson (-) on Aug 14, 1934 - Marriage

            6. Lina B. Coltrane (Nov 3, 1892 in NC - Jan 13, 1919)
                Married David Green Ridenhour (1891-1973) on May 22, 1917 - Marriage
                Census: 1900, 1910
                      1. Ida Mae Ridenhour (Jul 4, 1918 - Feb 10, 2002 in FL)
                          Married James Harold Reele (1915-1999)

    4. Mary Sophia Coltrane (Mar 29, 1853 in NC - Mar 11, 1934)
        Married Rev. Andrew Perry Tyer (1852-1920)
        Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920

              1. Isla Blanche Tyer (Oct 11, 1877 in NC - Jun 3, 1936 in NC)
                  Married Samuel Probert Collier (1877-1943) on Jun 28, 1899 - Marriage
                  Census: 1880, 1910, 1920, 1930
                        1. Samuel Probert Collier III (Jun 13, 1901 in NC - Mar 2, 1930 in NC)
                        2. Mary Louise Collier (Jul 20, 1904 in NC - Dec 12, 1951 in NC)
                                  Married (1) William Bayless Vaught (1903-1931) in 1927
                                  Married (2) James Richmond Shepherd (1903-1968)

              2. John Jesse Tyer (Jun 19, 1879 in NC - Dec 26, 1962 in NC)
                  Married Elsa Sofie Erickson (1890-)
                  Census: 1880, 1900; Death Certificate
                        1. Karl Enok Gustaf Tyer (1908-)

             3. Maude V. Tyer (Jan 14, 1881 in NC - Feb 24, 1961 in NC)
                 Married William Cotter Sawyer (1879-1952) on Oct 2, 1909 - Marriage
                 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1950; Death Certificate
                       1. Hugh Sawyer (1913-1995)
                           Married Gertrude Greenleaf Glover (1911-1984)
                       2. Jane Sawyer  (Oct 31, 1914 in NC - May 28, 1993 in NC)
                           Married Ammon Jay Scott (1912-1989)
                                1. Joel Sawyer Scott (1941-1970)

             4. Edna Joyce Tyer (May 19, 1889 in NC - Dec 3, 1971)
                 Married J. Merrell Parker (-) on Jun 12, 1923 - Marriage
                 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                       1. Joyce Tyer Parker (1928-1974)
                       2. John (Jack) Merrell Parker (1933-1995)

             5. William Boyd Tyer (Feb 3, 1895 in NC - Nov 18, 1948 in NC)
                 Married Marie Meadows (1899-1977) on Feb 3, 1921 - Marriage
                 Census: 1900, 1910, 1930, 1940; Death Certificate
                      1. William Boyd Tyer (Feb 14, 1922 in NC - Nov 27, 1997 in NC)
                          Married Janet Moran (1922-2013) in 1942
                                1. Steven Moran Tyer (1944-2019)

    5. Nancy "Nannie" Lou Coltrane (Oct 14, 1859 - Sep 10, 1865 in NC) age 5
        Census: 1860                                                            

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