Descendants of Anna Hannon Wright

Descendants of Anna Hannon Wright

Generation No. 1

1. Anna Hannon2 Wright (Andrew1) was born 25 Oct 1877 in Letcher Kentucky, and died 01 Oct 1953 in Troy, Miami, OH. She married (1) George W. Cook 01 Feb 1892 in Letcher KY, son of William Cook and Jane Adams. He was born 03 Jun 1874 in Letcher KY, and died 01 Jul 1922 in Greenup KY. She married (2) Simon Bentley 1905. He was born 1881 in Letcher Kentucky, and died 15 Jun 1963. She married (3) Albert N. Evans 08 Dec 1911. He was born 1869 in Johnson Kentucky, and died in Troy, Miami, OH.

Notes for Anna Hannon Wright:

Died of Cancer

Mrs., Anna H. Evans Dies This Morning

Mrs., Anna Hannon Evans, of R.R.3, Troy, died at 11:05 a.m. today at her home after a nine-month illness. She had been seriously ill about two months. Born in Letcher County, Ky., Mrs. Evans, 76, came to Troy with her husband – the late Albert Evans – in 1942 from Washington C.H. They were married in 1911 in Kentucky. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are sons and daughters, Mrs. Everett (Belle) Johnson, Mrs. Manuel (Mary) Ward, Wilburn Bentley, Julius and Denver Evans, all of Troy and Douglas Evans of Turner, Mich. Stepchildren, Miss Lou Evans of Kenova, W. Va.; Mrs. Pearl Broughton, Frankfort, O., and Robert Evans, Troy: brothers, Irvin Wright of Neon, Ky., and Eliza of Garrison, Ky.; a sister, Mrs. Nancy Quillen of Garrison. Three half-sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Potter of Covington, O., Mrs. Martha Ratcliff of Huntington, W. Va., and Mrs. Lavada Ratcliff of Frankfort, Ky.; two half-brothers, Columbus Reedy of Troy and J. Monroe Reedy of Huntington; 30 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Irvin-Deeter funeral home Friday afternoon and evening. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Notes for Albert N. Evans:

Died from a stroke.

Children of Anna Wright and George Cook are:

2 i. Charles3 Cook, born 1893 in Letcher Kentucky; died 1893 in Letcher Kentucky.

Notes for Charles Cook:

Stillborn

+ 3 ii. Thomas Andrew Cook, born 03 Jun 1895 in Letcher Kentucky; died 07 Sep 1934 in Greenup, Kentucky.

+ 4 iii. Belle Dora Cook, born 08 Feb 1897 in Letcher Kentucky; died 08 Nov 1969 in Troy, Miami, OH.

5 iv. James Lewis Cook, born 20 Mar 1899 in Letcher Kentucky; died 20 Jun 1919 in Greenup, Kentucky.

Notes for James Lewis Cook:

Submission by Lois Wilcox to Letcher County Hist Mag says his name was Jimmie Lewis, and he died on 6-19-1919

6 v. Sherman Kirk Cook, born 14 Dec 1900 in Letcher Kentucky.

Notes for Sherman Kirk Cook:

Left for Montana & was never heard from again.

Found articles where he went to jail in 1933 in Montana for assault - resided Victor MT.

Found another from Modesto California where he was arrested for reckless driving in 1940 - lived in Ceres CA.

Children of Anna Wright and Simon Bentley are:

+ 7 i. Mary Jane3 Bentley, born 18 Jun 1906 in Letcher Kentucky; died 08 Jun 1987 in Troy, Miami, OH.

8 ii. Wilburn Ermin Bentley, born 06 Mar 1908 in Letcher Kentucky; died 03 Apr 1978 in Greenup, Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Stevens.

Children of Anna Wright and Albert Evans are:

9 i. Julius Everett3 Evans, born 03 Jan 1914 in Lewis, Kentucky; died 20 Jun 1998 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio. He married Kathleen Boggs.

Notes for Julius Everett Evans:

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Name: Julius Everett Evans

Birth Date: abt 1914

Death Date: 20 Jun 1998

Age at Death: 84

Death Place: Dayton, Ohio

Spouse: Kathleen Boggs

Parents: Albert and Anna

Other Sources: Covington Obituary File, J.r. Clarke Public Library (Covington)

Source Description: Card File Of Obituary Clippings

Notes: Resident Of Troy, Oh; Mother's Maiden Name Was Wright

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10 ii. Douglas W Evans, born 26 Feb 1916 in Greenup Kentucky; died 09 Jun 1970 in Michigan. He married Thelma Ball.

Notes for Douglas W Evans:

Social Security Death Index Social Security Death Index

Name: William Evans

SSN: 283-14-9049

Born: 26 Feb 1916

Died: Jun 1970

State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)

Notes for Thelma Ball:

Surname may have been Baugh

+ 11 iii. Eliga Denver Evans, born 14 Apr 1920 in Greenup Kentucky; died 10 Apr 1998 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio.

Generation No. 2

3. Thomas Andrew3 Cook (Anna Hannon2 Wright, Andrew1) was born 03 Jun 1895 in Letcher Kentucky, and died 07 Sep 1934 in Greenup, Kentucky. He married Ella Bradley 01 Oct 1917. She was born 1901 in Kentucky, and died in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio.

Notes for Thomas Andrew Cook:

DOB from draft reg card.

Notes for Ella Bradley:

Lois says Ella remarried & moved to Portsmouth Ohio.

Children of Thomas Cook and Ella Bradley are:

12 i. Thomas Rudolph4 Cook, born 13 Sep 1918 in Greenup, Kentucky; died 19 Sep 1968 in Scioto OH. He married Ruby M. Allen; born 1924; died 28 Feb 1974 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio.

13 ii. Ralph Cook, born 17 Jun 1920 in Greenup Kentucky; died 16 Nov 1922 in Greenup Kentucky.

14 iii. Charles R. Cook, born 30 May 1922 in Greenup, KY.

15 iv. Bonnie J. Cook, born 1924 in Ohio; died in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. She married Ball.

16 v. Wonnie Cook, born 24 Feb 1926 in Greenup Kentucky.

17 vi. Lorena R. Cook, born 14 Jan 1928 in Greenup Kentucky.

18 vii. James Gilbert Cook, born 02 Nov 1930 in Greenup Kentucky; died 03 Jul 2002 in OH.

4. Belle Dora3 Cook (Anna Hannon2 Wright, Andrew1) was born 08 Feb 1897 in Letcher Kentucky, and died 08 Nov 1969 in Troy, Miami, OH. She married Everett Johnson 10 Jun 1913 in Lewis, KY, son of Harrison Johnson and Annie Fraley. He was born 08 Jan 1887 in Rowan, Kentucky, and died 13 Apr 1960 in Greenup, Kentucky.

Notes for Belle Dora Cook:

Graveside services for Mrs. Belle Dora Johnson, 72, of 1019 N. Dixie, Troy, mother of Mrs. Richard Wilcox (Lois) of Piqua, were held at 2 p.m. today in the Quillen Cemetery at Greenup, Ky. Mrs. Johnson died Saturday at her residence. She was a native of Letcher County, Ky. Her husband, Everett, died in 1960. Surviving also are four sons, Arthur, James, and Jim of Troy and Lowell of Miami, Fla.; four other daughters, Mrs. Rufus Miller of North Shore, Ky., Mrs. Elwood Brown of Lloyd, Ky., Mrs. Sylvia Holbert of Ray, Ohio, and Mrs. Bette Berry of Dayton; 36 grandchildren; four half-brothers, Wilbern Bentley of Troy, Denver Evans of Pleasant Hill, Douglas Evans of Bay City, Mich., and Julius Evans of Christiansburg, and a half-sister, Mrs. Manual Wark of Piqua.

Lois said her mother was a midwife, herb doctor, seamstress, and Sunday school teacher. Her father was a farmer, but worked the steel mills in Portsmith when the family needed money.

Notes for Everett Johnson:

Services were conducted at 2 p.m. today in Load, Ky., for Everett Johnson, 73, a former resident of Troy and father of Mrs. Lois Wilcox, Piqua. Mr. Johnson died Wednesday in The Lady of Bellefontaine Hospital in Load after an illness of one month. A former employee of the Troy City Street Department, he was the father of Arthur, James, Jimmy Lee and Lowell Johnson, all of Troy. Also surviving are his wife, Belle; five daughters, Mrs. Lenore Miller, and Mrs. Goldie Stephens both of Load, Mrs. Betty Berry of Dayton, Mrs.. Virginia Brown of Ashland, Ky., and Mrs. Sylvia Holbert of Chillicothe; a brother; two sisters, 34 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Children of Belle Cook and Everett Johnson are:

+ 19 i. Arthur Arville4 Johnson, born 06 Jul 1915 in Greenup, Kentucky; died 24 Jul 1971 in Troy, Miami, Ohio.

+ 20 ii. Golda M. Johnson, born 08 Jul 1917 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio; died 10 Jan 1967 in Greenup Kentucky.

21 iii. Opal Marie Johnson, born 17 Jun 1919 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio; died 1920 in Greenup, Kentucky.

22 iv. Ellie Lenora Johnson, born 20 Apr 1921 in Greenup Kentucky; died 10 May 2005 in South Shore, Greenup, Kentucky. She married Rufus Miller 05 Sep 1936.

23 v. Anna Sylvia Johnson, born 10 Mar 1923 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio; died 05 Jun 1993 in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio. She married (1) Clifford Ray; died in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio. She married (2) Herman Holbert.

24 vi. James Everett Johnson, born 23 Jun 1925 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio; died 20 Apr 1992 in Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio. He married Elsie Darnell 19 Apr 1955.

25 vii. Betty Faye Johnson, born 14 Sep 1927 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio; died 25 Mar 1999 in Naples, Florida. She married (1) Berry. She married (2) Robert Ray Crowel.

26 viii. Everett Johnson, born 28 Oct 1929 in Greenup Kentucky; died 28 Oct 1929 in Greenup, Kentucky.

Notes for Everett Johnson:

Submission to Letcher County Hist Soc mag said his name was Earl.

27 ix. Virginia Ruth Johnson, born 15 Oct 1930 in Greenup Kentucky; died 09 Oct 1973 in Greenup Kentucky. She married Elwood Brown 22 Feb 1948.

+ 28 x. Martha Lois Johnson, born 29 Jul 1933 in Greenup Kentucky.

29 xi. Jimmy Lee Johnson, born 02 Aug 1935 in Greenup Kentucky; died 24 Mar 2002 in Miami, Ohio. He married Beverly J. Gobeaux 11 Feb 1956.

30 xii. Lowell Eugene Johnson, born 07 Jun 1937 in Greenup Kentucky. He married Hope Eileen Shearer 30 Mar 1985.

31 xiii. Richard Raymond Johnson, born 30 Jan 1939 in Greenup Kentucky; died 09 Feb 1939 in Greenup, Kentucky.

7. Mary Jane3 Bentley (Anna Hannon2 Wright, Andrew1) was born 18 Jun 1906 in Letcher Kentucky, and died 08 Jun 1987 in Troy, Miami, OH. She married (1) W. Quillen. She married (2) Manuel Ward 03 Jul 1923. He was born 14 Oct 1888, and died 10 Sep 1970 in Piqua, Miami, Ohio.

Notes for Manuel Ward:

Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918 Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918

Name: Manuel Ward

Age: 30

Race: White

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1888

Birth Location: Oldtown, Kentucky, USA

Enlistment Date: 25 Jun 1918

Enlistment County: Portsmouth

Enlistment State: Ohio

Enlistment Division: National Army

Decorations and Awards: View image

Rank: View image

Advancement: View image

Comments: 29 Co 8 Training Battalion 158 Depot Brigade to 27 July 1918; Co D Development Battalion 1 Cp Sherman O to Discharge Private Honorable discharge 5 Dec 1918.

Children of Mary Bentley and Manuel Ward are:

32 i. Edna Elnora4 Ward, born 12 Sep 1924 in Sciotoville Ohio; died 22 Apr 1981 in Piqua, Miami, Ohio. She married (1) Glen Pettit. She married (2) James Emery Levan; born 27 Mar 1924; died 15 Mar 2006 in Piqua, Miami, Ohio.

Notes for James Emery Levan:

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Name: James E Levan

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1924

Death Date: 15 Mar 2006

Age at Death: 81

Death Place: Piqua, Ohio

Spouse: Edna Ward

Parents: Raymond and Mary

Newspaper: Piqua Daily Call; Troy Daily News, Piqua; Troy, Ohio

Newspaper Date: 16 Mar 2006

Newspaper Page: p. 2;5;5

Newspaper Repository: Flesh Public Library (Piqua); Troy-miami County Public Library; Flesh Public Library (Piqua); Troy-miami County Public Library

Notes: Champlin Was Mother's Maiden Name

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33 ii. Ellis Ward, born 23 Sep 1926; died 23 Sep 1926.

34 iii. Manuel Ward, born 02 Jan 1928 in Sciotoville Ohio; died 17 Dec 1993 in Piqua, Miami, Ohio. He married Marion Shadley.

35 iv. Raymond A Ward, born 25 Jun 1930 in Greenup Kentucky; died 04 Mar 1995 in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio. He married Pauline Ruth Brooks.

36 v. Opal Belle Ward, born 05 May 1932 in Greenup Kentucky; died 21 Aug 1999 in Miami, Ohio. She married Bud Rhynard; born 24 Jan 1927; died 21 Oct 1979 in Troy, Miami, Ohio.

+ 37 vi. Anna Mae Ward, born 05 Apr 1934 in Greenup Kentucky.

38 vii. Jerry Phillip Ward, born 26 Nov 1948 in Troy, Miami, Ohio. He married Gretta Nagal.

11. Eliga Denver3 Evans (Anna Hannon2 Wright, Andrew1) was born 14 Apr 1920 in Greenup Kentucky, and died 10 Apr 1998 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio. He married Anna B. Stevens.

Notes for Eliga Denver Evans:

Was a POW in WWII.

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Name: Elijah Denver Evans

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1920

Death Date: 10 Apr 1998

Age at Death: 77

Death Place: Dayton, Ohio

Spouse: Anna Stevens

Parents: Albert and Anna

Other Sources: Covington Obituary File, J.r. Clarke Public Library (Covington)

Source Description: Card File Of Obituary Clippings

Notes: Resident Of Tipp City, Oh; Mother's Maiden Name Was Wright

Library Link: Order Copy

Children of Eliga Evans and Anna Stevens are:

39 i. William4 Evans, born 10 Apr 1938 in Greenup Kentucky. He married Nancy Seag.

40 ii. Gary Evans, born 18 Apr 1940 in Mt. Sterling, OH. He married Mary Riley.

41 iii. Jerry D. Evans, born 11 Nov 1941 in Troy, Miami, Ohio; died 31 May 1984 in Piqua, Miami, Ohio. He married Ruth Welbaum.

Notes for Jerry D. Evans:

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Name: Sr Jerry Denver Evans

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1941

Death Date: 31 May 1984