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Elizabeth Stevenson Wright

Elizabeth Stevenson Wright

Female 1832 - 1924  (92 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth Stevenson Wright  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Nickname "Betsy Ross" and "Aunt Betty Ross" 
    Birth 28 Feb 1832  Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
    • Born 18 Feb 1832 [15]
    Gender Female 
    Baptized (LDS) Jul 1850  [23
    Endowed (LDS) 10 Oct 1894  Salt Lake Temple Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    Death 17 Oct 1924  Midway, Wasatch, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 19
    Death Certificate for Elizabeth Ross
    Death Certificate for Elizabeth Ross
    Image file from the Utah State Archives and Records Service website, Series 81448.
    Burial 19 Oct 1924  Midway Cemetery, Midway, Wasatch, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 19, 20
    Headstone of Elizabeth Wright Ross
    Headstone of Elizabeth Wright Ross
    Image file from the Utah Gravestones website (utahgravestones.org), submitted by wasatchcemetery [at] yahoo [dot] com on 28 February 2005.
    Notes 
    • "had Roy melt Ice Cream cones for her." [16]
    Person ID I47  The John and Tuly Huntington Family
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2022 

    Father Robert Wright,   b. abt. 1792 (?), Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Midway, Wasatch, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Janet Stevenson,   b. 15 Feb 1796, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1874, Midway, Wasatch, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Sealed P (LDS) 28 Jan 1989  Manti Utah Temple Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    Family ID F58  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Bell Ross, Sr.,   b. 3 Mar 1830, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1895, Midway, Wasatch, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24
    Marriage 29 Dec 1854  Crofthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    • Married 31 Dec 1854 [16, 17]
    Sealed S (LDS) 10 Oct 1894  Salt Lake Temple Find all individuals with events at this location  [23, 25
    Children 
     1. Bell Ross
    +2. Robert Bell Ross, Jr.,   b. 22 Jan 1857, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1946, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2022 

  • Photos
    Elizabeth Wright (born 1832)
    Elizabeth Wright (born 1832)
    Elizabeth Wright
    Elizabeth Wright

    Documents
    1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 140, Sheet 2A
    1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 140, Sheet 2A
    Dwelling 24, Family 25, Line 40, Household of Elizabeth Ross; 5-6 January 1920; National Archives Microfilm T625, Roll 1867. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 205, Sheet 5A
    1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 205, Sheet 5A
    Dwellings 81-82, Families 85-86, Lines 36-42, Households of Elizabeth Ross and Robert B. Ross; 26 April 1910; National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1610. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 172, Sheet 6B
    1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 172, Sheet 6B
    Dwelling 115, Family 119, Line 100, Household of Elizabeth Ross; 7 June 1900; National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1688. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 91, Sheet 330B
    1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 91, Sheet 330B
    Dwelling 7, Family 7, Lines 47-49, Household of Robert B. Ross; 1 June 1880; National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 1339. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia City, Storey, Nevada; Sheet 422A
    1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia City, Storey, Nevada; Sheet 422A
    Dwelling 6, Family 5, Lines 14-28, Household of Robert Ross; 22 August 1870; National Archives Microfilm M593, Roll 835. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), LaSalle, LaSalle, Illinois; Sheet 1160
    1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), LaSalle, LaSalle, Illinois; Sheet 1160
    Dwelling 3991, Family 4005, Lines 22-24, Household of Robert Ross; 14 August 1860; National Archives Microfilm M653, Roll 197. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    Parish register of Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.  Marriages and burials 1820-1855; FHL microfilm 1066640, Image 192 of 198.
    Parish register of Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Marriages and burials 1820-1855; FHL microfilm 1066640, Image 192 of 198.
    Microfilmed by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, at: New Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland; date filmed: 2 Jul 1983. Image file obtained September 2017 from the FamilySearch.org website.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington, Personal family history of Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Wright"

    2. [S1] Elizabeth Ross Huntington, Personal family history of Elizabeth Ross Huntington.
      Name recorded variously as "Elizabeth Stevenson Wright" and "Elizabeth Wright"

    3. [S9] Death Certificate for Robert Bell Ross.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Wright"

    4. [S14] Death Certificate for Elizabeth Ross.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Ross"

    5. [S29] Headstone of Elizabeth Wright Ross.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Wright Ross"

    6. [S76] 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 140, Sheet 2A, Dwelling 24, Family 25, Line 40.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Ross"

    7. [S82] 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 205, Sheet 5A, Dwellings 81-82, Families 85-86, Lines 36-42.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Ross"

    8. [S92] 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 172, Sheet 6B, Dwelling 115, Family 119, Line 100.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Ross"

    9. [S96] 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 91, Sheet 330B, Dwelling 7, Family 7, Lines 47-49.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Ross"

    10. [S107] 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia City, Storey, Nevada; Sheet 422A, Dwelling 6, Family 5, Lines 14-28.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Ross"

    11. [S117] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), LaSalle, LaSalle, Illinois; Sheet 1160, Dwelling 3991, Family 4005, Lines 22-24.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Ross"

    12. [S1781] Carma Muir Golding, Our Muir Heritage, (Community Press, Provo, Utah, 1994), 1017-1058.
      Name recorded variously as "Elizabeth Stephenson Wright" and "Elizabeth Wright"

    13. [S2098] Parish register of Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Marriages and burials 1820-1855; FHL microfilm 1066640, Image 192 of 198.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Wright"

    14. [S2644] Elizabeth Ross Huntington, Life Story of Elizabeth Ross Huntington.
      Name recorded as "Elizabeth Wright"

    15. [S1781] Carma Muir Golding, Our Muir Heritage, (Community Press, Provo, Utah, 1994), 1017-1058.

    16. [S2] Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington, Personal family history of Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington.

    17. [S1] Elizabeth Ross Huntington, Personal family history of Elizabeth Ross Huntington.

    18. [S9] Death Certificate for Robert Bell Ross.

    19. [S14] Death Certificate for Elizabeth Ross.

    20. [S29] Headstone of Elizabeth Wright Ross.

    21. [S92] 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 172, Sheet 6B, Dwelling 115, Family 119, Line 100.

    22. [S2644] Elizabeth Ross Huntington, Life Story of Elizabeth Ross Huntington.

    23. [S141] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree website (familysearch.org/tree).
      Accessed March 2016, entry for Elizabeth Stevenson Wright, ID number K2H8-HLJ

    24. [S96] 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; ED 91, Sheet 330B, Dwelling 7, Family 7, Lines 47-49.

    25. [S141] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree website (familysearch.org/tree).
      Accessed March 2016, entry for Robert Bell (Ross), ID number K2HZ-RP9