Born in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Johnston
and Mary (Rodgerson) Johnston
Sister of
William Johnston
Wife of
John B Wright
— married
23 Feb 1865 in Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Mother of
James T Wright and Anna Jeanette Wright
Died
at age 46
in Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
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This profile is part of the Eastern Sangamon County Townships One Place Study.
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Biography
In the 1841 census Janet (age 11 Mo) was in North Street, Annan, Dumfriesshire.[1]
- James Rodgerson 70
- James Johnstone 35
- Mary Johnstone 30
- James Johnstone 5
- Janet Johnstone 11 Mo
In the 1851 census Janet (age 10), Mason's Daur, was the daughter of James Johnstone in Halliday Street, Annan, Dumfriesshire.[2]
- James Johnstone 45
- Mary Johnstone 42
- Janet Johnstone 10
- John Johnstone 8
- Elisabeth Johnstone 7
- George Johnstone 5
- William Johnstone 3
- David Johnstone 4 Mo
Janet married John B Wright Feb 23 1865 in Sangamon, Illinois. [3]
1880 they lived in Williams Township, Sangamon, Illinois with her husband John and children. [4]
- John B. Wright M 42 Farmer Scotland
- Jennet Wright F 39 Keeps House Scotland
- Anginet Wright F 12 Illinois, United States
- George W. Wright M 9 Illinois, United States
- David J. Wright M 4 Illinois, United States
- Ann Wright F 69 Illinois, United States
- William A. Kishasky M 18 Farm Hand Illinois, United States
Family
On 2 Jun 1870, Benjamin T Bice, Ass't Marshal, for Buffalo Hart Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, reports John B Wright household in between Thomas Wilson and Joseph A Berry households.[5]
John B Wright 32 (1838, male, white) b. Scotland; John was a farmer.
Janette Wright 29 (1843, female, white) b. Scotland, Janette was keeping house.
Ann Wright 58 (1812, female, white) b. Scotland
James T Wright 4 (1866, male, white) b. Illinois.
A J Wright 2 (1868, female, white) b. Illinois.
William Butler 28 (1842, male, white) b. England; William is a farm laborer.
William Koraska 7 (1863, male, white) b. Illinois.
Research Notes
Last name at birth was Johnston, as shown on her tombstone.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "1841 Scotland Census". Parish: Annan; ED: 4; Page: 16; Line: 1090; Year: 1841. Ancestry Record 1004 #974818 (accessed 13 February 2022). Janet Johnstone (11 Mo) in North Street, Annan, Dumfriesshire. Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
- ↑ "1851 Scotland Census". Parish: Annan; ED: 1; Page: 1; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_205; Year: 1851. Ancestry Record 1076 #223271 (accessed 13 February 2022). Janet Johnstone (10) daughter, Mason's Daur, in household of James Johnstone (45) in Halliday Street, Annan, Dumfriesshire.
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28G-NW26 : 22 July 2021), John B Wright and Janet Johnston, 23 Feb 1865; citing Sangamon, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 2,132,351.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKN-GFV : 12 November 2020), Jennet Wright in household of John B. Wright, Sangamon, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 232, sheet 285B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,250.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WN-DRJ : 2 January 2021), Janette Wright in entry for John B Wright, 1870.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #12194342
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12194342/janet-wright : accessed 13 February 2022), memorial page for Janet Johnston Wright (22 Jun 1840–3 May 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #12194342, citing Oak Hill Cemetery of Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Tony Cannon (contributor 46527423) .
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