of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Barbara Leach b. 1819
Barbara Leach⚭ Eli Hooker, Davis Wright
childrenMrs. C. C. Oliver · James Wright · Charles Wright
Source: A History of Johnson County, Illinois (1925)
Their story
What the record says
Maiden name Leach.
Known as 'Aunt Barbara,' a tailoress.
Came to Johnson County 1835.
First married Eli Hooker (daughter Mrs. C. C. Oliver, lived near Simpson).
After his death married Davis Wright, a Civil War soldier who died 1862 (sons James and Charles).
Then married Samuel Short, a former Mexican War soldier.
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