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Jemima
Brush
The Descendants of Thomas and Richard Brush of Huntington, Long Island, Stuart C. Brush and Russell B. Brush, Gateway Press, Inc, Baltimore, 1982; and Supplement II.
Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 559-560:
Ellis L. Wright, a thrift farmer of Colchester South township, County of Essex, and a member of one of the early settled families of this locality, was born on the farm place July 16, 1858...
On Nov. 19, 1884 in Amherstburg, Mr. Wright was united in marriage with Florence Pettypiece, who was born in Anderdon township, Jan. 24, 1864, daughter of John and Jemima (Brush) Pettypiece, natives of Pennsylvania, who were early settlers in the County of Essex. The children of this union are: Ivy Belle, born April 17, 1886, and Lorne Leighton, born April 9, 1892. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wright are very well and favorably known throughout the county, and have a host of warm, personal friends who appreciate their many good qualities.
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