Finding aid for the Sylvia Geegan Ingham Family Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Ingham, Sylvia Geegan Family
Title: Sylvia Geegan Ingham Family Papers
Dates: 1838-1983
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Sylvia Geegan Ingham was a descendant of the Woodford, Geegan, and Wehr families. A branch of the Woodford family settled in Youngstown Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, where Elmer Woodford married Emmelein Wehr. Their daughter, Cora Dell Woodford was the mother of Sylvia Woodford Geegan. Cora Dell Woodford married James Gordon Geegan. The Geegan family were originally from County Clare, Ireland. Sylvia Woodford Geegan married Roger Ward Ingham in 1946. The collection consists of family genealogies of Sylvia Woodford Geegan; her mother, Cora Dell Woodford; and her father, James Gordon Geegan. Genealogical charts for the Woodfords, dating back to 1667, are included. Historical anecdotes relating to the Wehr and Woodford families, and the birth certificate of Emmelein Wehr from Trumbull County, Ohio are also included.
MS Number MS 4816
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English