Cora Cynthia Charlesworth

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Cora Cynthia Charlesworth (Petersen)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Aurora, Sevier County, Utah Territory, United States
Death: March 04, 1976 (99)
Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, United States
Place of Burial: Ferron, Emery County, Utah, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Nancy Cynthia Petersen
Wife of Edwin Fryer Wright and John Thomas Charlesworth
Mother of Ervin Edwin Wright; Andrew Oren Wright; Lola Mae Buffmire; Grant Thomas Charlesworth; Georgia Cox and 2 others
Sister of Lilly Amanda Ward

Managed by: Anita Louise Holdaway
Last Updated:

About Cora Cynthia Charlesworth

Cora was married to Edwin Fryer Wright. He died 4 days before Christmas, leaving her with 3 small children. She worked at a drug store for a time, then walked with her children over the mountain to Emery County, where her parents lived. Eventually she married John Thomas Charlesworth, and bore 4 more children. She worked in the coal camps, toiled on the farm, and served the Lord. At the age of 72 she was called upon to raise 2 of her grandchildren after their mother died. Cora knew and loved her numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She died at the age of 99-1/2, leaving a legacy of love, determination, and faith that will live on forever.

  • Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via mother Nancy Cynthia Petersen (born Black) by SmartCopy: Aug 6 2015, 17:28:37 UTC
  • Residence: Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States - 1880
  • Residence: ED 105 Abraham, Hinkley, Deseret, Oasis Precincts, Millard, Utah, United States - 1900
  • Residence: Clasen, Emery, Utah, United States - 1920
  • Residence: Same Place, , - 1935
  • Residence: Election Precinct 33 Sweet Mine, Sweet Mine, Carbon, Utah - 1940
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 4 2021, 18:32:09 UTC
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Cora Cynthia Charlesworth's Timeline

1876
September 19, 1876
Aurora, Sevier County, Utah Territory, United States
November 26, 1876
Hinckley, Millard County, Utah, United States
1895
October 22, 1895
Hinckley, Millard County, Utah, United States
1897
October 6, 1897
Hinckley, Millard, Utah, United States
1899
September 29, 1899
Hinckley, Millard County, Utah, United States
1905
March 6, 1905
Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States
1908
March 11, 1908
1910
May 9, 1910
Clawson, Emery, Utah, United States