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Richard Wright

Male 1837 - 1907  (~ 70 years)


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  • Name Richard Wright 
    Born May 1837  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Dec 1907  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
      Name: Richard Wright
      Residence: 6th Mag Dist, West Virginia
      Class: 1
      Congressional District: 2nd
      Age on 1 July 1863: 26
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Married
      Place of Birth: Virginia

      Death Record
      Name: Richard/Wright
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 12/21/1907
      Death Place: Reedy, Roane, West Virginia, United States
      Age at Death: 71
      Informant:JE Wright, son
    Person ID I99344  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2012 

    Father Henry Wright,   b. CA 1804, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret [Wright],   b. CA 1806, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • 1850 Monongalia, VA
      Henry Wright 45 VA
      Margaret 43 VA
      Levi 18 VA
      Elisabeth A 16 VA
      Richard 14 VA
      Caroline 12 VA
    Family ID F25453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Minerva Jane [Wright],   b. CA 1836, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1872 and 1874  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Married Est 1858  [1
    Notes 

    • 1860 Monongalia, VA all born VA
      Richard Wright 23
      Jane 23
      William H 1
      Lavinia Ammons 20

      1870 Clay, Monongalia, WV all born WV
      Wright, Richard 32
      Minerva 31
      Wm H 12
      Washington E 8
      Mary E 5
      John C 3
      Worth 8/12

      1880 Clay, Monongalia, WV all born WV WV WV
      Wright, Richard 43
      Susannah 44
      William H 21 son
      Washington 17 son
      Mary E 15 da
      John C 12 son
      Jeremiah 10 son
      Louis L 8 son
      Francis M 5 son
    Children 
     1. William H Wright,   b. CA 1859, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Washington E Wright,   b. CA 1862, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary E Wright,   b. CA 1864, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. John C Wright,   b. 2 Sep 1867, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Jeremiah Ellsworth Wright,   b. 13 Jan 1870, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1919, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     6. Louis L Wright,   b. 30 Apr 1872, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F25451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Susanna [Wright],   b. Jan 1855, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married CA 1872  [1
    Notes 

    • 1880 Clay, Monongalia, WV all born WV WV WV
      Wright, Richard 43
      Susannah 44
      William H 21 son
      Washington 17 son
      Mary E 15 da
      John C 12 son
      Jeremiah 10 son
      Louis L 8 son
      Francis M 5 son 12 Aug 1874

      1900 Reedy, Roane, WV
      Wright, Richard 5/1837 m 28y (44 crossed out)WVWVWV
      Susana 1/1855 m 28y 1-1 child WVWVWV
      Utter, Amanda boarder 5/1883s WVWV IL
      Wright, Marion boarder 8/1874 m 1y WVWVWV
    Children 
     1. Francis Marion Wright,   b. 12 Aug 1874, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F25452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.