Dear Barbara and list, I have a Mary Christina Wright from the same area. If you find you have one, I would love to exchange her family info for her husbands. Mary Christina Wright b. 15 Dec 1829 England d. 04 Oct 1905 +Samual Stephenson b. 22 Sep 1826 England d. 02 Jan 1903 Both died either in Henry or Jefferson county, Iowa. She was married to a man by the name of Thomas Graves. They were married in England. They lived on a island near Burlington. He left one winter day and was said to be lost when the ice went out. Later Samuel Stevenson rescued Mary and her three kids. They were said to only have 3 chickens left when they were found. I think they lived in Jefferson/Henry county after. If you find that these are part of your Wrights, I would love to share info. At 11:01 AM 3/28/1999 EST, BSharp8346@aol.com wrote: >Hi, Glad to see a few out there . My line is a real mystery Barnabus Wright >appears in the 1840 census of Henry Co. with what appears to be a fair size >family >he was born in 1805 and is said to have came to Iowa in Sept of 1839 . He >married My Great Great Great Grandmother Nancy Sales McCracken from Ill. in >1843 . >One of the persons who appears to be in the 1840 census in Barnabus''s >household was a JosephWright who I think was Barnabus's brother Joseph died >young and his wife remarried to a man named James. A Mary Wright who I think >was Joseph's daughter inherited the property. My Mystery is what happened to >Barnabus Wright s first family. > > >-Barnabas WRIGHT (2 Feb 1805-19 Jan 1888) >sp: Nancy Sales MCCRACKEN (15 Jul 1818-25 Sep 1901) > 2-James William WRIGHT (16 Dec 1843-8 Aug 1919 in Colo. >>>>> MY Line > 2-Janie WRIGHT (1845-1845) > 2-Mary Elizabeth WRIGHT (Oct 1849-1913) -M-Orlando Foster > 2-Martha Louise WRIGHT (Mar 1851-1920) -M- Wm. H. Harbor > 2-Lois Ann R WRIGHT (17 Oct 1854-14 Apr 1940) -M- Rinehart > 2-Joseph Elias WRIGHT (29 Feb 1856-14 Apr 1944) > 2-Ruth Alice WRIGHT (5 Jan 1860-1918) -M- Henry Strader > 2-Ella WRIGHT (1862-1862) > >Thanks for any help Barbara > >