Margaret, There is a Wm. F Wright listed in the 1850 Macoupin Co census. He was 6 yrs old according to the census. However, the 1920 census of Williamson shows Wm. F Wright born about 1853, not 1843. There is a marriage record for William F to Martha given as WRIGHT, WILLIAM F GOODWIN, MARTHA A 08/12/1886 1/ 178 SHELBY and WRIGHT, F M TRAVELSTEAD, MARTHA E 05/11/1873 C /272 WILLIAMSON There is a William F Wright listed in the 1860 Williamson Co census, age 7. Parents are Jno (b. SC in abt 1803) and Polly (b. TN abt 1813). The 1860 census lists a FM Wright in Macoupin Co, but is a female. I need to get back to work, but these results might help. > Dear Listers, I have F.M. Wright b. abt. 1843 in Illinois. He appears with his wife, Martha > in 1880 in Saline Precinct .Then in 1910, 1920, and 1930, he is in Marion and seems to > have decided his name is William F. Wright. He is still married to Martha. Ages match > > previous census. > There is also another F. M. Wright b. abt 1857. He married Eldina Abney. They appear > in 1900 in Saline precinct of Williamson and then in 1910 in Stonefort.Can anyone sort > > these gentlemen out for me? Thanks for info. > Margaret Reynolds Oliver