I have 2 sources with different dates. 1. Lillie Elizabeth Wright lane white's book gived the death date as oct 14, 1864 2. The Washington County historical society Cemetery book of Washington Township gives Oct 14, 1846. Does anyone have another source which might help or know what the tombstone or death record actually says? thank you Herb Arkin 40,000 Descendants and relatives of Richard Wright, Sr. of Rowan County, North Carolina who emigrated to Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Web page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~herbarkin
Herb, The only Amos Wright I could locate on the 1850 Washington Co, IN census was Amos Wright, 45, b: KY, wife, Jane, 45, b: KY and their children. You had written and asked me once if I might know where Peter & Rachel (Wood) Wright went after their marriage. While searching the 1850 Indiana census, I found the following in Monroe Co, IN, Indian Creek twp, pg. 349: Peter Wright, 55, Farmer, b: NC, wife Rachel, 73, b: NC, Elizabeth, 55, b: NC ... this is what the census had. I believe that Rachel's age was probably 55 and Elizabeth's age was 73 (census writer's error.) IF this is the correct Peter & Rachel, then who was this Elizabeth? Peter's mother was Elizabeth (Lowe) Wright, but it is said that she was dec'd by then. Another interesting 'find' was on the Greene Co, IN census, listing a Philbert Wright, 50, b: NC with wife, Nancy, 44, b: NC and their family. Any idea if they were connected to the Rowan Co, NC Wrights? Marsha IL -----Original Message----- From: Herbert Arkin [mailto:harkin@cfl.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:47 PM To: INWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com; WRIGHT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Amos Wright, Sr. death date I have 2 sources with different dates. 1. Lillie Elizabeth Wright lane white's book gived the death date as oct 14, 1864 2. The Washington County historical society Cemetery book of Washington Township gives Oct 14, 1846. Does anyone have another source which might help or know what the tombstone or death record actually says? thank you Herb Arkin 40,000 Descendants and relatives of Richard Wright, Sr. of Rowan County, North Carolina who emigrated to Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Web page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~herbarkin