This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/430.2.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so much! Francis Carlton is my great grandmother's brother. So that would make him my great great uncle. Thank you so much! I will definately email your daughter!

Grace was the fourth child of Mary May Davis and James A. Root. She was never able to get a copy of her birth certificate, Springport Twp, Jackson County, MI. Eventually her older brother signing an affidavit that he was ten years old and remembered when she was born was accepted by the State of MI so that they could give her a certificate to use for social security etc. Can anyone tell me what happened to the courthouse or at least to the records in the courthouse during the period of time between her birth in 1900 and her requeset for a certificate in 1950 that caused this loss of information? Thank you, Jeanine

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BGB.2ACI/400.2.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Jeanne. I do have good dates and have met relatives from the Hanover area, but I was hoping to find an old obit because of the wealth of information that is usually in them.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BGB.2ACI/430.2 Message Board Post: Good morning. As you may have gathered my name contains two of the three names you seek. I was born in Jackson , in 1954, and lived there 30 years. My Grandfather was F. Carleton Lowden, and owned a section of land north of Pleasent lake, hence "Lowden Road" off of Meridian. You may wish to contact Natasha "Tasha " Lowden, my daughter. She has done a great deal of this kind of family work, see - natashavernal@hotmail.com .. Good luck, Reed

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright, Murray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/395.3.1 Message Board Post: Will do, Carole!! I also have found Wright Cemetery listings on the Jackson Co. gen web site. Have contacted Frank in the past, but only on Murray info, not Wright. Never heard of MapBlast, will check that out also! Thanks for all the great tips!!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MURRAY, WRIGHT, FOX Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/458.2 Message Board Post: I found the following posted by Frank Passic the Historian for Albion, MI on the Find A Grave web site: Deodatus E. Wright Birth: Apr. 27, 1812 New York, USA Death: Oct. 20, 1900 Namesake of Wright Cemetery, Wright country School, and Wright neighborhood. Wife Sarena. The Wright Schoolhouse is a State of Michigan Historic Site and there is a marker in front of the school along M-99 at Comdon Road. The school closed in June, 1967. Deodatus' father Frederick and brother Frederick Jr. had settled land in Parma Township in 1836. Deodatus married Serena Fox on October 12, 1836 in New York. The couple came to Michigan in April, 1839 to the home of the Frederick Wright Sr. and Jr. on the Territorial Road, now known as Comdon Road in Parma Township, Jackson County. Deodatus and Serena had ten children. A biography of the Wright family (written in 1908)appears in the January 26, 1985 issue of the Journal of Albion, page 5. Burial: Wright Cemetery Parma Jackson County Michigan, USA He has also posted many more MURRAY and WRIGHT burieals.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WRIGHT, MURRAY, FOX Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/395.3 Message Board Post: Go to the web site, Find A Grave and then look for Wright cemetery in MI Then look for your Wright and Murray or just put their names in. The person who put this information on the site was Frank Passic the Albion, MI Historian. You can click on his name and it will give you an e-mail address for him and some other info about him. He has listed the death dates for many of these people and can probly help you quite a lot. He has also already listed some interesting information about Deodatus. He has helped many other people looking for information in the Calhoun Co., MI area. Also, MapBlast can be useful in finding a map of the area. I use the Zoom out a lot and it really helps me figure out where these places are. You might also want to look around at the Find A Grave site for other Wright and Murray who are buried in MI espeacially Calhoun Co., MI. Noted some in Battle Creek area.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WRight Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/458.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Carole!! I will check with the library and also have a membership with JCGS, so will check with them also. Thanks for the suggestions!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/395.2.4.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for checking on the children's names, Jeanne! Sorry they aren't listed, but do appreciate the look up!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/395.2.4 Message Board Post: Sorry, they do not list the names of the other three children.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/458.1.1 Message Board Post: John and Margery aren't listed, but I noticed on the 1880 census that Margery is listed as a widow so maybe she just couldn't afford having a biography put in for her husband. I think you mentioned that you know where they are buried. I'd write to the cemetery to see if they have any information on their index cards. If you know when they died you could also write to the library to see if any obituary was in the newspaper. Address's can be found on the USGenWeb for Jackson Co., MI Deodatus's bio mentioned Calhoun Co., MI. and Eaton. You could write to the Willard Library in Battle Creek to see if they have something. A lot of Wrights are listed in their news index which is on line at their web site. The Jackson Geneology Society will also do a lookup for a small fee, the info is on the USGenWeb site.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright, Murray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/458.1 Message Board Post: Carole, Thank you so much for this great info!! I really appreciate you taking the time to type it up for me. Could I ask, when you have a chance, if you could check for Margery Wright (possible sister to Deodatus) who married John Murray? thanks again for your help, this is super! Patti

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/395.2.3 Message Board Post: In the new info I rec'd from you this weekend you mentioned Frederick and Sophia having four children. In the 1890 Jackson Co. Portrait & Biographical Album that you have... does it list the children's names?? My fondest hope is that Margery is listed and then I will "know" that they truly are her parents!!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/459 Message Board Post: There are numerous city directories listed on ebay spanning from 1930-1949.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WRIGHT, THOMAS, FOX Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/458 Message Board Post: History and Biography of Jackson County, Michigan Inter-State Pub. Co., 1881 Page 153 J. E. Wright, N.E. Wright and D.E. Wright arrived at an early period in the history of the county. Page 255 Under the section for the Jackson Pioneer Society which starts on page 252 and cont. The Fourth Meeting. D. E. Wright was chosen vice-president for Parma township. Page 1020 Deodatus E. Wright was born April 27, 1812, in Williamstown, Mass. His father, Frederick Wright, was born in Berkshire county, Mass., in 1785, and died in 1859, in Sheridan, Calhoun Co. He came to this State in 1836 and settled in Concord. His wife, Sophia (Thomas) Wright, was born in Massachusetts in 1781, and died in Parma in 1848. In 1837 Mr. D. E. Wright came to this town, remaining a part of a year, then returned to New York to dispose of his property and remove his family, which he accomplished in May, 1839, settling on sec. 30. Oct. 12, 1836, he married Serena Fox, of Huron, Wayne Co., N.Y. born May 25, 1816, in Huron. Her father, Roswell Fox, was a native of Connecticut, and died when his daughter was two years old. Her mother was born in Canada, and died in March, 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Wright have had 10 children, whose birth occurred in the following order: Nathan E. was born April 26, 1838 and died April 11, 1874; Charlotte E. was born April 6, 1840; Hannah was born Oct. 12, 1843, and died March 22, 1844; James R. was b orn March 3, 1844; Asahel P. was born Aug. 15, 1846; Albert S., March 9, 1848; Smith W., Nov. 30, 1851, and died Sept. 27, 1873; Philo D., Feb. 14, 1854; L.T.A.I., June 25, 1856; Ida A., Feb. 29, 1864. James R. and L.T.A.I. are attorneys, practicing law at St. Louis, Mich. A.P. is engaged in the hardware trade in the same place. Albert is a farmer in Huron county, and Philo D. is on the homestead with his parents. Mr. Wright purchased 50 acres of land on his first journey to Michigan, to which he has added from time to time until he now owns 160 acres, beside 40 acres in Eaton county. He has been Supervisor 11 years, and Justice of the Peace 33 years. He belongs to the National party. P.O., Albion. Posted by unrelated volunteer.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/395.2.2.1 Message Board Post: He is in the 1881 History of Jackson Co., MI too. Page 1020 I will type it up and post it tomarrow morning. Carole

I just rec'd new info on my Wright family from a kind soul... and I'm hoping another kind stranger might be able to look up something for me at the Jackson Library. Hoping to find access to the 1890 Jackson County Portrait and Biographical Album... looking for Deodatus E. Wright who came to Parma Township in 1836. He was the son of Frederick and Sophia (Thomas) Wright - they had four children. I am hoping very much to confirm that Frederick and Sophia are the parents (and Deodatus the brother) of my great grandmother, Margery Wright Murray. Frederick's father was Solomon Wright and Frederick emigrated from Mass to Wayne Co., NY in 1814. My ggmother was born in Mass (or NY depending on which story is believed) in 1810. Anything - any info at all - on any of these people would be WONDERFUL as this has been a brick wall for me for years!!! Thanks very much to anyone who might be able to do this lookup for me!! Patti

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/395.2.2 Message Board Post: This is GREAT, I can't thank you enough!!!!!!!!!! I live in AZ, so have no access to the volume you mentioned but maybe I can find someone who can look him up for me. I'm so grateful for what you sent, truly!!! Also wanted to ask... where did you find out the info you sent me??? I am so excited as my Wrights have been a brick wall for me for YEARS!!! This is the first new info in, I don't know how long!!! I am really hopeful that this will confirm (or disprove) that they are my gr-grandmother's parents (and Deodatus, her brother). Thank you SO MUCH!!! Patti

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/395.2.1 Message Board Post: This is GREAT, I can't thank you enough!!!!!!!!!! I live in AZ, so no access to the volume you mentioned but maybe I can find someone who can look him up for me. I'm so grateful for what you sent, truly!!! Patti

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/395.2 Message Board Post: Check out Deodatus E. Wright in the 1890 Jackson County Portrait & Biographical Album. Jackson Library should have one. Deodatus was the son of Fredrick Wright and Sophia (Thomas) Wright. They had four children. Fredrick's father was Solomon Wright. Fredrick emigrated from Mass to Wayne Co. N.Y. in 1814. Deodatus came to Parma Township in 1836.