William "Henry" Wright once told a grandson that his parents died young and that he had a sister that he lost touch with and couldn't find. Looking at census records, in 1880, Davidson Co., TN, I find Marina WRIGHT (Dec. 1812 - d. after 1900 census), living as a widow with her grandson, William (13) and granddaughter Anna (15), next door to two of her sons, Aron WRIGHT (b. May 1839) and George W. WRIGHT (b. Feb. 1843) and their families. When Marina was widowed sometime between the 1860 and 1870 census, Marina went to live with one of her sons, Moses M. WRIGHT, b. ca 1836. On the 1880 census, Moses is not found at all. This family lived their whole lives in Davidson County, TN. Marina WRIGHT appeared on the 1900 census at age 87. I would like to determine if Moses WRIGHT was my great-grandfather's father. I would also like to know the cemetery where Marina WRIGHT is buried. Her husband (James W. WRIGHT, b. ca 1791) and Moses may be buried nearby. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks! Julia in Northern Idaho --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.

Julia, I just sent you some copies of census pages found on ancestry.com. which showed that the William and Anna Wright you wrote about were the children of William (Sr.) and Emma Wright. Here are a couple of more pieces of information about your Wright family that I found: 1. From the book, "Marriages of Davidson Co. TN, 1789-1847", by Edythe Rucker Whitley: James W. Wright married MARIANNE CLEMENT Dec 15, 1831. The ceremony was performed by a relative of my line, Rev. James Whitsitt, who was a Baptist minister. Rev James Whitsitt was the pastor of the Mill Creek Baptist Church in Nashville. Some of your Wrights or Clements may very well have been members of this Church, and may be buried there. The Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has at least a hundred unmarked/unreadable stones. To read about this Church and Cemetery, go to: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nashvillearchives/millcreek.html ------------------------------------------------- 2. There was a WRIGHT family graveyard in Davidson Co. that was removed to Mt. Juliet Cemetery in Wilson Co. to make way for the Percy Priest Dam. It is noted that a Marina Wright is buried there The following info is found at: http://davidsoncocemeterysurvey.com/Cemeteries/Percy%20Priest%20Cemteries/wright_cemetery_pp_9.htm WRIGHT CEMETERY (REMOVED) (PRIOR TO PERCY PRIEST LAKE & DAM CONSTRUCTION) PP-9: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN. Relocated in 1966. U. S. Corps of Engineers removed the Wright Cemetery (#9), Davidson County, prior to the construction of Percy Priest Lake and Dam. Re-interments took place at Mt. Juliet Cemetery, Wilson County, TN., in Sections T & V. Corps recorded the following names and death dates: Wright, Arrilla J. 1920 Wright, George W. 1905 Clemons, Charles H. No date Wright, Hampton. No date Wright, Love C. No date Wright, Marina. No date Wright, Wilson. No date 11 Unknown Graves without markers. For additional historical information on the Percy Priest Dam and Lake Project, click-on "Percy Priest. Cemeteries Removed" at: http://davidsoncocemeterysurvey.com/precy_priest_cemeteries.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 2. The 1860 Slave Schedule of District 4 of Davidson Co. TN, shows that the number of Slaves James Wright, of District 4, owned had increased to 13. They were: 4 female Mulattos ages 60, 21, 18, and 12 4 male Mulattos ages 38, 3, 2, and 1 2 female Blacks ages 37 and 16 3 male Blacks age 45, 15, and 2 ------------------------------------------------- 3. Found in the online Davidson Co. TN Marriages file (for the years 1864-1905) at the Nashville Public Library http://waldo.library.nashville.org:82/screens/nashopacmenu.html Bride Castleman, Mary Groom Wright, Aaron H. Title Marriage Date 23 Dec 1866 Marriagebk 5 Section Page # 431 Bride Jenkins, Arilla E. Groom Wright, Geo. W. Title Marriage Date 28 Nov 1871 Marriagebk 6 Section Page # 211 (See Wright Cemetery above - George and Arilla are buried there.) Hope this helps lead you to more about Anna. Kathleen in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Athena, Goddess of War" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:54 PM Subject: [TNDAVIDS] Seeking parents of William H. WRIGHT,6/14/1867 TN - 2/15/1952 OK > William "Henry" Wright once told a grandson that his parents died young > and that he had a sister that he lost touch with and couldn't find. > > Looking at census records, in 1880, Davidson Co., TN, I find Marina WRIGHT > (Dec. 1812 - d. after 1900 census), living as a widow with her grandson, > William (13) and granddaughter Anna (15), next door to two of her sons, > Aron WRIGHT (b. May 1839) and George W. WRIGHT (b. Feb. 1843) and their > families. > > When Marina was widowed sometime between the 1860 and 1870 census, Marina > went to live with one of her sons, Moses M. WRIGHT, b. ca 1836. > > On the 1880 census, Moses is not found at all. > > This family lived their whole lives in Davidson County, TN. Marina WRIGHT > appeared on the 1900 census at age 87. > > I would like to determine if Moses WRIGHT was my great-grandfather's > father. I would also like to know the cemetery where Marina WRIGHT is > buried. Her husband (James W. WRIGHT, b. ca 1791) and Moses may be buried > nearby. > > Any help greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > Julia in Northern Idaho > > > --------------------------------- > Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Found this at Ancestry. Is it yours . . . :) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of al and kathie Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Seeking parents of William H. WRIGHT, 6/14/1867 TN - 2/15/1952 OK Julia, I just sent you some copies of census pages found on ancestry.com. which showed that the William and Anna Wright you wrote about were the children of William (Sr.) and Emma Wright. Here are a couple of more pieces of information about your Wright family that I found: 1. From the book, "Marriages of Davidson Co. TN, 1789-1847", by Edythe Rucker Whitley: James W. Wright married MARIANNE CLEMENT Dec 15, 1831. The ceremony was performed by a relative of my line, Rev. James Whitsitt, who was a Baptist minister. Rev James Whitsitt was the pastor of the Mill Creek Baptist Church in Nashville. Some of your Wrights or Clements may very well have been members of this Church, and may be buried there. The Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has at least a hundred unmarked/unreadable stones. To read about this Church and Cemetery, go to: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nashvillearchives/millcreek.html ------------------------------------------------- 2. There was a WRIGHT family graveyard in Davidson Co. that was removed to Mt. Juliet Cemetery in Wilson Co. to make way for the Percy Priest Dam. It is noted that a Marina Wright is buried there The following info is found at: http://davidsoncocemeterysurvey.com/Cemeteries/Percy%20Priest%20Cemteries/wr ight_cemetery_pp_9.htm WRIGHT CEMETERY (REMOVED) (PRIOR TO PERCY PRIEST LAKE & DAM CONSTRUCTION) PP-9: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN. Relocated in 1966. U. S. Corps of Engineers removed the Wright Cemetery (#9), Davidson County, prior to the construction of Percy Priest Lake and Dam. Re-interments took place at Mt. Juliet Cemetery, Wilson County, TN., in Sections T & V. Corps recorded the following names and death dates: Wright, Arrilla J. 1920 Wright, George W. 1905 Clemons, Charles H. No date Wright, Hampton. No date Wright, Love C. No date Wright, Marina. No date Wright, Wilson. No date 11 Unknown Graves without markers. For additional historical information on the Percy Priest Dam and Lake Project, click-on "Percy Priest. Cemeteries Removed" at: http://davidsoncocemeterysurvey.com/precy_priest_cemeteries.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ 2. The 1860 Slave Schedule of District 4 of Davidson Co. TN, shows that the number of Slaves James Wright, of District 4, owned had increased to 13. They were: 4 female Mulattos ages 60, 21, 18, and 12 4 male Mulattos ages 38, 3, 2, and 1 2 female Blacks ages 37 and 16 3 male Blacks age 45, 15, and 2 ------------------------------------------------- 3. Found in the online Davidson Co. TN Marriages file (for the years 1864-1905) at the Nashville Public Library http://waldo.library.nashville.org:82/screens/nashopacmenu.html Bride Castleman, Mary Groom Wright, Aaron H. Title Marriage Date 23 Dec 1866 Marriagebk 5 Section Page # 431 Bride Jenkins, Arilla E. Groom Wright, Geo. W. Title Marriage Date 28 Nov 1871 Marriagebk 6 Section Page # 211 (See Wright Cemetery above - George and Arilla are buried there.) Hope this helps lead you to more about Anna. Kathleen in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Athena, Goddess of War" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:54 PM Subject: [TNDAVIDS] Seeking parents of William H. WRIGHT,6/14/1867 TN - 2/15/1952 OK > William "Henry" Wright once told a grandson that his parents died young > and that he had a sister that he lost touch with and couldn't find. > > Looking at census records, in 1880, Davidson Co., TN, I find Marina WRIGHT > (Dec. 1812 - d. after 1900 census), living as a widow with her grandson, > William (13) and granddaughter Anna (15), next door to two of her sons, > Aron WRIGHT (b. May 1839) and George W. WRIGHT (b. Feb. 1843) and their > families. > > When Marina was widowed sometime between the 1860 and 1870 census, Marina > went to live with one of her sons, Moses M. WRIGHT, b. ca 1836. > > On the 1880 census, Moses is not found at all. > > This family lived their whole lives in Davidson County, TN. Marina WRIGHT > appeared on the 1900 census at age 87. > > I would like to determine if Moses WRIGHT was my great-grandfather's > father. I would also like to know the cemetery where Marina WRIGHT is > buried. Her husband (James W. WRIGHT, b. ca 1791) and Moses may be buried > nearby. > > Any help greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > Julia in Northern Idaho > > > --------------------------------- > Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message