This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fawcett19 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/16689/mb.ashx Message Board Post: any info or pics, born in liverpool, england april 6,1889. not exactly sure when he came to north america or where. lived in cleveland, ohio, guelph, ont., toronto, ont. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elsiegarf Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/2267.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been doing genealogical research on an African American Family of John Wrights who lived in Norfolk, Virginia. However, they may have moved there from North Carolina. Have you done any research on the John Wright of NC--which might indicate he had relatives that moved/lived in Norfolk, Virginia? Thanks in advance. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RRwright Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/10063.1.1.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Peggy, Contact me at [email protected], rather than thur this site. it will be a lot easier. can't wait to tlk to you. Ron Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: singing37 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/2267.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My family is African American. My great grandfather was Charles Isaac Brownrigg from Edenton, North Carolina. He married Mary Isabella Parker Brownrigg from Edenton. Mary Isabella had family members whose last name is Holley and still reside in Edenton and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Mary Isabella moved to New Jersey when her children were relatively young. Her youngest daughter, Charlotte was my paternal grandmother. When my great grandmother left North Carolina, ties with the Brownrigg Family were cut. I'm in search of more information about Charles Isaac and his family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jamisonwoodward Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/10063.1.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am a descendant of Anna M. Wright. contact me. Peggy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX Surnames: WRIGHT Classification: military Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/16688/mb.ashx Message Board Post: WRIGHT Gary W - Vietnam Wall section 26W Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 219,081 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname. If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Guambaby Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/16253.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is Anderson Everett Wright and his wife, Sarah Ann (nee Land) Wright. I haven't searched them out yet, but she's the daughter of Jim & Lillie Wynn Land. I found mention of Sarah's death in a family letter from Feb 24, 1972, so I was searching out the family to make sure I had my "facts" right. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rngrant Surnames: WRIGHT Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/7686.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To davisk145: The following is what I was able to locate on your Wright line. The 1930 Census for Coshocton County, OH, listed Vera L. Davis in the Clarence Davis household, her relationship as wife, her age as 30, married at 17, and born in OH. The 1920 Census for Coshocton County, OH, listed Vera Davis in the Clarence Davis household, her relationship as wife, her age as 20 and born in OH. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 listed the marriage record of Vera Dawson and Clarence Davis on September 16, 1916, in Coshocton County, OH, her parents were listed as John Dawson and Ma... Wright and her age as 17. The 1910 Census for Coshocton County, OH, listed Vera Dawson with her parents John and Lizzie M. Dawson in the Benjamin Wright household, her relationship as granddaughter, and her age as 10 and born in OH. John Dawson and Lizzie M. Dawson were listed as son-in-law and daughter and married 14 years and Lizzie was listed as age 23 and born in OH. Benjamin Wright was listed as age 59 and born in OH and a widower. The 1900 Census for Coshocton County, OH, listed Vera Dawson in the John Dawson household, her relationship as daughter and born in June 1899 in OH. John's wife was listed as May L. Dawson and born in July 1876 in OH. Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 listed the marriage of May L. Wright and John W. Dawson on May 16, 1895, in Coshocton County, OH. The 1880 Census for Coshocton County, OH, listed Lizzie M. Wright in the Ben F. and Nancy E. Wright household, her relationship as daughter and her age as 3 and born in OH. Ben F. Wright was listed as age 30 and born in OH and Nancy E. Wright was listed as age 27 and born in OH. Coshocton County Ohio Births 1867-1879 listed the birth of Lizzie M. Wright on July 5, 1876, at Franklin Township, Coshocton County, OH, and her parents as B. F. Wright and Nancy E. Finnell. Marriages Coshocton County, Ohio, 1811-1930, compiled by Miriam C. Hunter, 1967, and Coshocton County, Ohio, Marriage And Will Records, compiled by Helen Meredith, Coshocton County Chapter - Genealogical Society of Ohio, 1996, listed the marriage of Benjamin F. Wright and Nancy E. Finnell on both October 1, 1871, and September 15, 1875, in Coshocton County, OH. Those sources also listed the marriage of B. F. Wright to Martha McCoy on November 9, 1871, in Coshocton County, OH. This B. F. Wright was the son of Henry Wright and the nephew of your Benjamin F. Wright. The 1870 Census for Coshocton County, OH, listed one Benjamin F. Wright in the Henry Wright household, but this was the Benjamin F. Wright who married Martha McCoy. The 1870 Census for Coshocton County, OH, also listed B. F. Wright in the Delila Wright household and his age as 21 and born in OH. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 listed the death of B. F. Wright on March 4, 1916, in Coshocton County, OH, his parents as Geo. Wright and Delilah Slaughter, and his birth on June 5, 1850, in OH. The Index of Civil War Pension Records listed George W. Wright with wife Delilah as a member of Company G, 143rd Ohio Infantry and the pension application number as 64667. Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio, by William J. Bahmer, 1909, listed George W. Wright as a member of Company G of the 143rd Ohio Infantry and that he died in 1864 at Hampton, VA, and was buried in Grave 22, Row 8, Sec. E. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, c. 1775-2006 listed the death of G. W. Wright on August 16, 1864, and buried in Hampton National Cemetery, Sec. E, Site 1088. The 1860 Census for Coshocton County, OH, Benjamin Wright in the George Wright and Delia Wright household and his age as 10 and born in OH. George Wright was listed as age 31 and born in OH. The 1850 Census for Coshocton County, OH, listed Henry F. Wright in the George Wright and Delilah Wright household and his age as 6/12 and born in PA. However, the census taker simply used ditto marks for place of birth and failed to change from PA to OH in the listings and so the place of birth was OH. The listing of his name as Henry rather than Benjamin was probably another census taker error. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 listed the marriage record of George W. Wright and Delilah Slaughter on March 15, 1849, in Coshocton County, OH. I have a number of secondary sources which identify George W. Wright as the son of Joseph Wright and his second wife Jane (Hartford) Wright. However, I have not been able to document this identification with primary evidence. If the identification of George W. Wright's parents is correct, and I think that is probable, then George W. Wright was: 1. the son of 1866 (year of death) Joseph Wright of Coshocton County, OH, (place of death) and Jane (Hartford) Wright, 2. the grandson of 1805 William Wright of Fauquier County, VA, and Elizabeth (Lloyd) Wright, and 3. the great grandson of 1752 John Wright of York County, VA, and his second wife Ann (_____) Wright. I would be happy to exchange information on this Wright line with you and other interested researchers. Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: davisk145 Surnames: Davis Wright Dawson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/7686.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Great Grandfather from Coshocton (Clarence Davis) married Vera Dawson of Coshocton. It is my understanding that Vera's mother was a wright. I was going through my great Uncle Carl's stuff and found a lot of Wright family history. Started reading Vera's journals and it seems as if this was her mother's maiden name. If this is the same Wright family I can help you. Give me time to go through my new found items. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MichaelWright12 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15905.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jennifer, One final thing before I take off. Found the Joseph Wright family in the 1840 census, too. Still in Washington, Hocking County, OH. Look for 7, 2, 9, 9 in the search index. That is 7 under age 20, 2 older than 20 and 9 white individuals, and 9 total individuals. If you go for the 1830 census you'll be looking for a Joseph Wright family with 2 over 20 and one under 20 since Presley was not born yet at the time of the census. Brother Albert would have been only 1 year old and the only child. >From here the local histories are your best bet for further information. Land records there go back to 1818 and you might want to contact the Washington town clerk to see what the first town record books have on the Joseph Wright family. Good Luck, Mike Wright Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jmheizer Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15905.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wow!! Excellent information. Thanks for responding so quickly Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cassandrajackowski007 Surnames: wright Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15905.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: all of my wrights were in vrginia. my greatgrandmothers neighbor was the wright brothers mother. she went to college up north, ican't remember whether it was ohio or ill., wher she met the wright bro.'s dad. so,, unfortunately, i really do not know anything about those wright brothers. i have searched high and low for connectons of my wrights and the wright brothers family, but to no avail. the wright brothers father used to write to greatgrandmother all the time, i guess because her name was wright too, he just thought of her as a cousin. the wright brothers father came to virginia once and a while with his wife to visit her home town. anyway, i grew up hearing stories about the wright brothers from my grandmother. i remember seeing the photoes of them when my grand mother would take me to vaginia . so all of my nfo came to me by word of mouth by each generation. sorry i can not be of more help. i and several of my family n virginia have looked for years and! have ben very frustrated in our search to even get our wrights out of virginia! i have tried ancestry.com and one great family. we have given up for now. so i wish you good luck . let me know how your search goes! your "cousin", cass Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MichaelWright12 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15905.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jennifer, Got lucky and found your Presley's family in 1850 census. Residence: Washington, Hocking Co., OH Father: Joseph Wright age 44 (born ca. 1806) in PA Mother: Levina Wright age 44 (born ca. 1806) in OH Children: Albert age 21 Presley age 20 Hiram age 18 Mary age 16 Catherine age 14 Robert age 12 Barbary age 10 Ervin age 5 Emily age 2 Also, are you aware of Connie White's interest in Presley O. Wright? She has posted his obituary notice on-line. It goes as follows: Pressley Orren Wright (1830 - 1913) Adams County Free Press, Corning, Iowa November 22, 1913, Page 7 P. O. Wright of North Corning died Saturday morning, November 14, 1913, at his residence following a long and painful illness, aged 83 years and 7 days. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the home conducted by Rev. E.C. Sitts, pastor of the Christian Church. Interment was made in the Walnut Grove Cemetery. Pressley O. Wright was born November 8, 1830, in Hocking County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood and where he was married to Miss Lucinda Reynolds in 1853. To them eight children were born, three sons having preceded their father in death. The living children are I.F. Wright of St. Paul, Minnesota; Mrs. George (Emma) Spurrier, residing near Mt. Etna; Mrs. J.M. (Susan) Barr of Carbon; Mrs. Jay (Fances) Conaway of Corning and Mrs. Oscar (Ida) Heizer of Constantinople, Turkey. Mr. Wright served in the 90th Ohio regiment during the civil war. With his family he removed to Iowa settling on a homestead half a mile east of Kent. Later he went to Pottawattamie County and then to Cromwell. He removed to Corning in March, 1897, which has since been his home. Besides his aged wife and children he leaves sixteen grandchildren and three great-granchildren. Those attending Mr. Wright's funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. E, Dougherty of Creston, Mr. and Mrs. H.V. Wright and son, Harvey, of Kent. Mr. Wright was educated for a teacher in his youth and taught school many years, also was well read in law. He was an upright citizen and was well respected and esteemed for his many noble qualities. He was a member of the Christian Church since a young man. Connie's e-mail is: [email protected] in case you have not been in contact. Lucinda is also buried at Walnut Grove, dying 3 Nov 1916. Mike Wright Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jmheizer Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15905.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: OMG! Thanks sooo much for the direction. I will check all those things out and let you know what I come up with. You are the best and I an very grateful for your help!! Jennifer Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MichaelWright12 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15905.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Jennifer, A quick search for Presley produced nothing you probably don't already know. However, you didn't mention that he was a civil war veteran (90th Ohio Regiment, Company G Infantry. So he served for some time between 1862 (when the 90th was first organized at Camp Circleville, Lancaster, Ohio, near to Hocking) and 1865 (when the Regiment was discharged at Camp Dennison, OH. His company G was the second one raised from Hocking and it is probable that he did not serve the entire time between 1862 and 1865. In any case, there should be more of a pension record of his service than just what you get from the index card. If you haven't requested those records, I would urge you to try that first. Usually the pension records don't tell you much about the veteran's parents, just spouses and children, but sometimes you get lucky and parental information is also provided, particularly if they were still alive when the pension was filed. He would have been 35 when he got home if he stayed in to the end of the war, and since he lived to a very great age proba! bly came out of the war unwounded, so he may not have filed for a pension until late in life, long after his parents were both dead. It's worth it just to have those records, no matter what they do, or don't tell you about his parents. I am sure, to him and Lucinda and his children, those war years were a very big deal and a very trying time for a young family. It is obvious from the 1870 census that the family was totally uprooted by the Civil War experiences. In 1870 we find them gone from Ohio and living in Morgan, Cole Co. IL, and by 1880 in Iowa where they kind of settled down and lived out their lives. It is also possible that his parents or hers or both had died before 1870 so that they had no parental ties to Hocking and Vinton counties any longer and sought new opportunities in Illinois and Iowa as a result. Using these ideas as a framework for further research I would start by check Hocking county and Vinton county probate records for Wright and Reynolds wills & probate records from 1860 onward to see if you can find probably parents for both of them. Use the local Genealogical and Historical societies in these counties to help you search for these records, unless you are in a position to go there yourself and bother the clerk of the probate court to search for Wright and Reynolds records. If the probate searches fail to turn up something helpful, I would be surprised, but not defeated. The next thing to look at is any of the older histories of these two counties for stories about the first settlers. Presley's parents had to have arrived in Hocking or some nearby county between 1800 and 1830 when the land was wilderness, so they either arrived as early teenagers with their parents (Presley's grandparents) or as very very young adults in the company of parents who were among the earliest settlers of the area. It would be unusual that no one in the county ever took enough interest in its founding to write a book about it by 1900 when our national genealogical consciousness was first taking off. When reading these types of history books, look for migration patterns hidden in the narrative. Ask yourself, "where did most of the settlers in this county come from? Virginia? Connecticut? Massachusetts? Vermont?, New York? A combination? People settling Ohio after! the War of 1812 tended to come in groups from fairly distinct Eastern states locations. They did not all arrive at the same time in an Ohio location, but early settlers tended to recruit family and friends from back East to join them in Ohio between 1812 and 1830 and that is the way Ohio got populated in general: by clusters of loosely related family and friends from back East. If there are any early histories or centennial histories of Hocking and Vinton counties available the local Genealogical and Historical societies there would know about them and be able to point you to them. Try those things and if you still need help, give me another shout and let me see what else I can do. I will be in Ohio later this spring and might be able to do something local for you if you still need help. Good luck and Best Regards, Mike Wright Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wrightec40 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/16687/mb.ashx Message Board Post: William Freeman Wright(1865-1947 married Almira Cornwell(1867-1956)in 1886 children Everett Joshua(1887-1965) Millard Clayton(1888-1978)adopted Mary Raissa Cornwell Mar 1904 He was youngest of 8, parents Joshua Wright & Permilia Hall. Paternal grand parents were Jonathon Wright & Sarah Reed. Family legend has him riding in the Oklahoma rush of 1889 and traveling to Maitland,Mo in 1892. He lived and farmed in Maitland until his death. Looking for information on the families of Jonathon Wright, Joshua Wright and Mary Raissa(Cornwell)Wright who was known to be in the Lincoln,Neb area in the late 40's and early 50's. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wrightec40 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/16686/mb.ashx Message Board Post: William Freeman Wright(1865-1947 married Almira Cornwell(1867-1956)in 1886 children Everett Joshua(1887-1965) Millard Clayton(1888-1978)adopted Mary Raissa Cornwell Mar 1904 He was youngest of 8, parents Joshua Wright & Permilia Hall. Paternal grand parents were Jonathon Wright & Sarah Reed. Family legend has him riding in the Oklahoma rush of 1889 and traveling to Maitland,Mo in 1892. He lived and farmed in Maitland until his death. Looking for information on the families of Jonathon Wright, Joshua Wright and Mary Raissa(Cornwell)Wright who was known to be in the Lincoln,Neb area in the late 40's and early 50's. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jmheizer Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15905.2.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I noticed you answered a question from someone asking if their ancester was related. I also have a question concerning my grandmother (Ida May Wright) who has always claimed she was the second cousin of the Wright brothers. I've hit a road block on her father whose name is Presley Oren Wright. I can not find out who his parents are...I've tried searching the internet as well as ancestry.com and have had no luck. There was a book published "The Heizer Family: American Pioneers" that stated she is the second cousin. Ida May Wright married my grandfather, Oscar Stuart Heizer who was the US Vice Consul for Constantinople, Turkey appointed by Teddy Roosevelt in the early 1900s. A lot of people in our family have the middle name of "Wright". Would you happen to know? Or could you steer me in the write direction? Presley Oren Wright Birth: 8 Nov1830 in Hocking County, Ohio, USA Death: 15 Nov 1913 Thanks for reading this and, hopefully, you can help! Regards, Jennifer Heizer . Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wrightec40 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/16684.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My father was William Benton Wright who live in Kansas City(Jackson Co), Mo in the 1920's &30's. My brother was born in Kansas City in the early 1930's. I believe he had multiple marriages and 6 t0 7 children. I know his first wife's name was Norma. I check your post and don't think we are who you are looking for. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Luvie_Wright Surnames: Wright, Riddle, Williams Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/16685/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for family members for Jimmy Wright Sr in Arkansas. Parents were Carrie (possibly spelled Carry) and Tom Wright. Jimmy was married to Mucith (Williams ?) and after her death married Essie Mae. There are between 15-23 children between the two wives. I have an obituary that lists names but does not define the relationships. At time of Jimmy's death in 1982, active pallbearers were listed as Jimmy Wright Jr, Wyneta Wright, Tyrone Riddle, Mary Wright (my grandmother), William Wright, Jacqueline Wright, Eyverne Wright and Nathan Riddle. If any of these names mean anything to you, please respond. Luvie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.