This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jeffwright_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15397.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A quick look at census records shows that Roy's father was Adrian or Adrain Ellsworth or Ellsbury Wright son of William Wright, who was probably son of William Wright: ------------------------ 1930 census Missouri > Livingston > Fairview > District 12 Family 42 Wright, Roy 34 m at 18 MO IN MO farmer Blanche 37 m at 20 MO OH MO Dorothy 15 MO Lois 14 MO Marie 12 MO Roger 10 MO Faye 7 MO Helen 6 MO Junior 2 8/12 MO ------------------------- 1920 census Missouri > Livingston > Fairview > District 104 Family 25 Wright, A. E. 47 IL IN IN farmer Hallie 45 MO KY IL Family 26 Roy Wright 24 MO IL MO farmer Blanche 27 MO US MO Dorothy 5 MO Lois 4 MO Marie 2 MO -------------------------- 1910 census Missouri > Livingston > Fairview > District 103 Family 168 Wright, Adrian E. 38 m1 18 IL US US farmer Hallie 35 m1 18 1 child 1 living MO KY KY Roy 14 MO -------------------------- 1900 census Missouri > Livingston > Fairview > District 97 Family 296 Wright, Adrian May 1872 28 m9 IL IL IL farmer Hallie Jul 1874 25 m9 1 child 1 living MO KY IL Roy Sep 1894 5 MO -------------------------- 1880 census Illinois > Vermilion > Sidell > District 222 Family 103 Wright, William 41 farmer OH PA PA Marthy 39 IN NC OH Albert 9 IL OH IN Adron 8 IL OH IN Romania 6 IL OH IN Luther 4 IL OH IN Lilbern 3 IL OH IN Woody, Monford 17 step-son farm laborer IL IN IN Ora 15 step-daughter IL IN IN --------------------------- 1870 census Illinois > Vermilion > Elwood Family 224 Wright, Wm 85 farmer PA Mary 67 OH Jane 10 IN Family 225 Wright, Cyrus 18 farmer IN Anna 18 IN Family 228 Wright, Wm 30 farmer IN Martha 28 IN Woody, Tacz? 9 IL Milton 8 IL Agnes 4 IL --------------------------- 1860 census Illinois > Vermillion > Elwood Family 2220 Wm Wright 68 farmer PA Mary 56 OH Hugh 20 farm hand OH Martha 14 IN Cyrus 8 IN --------------------------- 1850 census Indiana > Hamilton > Noblesville Family 153 William Wright 55 PA Mary 45 OH Maryann? 17 OH John 15 OH Alma 14 OH William 11 OH Hugh 8 OH Mary J. 4 IN ======================================== Rootsweb tree: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? op=GET&db=:2655264&id=I543045016 ======================================== Death Certificate: Adrain Elsworth Wright b 20 May 1872 Vermillion Co., IL d 24 May 1951 Livingston Co., MO http://www.sos.mo.gov/TIF2PDFConsumer/DispPDF.aspx? fTiff=/archives/DeptofHealth/Death/1951/00017232.TIF&Fln=1567462.pdf lists parents as William Wright and Martha Jenet Death Certificate: Hallie Dale (Allin) Wright b 17 Jul 1874 Bedford MO d 31 May 1951 Livingston Co., MO http://www.sos.mo.gov/TIF2PDFConsumer/DispPDF.aspx? fTiff=/archives/DeptofHealth/Death/1951/00017233.TIF&Fln=1567508.pdf ========================================= 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.