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Wright, Oliver Burriss

Male 1838 - 1927  (~ 89 years)


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  • Name Wright, Oliver Burriss 
    Birth Jan 1838  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    black 
    Census 1870  Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    black 
    Census 1900  Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1910  Fayetteville, Lawrence, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1920  Fayetteville, Lawrence, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    mulatto 
    Non-white/multiracial 1850–1927 
    census and death 
    Death 10 Feb 1927  Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Burial 11 Feb 1927  Freewill Cemetery, Howell, Lawrence, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I318087  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2023 

    Father Wright, Oliver,   b. Abt 1790, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother *Unknown, Mary,   b. 1792, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1812  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F137496  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harrison, Glycia Jane,   b. Jun 1841, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1914, Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Marriage 13 Feb 1862  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. Wright, James B.,   b. Dec 1874, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F125623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Jan 1838 - Washington, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - black - 1850 - Washington, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Feb 1862 - Washington, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - black - 1870 - Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Fayetteville, Lawrence, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - mulatto - 1920 - Fayetteville, Lawrence, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Feb 1927 - Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S187400] Berris Wright in household of Oliver Wright, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S278211] Burress Right, "United States Census, 1870".

    3. [S187401] O B Wright, "United States Census, 1900".

    4. [S187404] Oliver R Wright, "United States Census, 1910".

    5. [S187402] Oliver B Wright in household of James Wright, "United States Census, 1920".

    6. [S187403] Oliver B Wright, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007".

    7. [S187405] Oliver Wright, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".