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Wright, John Sr.

Male Abt 1785 - 1860  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Wright, John 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1785  Frederick, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1860  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Mar 1860  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I90196  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2022 

    Father Wright, Isaac,   b. Apr 1740, Amherst, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1807, Amherst, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Ellis, Susannah,   b. 9 Nov 1744, Amherst, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1828, Wayne, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F124270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family McLaughlin, Martha,   b. Abt 1795, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1869, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jan 1810  Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Wright, Eleanor,   b. 1811, Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1862, Wayne, Virginia (Now West Virginia), United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    +2. Wright, John J.,   b. Abt 1814, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1880, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years)
    +3. Wright, Parris Archelaus Sr,   b. Jun 1816, Montgomery, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1900, Virginia City, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 85 years)
    +4. Wright, Virginia Jane,   b. Abt 1822, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1892, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years)
    +5. Wright, James W.,   b. 1825, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1891, New Raleigh, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     6. Wright, George,   b. 1828, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Wright, Alexander H.,   b. 1829, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1911, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     8. Wright, Elizabeth,   b. 1831, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1910, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +9. Wright, William,   b. 1833, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Wright, Nancy,   b. 1834, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F37655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1785 - Frederick, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Jan 1810 - Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Mar 1860 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S134211] John Wright, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S134212] John Wright, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".