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I Googled "Merdine Wright" because it is so rare.
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http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.jackson/2435/mb.ashx
Merdine Wright Conley, 83, of Ravenswood, Jackson County, WV, departed this life on Sunday, September 26, 1999, at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, WV, following an extended illness.
She was born May 19, 1916, at Spencer, WV, a daughter of the late John Gay and Letha (Tuttle) Wright.
She was formerly a department store clerk and was a member of the Baptist Church of Richmond, VA.
She is survived by her sister, Juanita Wine, of Ravenswood; nieces, Karen Smith, Sharon Warren, Connie Goodrich, all of Ravenswood, and Diane Turner of St. Albans; nephews, Bud Wright and Jack Wright; several great-nieces and great-nephews, and one loving cousin, Betty Bryant of Akron, OH.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cager Conley, and brothers, Larence, Albert and Gay Wright.
There will be no visitation or services. Burial will be in Ravenswood Cemetery. Arrangements by Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, WV.
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http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/Family_Bibles/2000-06/0962108944
From: "Robin" <rlee@penn.com>
Subject: [Family_Bibles] Conley Bible-West Virginia
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 08:29:04 -0400
While at a family reunion 2 years ago, a bible belonging to my husbands great grandmother was brought and passed down to (unfortunatly) another family member.
I copied what was in there.
The bible belonged to Rose (Spencer) Conley b. Wood Co. WV. It was a large bible with lots of pictures but (sorry) iforgot to write the copyright dates.
Births:
Cary Conley - May 21, 1881
Rose (Spencer) Conley - Dec 2, 1877
Kosa A. Conley - Jan 22, 1907
Essie Gay Conley - Dec 7, 1908
Cager Conley - Feb 27, 1911
Mont(gomery) Conley - Apr 8, 1913
Lucy Conley - Sep 2, 1915
Nellie Conley - Apr 11 1918
Willetta Conley - Oct 1, 1920
Sandra D. - Aug 27, 1943
James M. - July 19, 1945
Diane - Mar 23, 1948
Marriage:
Cas Conley married Josie Elliot - 3 Mar 1928
Essie Conley married Rhael James - 14 Oct 1928
Cager Conley married Merdine Wright - 12 Sep 1933
Mont. Conley married Betty Wetzel - Nov 1934
Lucy Conley married Howard Runnion - 23 Feb 1935
Nell Conley married Clifford Goodwin - 3 Jun 1939
Deaths
Charles Conley - 13 Feb 1930
Cary Conley - 20 May 1946
Willetta Conley - 17 Oct 1961
Rose Conley - 4 May 1970
These births, deaths and marriages took place in Wood Co. and/or Roane Co. WV. (The family was from both places)
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1930; Census Place: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 93.0.
Gay Wright, 49, WV, WV, WV, cabinet maker
Letha Wright, 37, WV, WV, WV
Merdine Wright, 13, WV, WV, WV
Lawrence E Wright, 11, WV, WV, WV
Juanita Wright, 8, WV, WV, WV
Gay was 25 at first marriage, Letha 16, for 1906-09, or Gay had a first wife.
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1910; Census Place: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 862.
Gay Wright, 28, head
Sallie Wright, 25, wife
Elbert Wright, 4, son
Wonda Lyon, 6, nephew, male
Gay and Sallie have been married 5 years.
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http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx
has both marriages. Look at it, because it has 1.1 MB scans of the originals.
John Gay Wright to Sallie Hall, 1905, Roane
John G. Wright to Lethia Tuttle, 1924, Roane
John is widowed, Lethia divorced.
I can't find either one in 1920.
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