Wm. Wright & Rebecca (Groff) Wright b. Abt. 1812 PA
I am confused.I am hoping someone can clear this up for me.
I have an ancestor named William Wright who married Rebecca Groff abt. 1833 in Fairfield, Columbiana County, OH
I have found in the Census records listings for William Wright family in Fairfield, Ohio and a William Wright Family in Pennsylvania.Both Williams are married to a Rebecca and both husbands and wives are about the same age and all are born in Pennsylvania.
For instance, here is what I found in the 1850 & 1860 U.S. Census:
1850 U.S. Census, Pg.82 (Ancestry.com Immage #5), Fairfield Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio, Line #17 #401-406:
WRIGHT, William M. Head of Household, Age 41, Male, Occupation: Farmer, born Penna.
Rebecca G. (Groff), Age 37, Female, blank columns, born Penna.
Edward G., Age 15, Occupation: Farmer, born Penna.
Benjamin L., Age 13, Male, born Ohio
Joseph W., Age 11, Male, blank columns, born Ohio
Catherine, Age 8, Female, blank columns, born Ohio
------> Abraham (Abram) B., Age 6, Male, blank columns, born Ohio(My direct line)
William H., Age 12, Male, blank columns, born Ohio
Mary Rhodes, Age 21, Female, blank columns, born Ohio
(who is Mary Rhodes?Domestic help?
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1860 Census, 13 July 1860, Fairfield, P.O. Columbiana, Columbiana County, Ohio, Pg.169, Line #31, Household(Ancestry.com Image #32)
WRIGHT, W. M. (William M.) Head of Household, Age 47, Male, Occupation: Farmer, born Penna.
Rebecca (Groff), Age 45, Female, blank columns, born Penna.
B. S. (L?), Age 24, Male Occupation: Farmer, born Ohio
J. H., Age 21, Male, Occupation: Physician, born Ohio
-----> Abram B., Age 17, Male, blank columns, born Ohio
William (H.), Age 14, Male, blank columns, born Ohio
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IS THIS A SEPARATE FAMILY or IS THIS THE SAME FAMILY?ABOVE FAMILY RECORDED IN OHIO, FAMILY, BELOW, RECORDED IN PENNSYLVANIA.My Ancestor, Abram B. Wright would be gone out of the Household by 1868 or before.
1860 Census, 11 June 1860, Dunsmore Twp., P.O. Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Pg. 168 (6), Line #24, Household 37-37 (Ancestry.com Image #6)
WRIGHT, Wm., Age 47, M(ale), Farmer, $2000, $500, b. PA
Rebecca, Age 47, F(emale), b. PA
Rachel A., Age 17, F(emale), b. PA, Attended School
Samuel, Age 15, M(ale), B. PA, Attended School
May, Age 9, F(emale), b. PA, Attended School
I have, evidently, somewhere along the way, listed the names of all of these children on my records as one family.Can you help me?Are these two separate families?
Thank you for your help.