Re: Wright Family Records of Appomattox Co., VA
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Re: Wright Family Records of Appomattox Co., VA
Kathy Rogers 1/22/07
Debbie,
With the additional information you provided, I found a Thomas J. Wright in the 1850 Census for Clay County, Missouri, with the following household:
Thomas J. Wright, 55, farmer, born in Tennessee,
Lucinda Wright, 45, born in Kentucky,
Henry Wright, 21, born in Kentucky,
Joseph Wright, 17, born in Kentucky,
Louisa Wright, 18, born in Kentucky,
Lucinda Wright, 14, born in Kentucky,
Russel Wright, 12, born in Kentucky,
Martin Wright, 10, born in Kentucky,
Benjamin Wright, 8, born in Kentucky.
The 1860 Census for Clay County, Missouri, listed Lucinda Wright with the following household:
Lucinda Wright, 60, born in Kentucky,
Martin Wright, 21, born in Kentucky,
Lucinda Wright, 22, born in Kentucky,
Benjamin Wright, 19, born in Kentucky.
These records indicate that Thomas J. Wright and his family resided in Kentucky until at least 1842 and that Thomas J. Wright probably died between 1850 and 1860 in Clay County, Missouri.A check of the probate records in Clay County may reveal a will or probate proceeding for Thomas J. Wright that might list his children.
The Clay County, Missouri, website listed the following Wright marriages:
Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1864
Name: Martin V. Wright
Spouse: Mary T. Baldwin
Officiator: L. J. A. Prather, M. G.
Date: 25 Apr 1864
Marriage Date: 23 Jul 1868
Name: Perry Heaton
Spouse: Lucinda M. Wright
Officiator: Jas. Reed, J. P.
Date: 08 Sep 1868
These seem to be the children of Thomas J. Wright and Lucinda Wright.
You mentioned that your Amanda Wright may have been married in Kentucky.The absence of Amanda from the Thomas J. Wright household in the 1850 and 1860 Census listings indicates that she was probably one of the older children.Since Thomas J. Wright and his family lived in Kentucky until at least 1842, a marriage for Amanda in Kentucky would then be probable.
A search of the 1840 Census for Kentucky for persons named Thomas J. Wright may indicate a Thomas Wright of the appropriate age and with the appropriate number of children.This would give you a county in Kentucky where your family resided and a likely place to search for the marriage record of your Amanda Wright.
Hope this is of some help to you.
Robert N. Grant
15 Campo Bello Court
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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