Re: Nelson Wright abt 1895 Indiana
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Nelson Wright abt 1895 Indiana
James Presley 2/24/12
James,
The records I found make it pretty unlikely that Nelson Wright was related to the Wright brothers of aviation fame.
The 1920 Census for Union County, Indiana, listed only one Nelson Wright, age 29 and born in VA, with wife Alta, 26, and daughter Juanita.
The 1910 Census for Wayne County, Indiana, (right next door to Union County) listed Nelson Wright, age 19 and born in VA, in the John A. Wright and Eliza Wright household.John was age 52, born in VA, and married once.
The 1900 Census for Union County, Indiana, listed Nelson Wright, born Oct 1891 in VA, in the John and Eliza Wright household.John was born Feb 1861 in VA.John and Eliza were married 11 years with two children.The second child was Nora, born in March 1893 in VA.
FamilySearch at Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 listed the marriage of John A. Wright and Eliza A. Shelley on Dec 28, 1888, in Washington County, VA, and listed John A. Wright's parents as R. A. Wright and Rebecca Wright and his birth in 1861 in Scott County, VA:
Groom's Name: John A. Wright
Groom's Birth Date: 1861
Groom's Birthplace: Scott Co., Va.
Groom's Age: 27
Bride's Name: Eliza A. Shelley
Bride's Birth Date: 1870
Bride's Birthplace: Scott Co., Va.
Bride's Age: 18
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1888
Marriage Place: Washington, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: R. A. Wright
Groom's Mother's Name: Rebecca Wright
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name: Susan Shelley
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00683-1
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 34389
Reference Number: Page 520
The 1880 Census for Washington County, VA, listed John A. Wright, age 21 and born in VA, in the Richard A. Wright and Rebecca Wright household.Richard A. Wright was age 52 and born in VA and the oldest child in the household was Mary, age 28, indicating a marriage for her parents before about 1852.
The 1870 Census for Washington County, VA, listed John Wright, age 12 and born in VA, in the Richard Wright and Rebecca Wright household.Richard Wright was age 40 and born in VA and Rebecca was age 37 and born in VA.The oldest child listed was Melvina, age 19, indicating a marriage for her parents before about 1850.
The 1860 Census for Scott County, VA, listed Richard A. Write, age 30 and born in VA, and wife Rebecca, age 25 and born in VA, with children Melvina, age 9, Mary, age 6, Joel B., age 3, and John, age 1, all born in VA.
The 1850 Census for Washington County, VA, and for Scott County, VA, listed no Richard Wright, but the Washington County, VA, Census did list the John and Ruth Wright household with a Robert Wright, age 20, and Rebecca Wright, age 19.I suspect, but cannot yet document, that this was a mislisting of Richard as Robert and reflects the marriage of Richard and Rebecca and their living in his parents' household prior to having their first child.
This line of ancestors for Nelson Wright would seem to preclude any connection to the Wright brothers, who have a substantially different line of ancestors coming from the northern and eastern parts of the country and not from Virginia.
Hope this is of help in your research.
Robert N. Grant
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Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Re: Nelson Wright abt 1895 Indiana
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