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Benjamin F. WRIGHT

Benjamin F. WRIGHT

Male 1820 -

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  • Name Benjamin F. WRIGHT 
    Born May 1820  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1900  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I112000  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2017 

    Family Ruth LYONS,   b. Jan 1829,   d. 28 Sep 1901, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)  [3] 
    Married May 1848  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Marriage Bond 8 May 1848  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Tyler Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 26 1850:
      Franklin Right, 28, farmer; Ruth, 21; William, 1. All born in Virginia.
      NOTE: Nearby households included those headed by Jonathan Right (sic), age 60, and William Lyons, age 49.

      1860 Census, Tyler Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 7 1860:
      Benjamin Wright, 40, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $315; Ruth, 31; William, 11; Nancy, 9; Jonathan, 7; Sarah, 5; Jane, 3; Perry, 5 months; Thomas Gorby, 28, farm hand, value of real estate $100, value of personal estate $50. All born in Virginia.

      1870 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy Twp), enumerated on Jul 14 1870:
      Benjamin Wright, 51, farmer, value of real estate $1,500, value of personal estate $400, cannot write; Ruth, 42, cannot write; William, 21; Nancy, 19; Jonathan, 17; Sarah, 15; Jane, 12; Perry, 9; Mary, 7; Margaret, 5; Louisa, 2.
    Children 
    +1. William L. WRIGHT,   b. CA 1849
     2. Sarah J. WRIGHT,   b. 28 May 1855, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1937, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Documents
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    Family ID F47306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2136] 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV.

    2. [S2276] 1860 Census, Tyler County, (W)VA.

    3. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    4. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 87, by Jacob Yeater : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12016502&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12050115&Type=Marriage.