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- 1850 Census, Tyler Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 11 1850:
Daniel Right, 38, laborer; Prudence, 34, cannot read/write; Nancy, 13, attended school within the year; Jonathan, 11, attended school; John, 9; Malinda, 7; Jane, 5; William, 3; Silas, 1. All born in Virginia.
1860 Census, Tyler Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 7 1860:
Daniel Wright, 47, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $241; Prudence, 43, cannot read/write; Jonathan, 21, farm hand; John, 19, farm hand; Melinda, 17; Martha J, 14, attended school within the year; William S, 12, attended school; Silas, 10, attended school; Thomas J, 8; Sarah A, 7; Isaac, 5; Benoni S, 3.
NOTE: The next enumerated households were those of Jonathan Wright, age 72, on one side, and Benjamin Wright, 40, on the other side.
1870 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy District), enumerated on Jul 11 1870:
Daniel Wright, 57, farmer, value of real estate $1,000, value of personal estate $500, cannot write; Prudence, 54; William, 22; Silas, 21; Malinda, 26; Martha, 24; Thomas, 17; Isaac, 16; Benonia, 14.
1880 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy District), enumerated on Jun 25 1880:
Pruda Wright, 63, widowed, cannot read/write; dau Martha Wright, 33, single, cannot read/write; son-in-law I. P. Ferrell, 21, farmer, cannot read/write; dau Malinda Ferrell, 36, cannot read/write; grandson William L. M. Ferrell, 9.
1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:
Prudence Wright, 88, b. Jan 1812, farmer, widowed, mother of 11 children (6 still living); dau Malinda, 56, b. Jan 1844, single; dau Martha J, 54, b. Mar 1846, single; bro (sic) William S, 52, b. Jul 1848, widowed, farm laborer; step-granddau Alie, 6, b. Jun 1893.
NOTE: Alie's relationship to Prudence should probably have been entered as great-granddaughter. Ala V. Wright was a daughter of Marcus William Wright (1972-1899) and Ruth M. Allen.
1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 16 1910:
Head of household Martha J. Wright, 66, single, farmer; sister Malinda Wright, 69, divorced, mother of 1 child (not living); brother William S. Wright, 64, widowed, farm laborer on home farm; grand-niece Aley V. Wright, 16.
1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Feb 5 1920:
Head of household William S. Wright, 81, widowed, farmer; sister Martha J. Wright, 83, single; sister Malinda Wright, 84, divorced.
1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 12 1930 at Raygans Run:
Head of household William Wright, 85, married (corrected from widowd); wife (sic) Malinda, 87, married (corrected from widowed).
NOTE: The changes to the marital status entries were presumably made after the fact to conform to the erroneous relationship entered for Malinda. William and Malinda were siblings, not spouses. [4]
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