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Amaziah B. WRIGHT

Amaziah B. WRIGHT

Male 1850 - 1865  (14 years)

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  • Name Amaziah B. WRIGHT 
    Born 30 Nov 1850  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 2 Jan 1865  [2] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I99377  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2015 

    Father Joshua WRIGHT, Jr.,   b. CA 1825 
    Mother Hannah MEEK,   b. CA 1823 
    Married May 1843  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Marriage Bond 18 May 1943  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 1 1850:
      Joshua Wright, 25, farmer; Hannah, 27; Sylvester, 6; Julyann, 4; Albert, 1.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 24 1860:
      J. Wright, 36, ordinary keeper, value of personal estate $100; Hanna L, 36; Sylvester, 16; J A (female), 15; Albert, 12; Amaziah, 10; L (male), 20.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Aug 9 1870:
      Sylvester Wright, 26, blacksmith; Mary J, 19; Hannah, 47; Martha J, 7.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Simpson District), enumerated on 3/4 Jun 1880:
      Sylvester Wright, 36, blacksmith; wife Mary Jane, 28; dau Flora, 9; dau Annie, 5; dau Lee Ottie, 3; son James, 2 months; mother Hannah, 55; sister Martha, 17; boarder James Collins, 56, widowed, blacksmith; boarder William Landrum, 65, widowed, wagon maker.
    Documents
    57696_JoshuaWrightJr_HannahMeek_MarriageBond_HarrisonCoWVa_18May1843.jpg    		57696_JoshuaWrightJr_HannahMeek_MarriageBond_HarrisonCoWVa_18May1843.jpg
    Family ID F23869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    99377_WRIGHT_AmaziahB_1850-1865_BlockhouseHillCem--OldSDB_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg    		99377_WRIGHT_AmaziahB_1850-1865_BlockhouseHillCem--OldSDB_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.
      Age at death shown on headstone as 14y 1m 2d, with death date Jan 2 1865. Computerized calculators to determine birth date based on age at death consistently convert this combination to a birth date of Nov 31 1850, which is not possible.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR Bk 6, p 474 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=258316&Type=Marriage.