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Absalom Wright 1810–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1810

Birth Location: VA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1880

Death Location: Church, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States

Father: Nathaniel Wright

Mother: ELEANOR LITTLE

Spouse(s): Christina Right

Children(s): Henry Wright

Absalom Wright was born in 1810 in VA, the child of Nathaniel Nathan Wright And Eleanor Ellen Little. Absalom Wright married Christina Right, and had children including Henry Wright. Absalom Wright passed away in 1880 in Church, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Absalom Wright was born in 1810 in VA, the child of Nathaniel Nathan Wright And Eleanor Ellen Little.
  • Absalom Wright married Christina Right, and had children including Henry Wright.
  • Absalom Wright passed away in 1880 in Church, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Wright
1765–1846
Birth Location: Maryland
NW
ELEANOR LITTLE
1768–1885
Birth Location: VIRGINIA.USA
EL

Spouses(s)

Christina Right
1801–1894
Birth Location: Virginia
CR

Children(s)

Henry Wright
1836–1914
Birth Location: Tyler Co., (now Wetzel Co., WV), Virginia, USA
HW

Absalom Wright's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Wright
1810–1880
Birth Place: VA
Parents
Nathaniel Nathan Wright
1765–1846
Maryland
ELEANOR ("Ellen") LITTLE
1768–1885
VIRGINIA.USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) WRIGHT
1738–1828
Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Francis MITCHELL
1743–1791
Plymouth, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Wright
1685–1766
Mary Cole
1689–
Robert Mitchell
1714–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Soule
1659–1693
John Mitchell
1671–1771

Absalom Wright's Descendants

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Absalom Wright (abt 1810–15 Apr 1880) m. Christina Right (abt 1801–28 Feb 1894)
  1. 1. Henry Wright 1836–1914 m. Rachel (Ann) Merriner 1838–1900
    1. 1. Ester (Caroline) Wright 1871–1956 m. Geo (A) Henwood 1868–1936
      1. 1. Harold Henwood 1902–1974 m. Rosa (Janet) Smith 1917–2003 m. Hilda (A) Henwood 1904–1979 m. Martha (Ada) Lamott 1907–1938
        1. 1. James (George) Henwood 1935–2006
        2. 2. Richard (Harold) Henwood 1927–1986 m. June (E) Church 1933–
        3. 3. Anna (Louise) Henwood 1928–2012 m. Austin (Harold) Edmondson 1926–1981
      2. 2. Marshall (W) Henwood 1910–1999 m. Adah (Lucille) Henwood 1914–1990
      3. 3. Wayne (Wright) Henwood 1898–1973 m. Ruth (D) Plankenhorn 1904–1982
        1. 1. Alan (Curtis) Henwood 1937–1997 m. Joyce (E.) Kileen 1933–2019
      4. 4. Lillian (Hortence Henwood) Kellam 1894–1978
        1. 1. Donald (Eugene) Kellam 1928–1928
        2. 2. Ester (M) Kellam 1917–1973
        3. 3. Horace (Gerald) Kellam 1919–2004
      5. 5. Violet (June) Henwood 1896–1991 m. Perry (Morton) Stoops 1895–1960
        1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Stoops 1926–2013
        2. 2. Verda (Lucille) Stoops 1922–1923
      6. 6. Meyer Henwood 1899–
      7. 7. Zella (H.) Henwood 1900–1906
    2. 2. Ellen Right 1868–
    3. 3. Sylvester Right 1876–
    4. 4. Noah Right 1860–
    5. 5. Perry Right 1863–

Absalom Wright's Timeline

9 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Absalom Wright in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1810
abt 1810
Birth of Absalom Wright in VA
VA
1810
abt 1810
Birth of Absalom Wright in VA
VA
1810
abt 1810
Birth of Absalom Wright in VA
VA
1827
1827
Age 17
Absalom Wright was married in Virginia
Virginia
1827
1827
Age 17
Absalom Wright was married
None
1860
1860
Age 50
Absalom Wright resided here in Milo P.o., Wetzel, West Virginia
Milo P.o., Wetzel, West Virginia
1880
15 Apr 1880
Age 70
Death of Absalom Wright in Church, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States
Church, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States
1880
19 May 1880
Age 70
Absalom Wright - Probate in Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
Wetzel, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1810
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1810
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1810
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1827

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Milo P.o., Wetzel, West Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Church, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
    [2] West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 19 May 1880
    Event Place: Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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