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Elijah Wright 1788–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1788

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Mar 1835

Death Location: Vallonia, Jackson County, Indiana, USA

Father: William Wright

Mother: Martha Morgan

Spouse(s): Margaret Holmes, Mary Dukes

Children(s): Martha Wright, Leonard Wright, Ludicia Wright, Claiborne Wright, Clarissa Wright, Minerva Wright, William Wright, Elijah Wright

Elijah Wright was born in 1788 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Wright And Martha Patsy Morgan. In 1812, Elijah Wright resided in Harrison County, IN. In 1820, Elijah Wright resided in Washington, Indiana, United States. Elijah Wright married Margaret Holmes, Mary Dukes, and had children including Claiborne Wright, Clarissa Wright, Elijah Wright, Leonard Jefferson Wright, Ludicia Wright, Martha Wright, Minerva Jane Wright, William Holmes Wright. Elijah Wright passed away in 1835 in Vallonia, Jackson County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Wright was born in 1788 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Wright And Martha Patsy Morgan.
  • In 1812, Elijah Wright resided in Harrison County, IN.
  • In 1820, Elijah Wright resided in Washington, Indiana, United States.
  • Elijah Wright married Margaret Holmes, Mary Dukes, and had children including Claiborne Wright, Clarissa Wright, Elijah Wright, Leonard Jefferson Wright, Ludicia Wright, Martha Wright, Minerva Jane Wright, William Holmes Wright.
  • Elijah Wright passed away in 1835 in Vallonia, Jackson County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wright
1761–1840
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Martha Morgan
1768–1834
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Holmes
1786–1831
Birth Location: , Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Dukes
1801–1863
Birth Location: Indiana
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Children(s)

Martha Wright
1830–1833
Birth Location: , , Indiana, USA
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Leonard Wright
1824–1895
Birth Location: Washington Co, Indiana
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Ludicia Wright
1821–1888
Birth Location: Salem, Washington, Indiana, United States
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Claiborne Wright
1819–1896
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Clarissa Wright
1817–1885
Birth Location: Washington Co, Indiana
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Minerva Wright
1827–1890
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, United States
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William Wright
1815–1856
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Elijah Wright
1835–1886
Birth Location: Jackson, Jackson, Indiana, United States
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Elijah Wright's Ancestors

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Elijah Wright
1788–1835
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Wright
1761–1840
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Martha (Patsy) Morgan
1768–1834
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Richard Wright
1726–1784
Prince William, Virginia,British America
Ann Nancy
1732–1798
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
James Morgan
1731–1791
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Molly) Davis
1738–1805
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Philbert Wright
1695–1738
Esther Becraft
1695–1738
John Morgan
1695–1731
Patience Parminter
1700–1732
Cornelius Davis
1693–1779
Mehitable Bartlett
1701–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Becraft
1657–1716
Rebecka Cansfield
1680–1717
John Morgan
1669–1744
Sarah Jones
1672–1686
Cornelius Davis
1653–1731
Sarah Hilton
1641–1696
Christopher Bartlett
1665–1711
Deborah Weed
1659–1726

Elijah Wright's Descendants

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Elijah Wright (11 Jan 1788–6 Mar 1835) m. Margaret Holmes (23 January 1786–25 May 1831) m. Mary Dukes (11 Dec 1801–20 Apr 1863)
  1. 1. Martha Wright 1830–1833
  2. 2. Leonard (Jefferson) Wright 1824–1895 m. Catherine Thompson 1828–1910
    1. 1. Christian Wright 1856–1900
    2. 2. Leroy Wright 1858–1940
  3. 3. Ludicia Wright 1821–1888 m. Paschael (G) Leonard 1817–1888
    1. 1. Celestus (M.) Leonard 1843–1913
    2. 2. Homes (Wright) Leonard 1851–1922 m. Mary (Catherine) White 1852–1940
      1. 1. William (B.) Leonard 1873–
      2. 2. Hettie (Anne) Leonard 1874–1959
      3. 3. LeRoy Leonard 1876–
      4. 4. Charles (Melvon) Leonard 1879–
      5. 5. Minnie (Inez) Leonard 1880–1952
    3. 3. Thompson (Omri) Leonard 1857–1889
    4. 4. Talitha Leonard 1846–1882
    5. 5. Louisa (B.) Leonard 1862–1886 m. George (W) Briggs 1854–1934
      1. 1. Loretta Briggs 1885–1971
      2. 2. Arvilla (May) Briggs 1881–1942
      3. 3. Rosella Briggs 1883–1884
    6. 6. Ira (Lafayette) Leonard 1858–
  4. 4. Claiborne Wright 1819–1896 m. Charlotte Clayton 1825–1904 m. Eleanor Thompson 1818–1841
    1. 1. Alice (A) Wright 1860–
    2. 2. John (F.) Wright 1862–1918
    3. 3. Frank (J.) Wright 1866–1959
    4. 4. Catherine (Margaret) Wright 1840–1901 m. James (A.) Donaldson 1839–1890
      1. 1. William (T) Donaldson 1867–1946
      2. 2. Edward (Clairborne) Donaldson 1868–1963
      3. 3. Elmer Donaldson 1870–1909
      4. 4. Ora (Ethel) Donaldson 1874–1954
      5. 5. Charles (Clyde) Donaldson 1878–1966
      6. 6. James (Elmer) Donaldson 1870–1909
    5. 5. William (Thompson) Wright 1841–1866 m. Mary (Ann) Craver 1845–1908
      1. 1. Wright 1863–1863
    6. 6. Ellen (Jane) Wright 1844–1919
    7. 7. Rezin (C) Wright 1847–1922
    8. 8. Erastus (C) Wright 1849–1904
    9. 9. Adaline (Charlotte) Wright 1851–1938
    10. 10. Flora (E) Wright 1854–1938
    11. 11. Jonas (Burkey) Wright 1856–1933
  5. 5. Clarissa Wright 1817–1885 m. Daniel (Wilson) Bower 1818–
    1. 1. William (H.) Bower 1854–
    2. 2. Addie (M.) Bower 1860–
  6. 6. Minerva (Jane) Wright 1827–1890 m. Oliver (Harrison) Borden 1821–1906
    1. 1. Mary (A.) Borden 1847–1894
    2. 2. Harrison (W.) Borden 1848– m. Elizabeth 1856–
      1. 1. John (C.) Borden 1874–
      2. 2. William (O.) Borden 1876–
      3. 3. Lulu (F.) Borden 1878–
    3. 3. Philina (J.) Borden 1850–1851
    4. 4. Jefferson (Scott) Borden 1852–1928 m. Mittie (M) Moore 1861–1934 m. Paulina Bush 1855–1944
      1. 1. Albert (Clarence) Borden 1882–1955 m. Jean (O.) Young 1889–1960
        1. 1. Margaret (Maybelle) Borden 1914–2005
      2. 2. Clara (T) Borden 1886–
        1. 1. Everett (Scott) Walsh 1906–
      3. 3. Olive (M) Borden 1889–
      4. 4. Florence (Dawn R.) Borden 1898–
      5. 5. Jefferson (M.) Borden 1872–1900
      6. 6. Mary (Jane) Borden 1872–1950 m. John (B) Shoemaker 1868–
        1. 1. Lester (L) Shoemaker 1893–
        2. 2. I (Ollie) Shoemaker 1895–
        3. 3. Ruby (M) Shoemaker 1898–
      7. 7. Frank (B) Borden 1884–
    5. 5. Ellen (Jane) Borden 1856–
    6. 6. William (Webster) Borden 1858–1924 m. Minnie (Lillian) Kelly 1860–1919
      1. 1. Charles (Garfield) Borden 1881–1954
      2. 2. Carroll (Elmer) Borden 1884–1950
      3. 3. Bertha (E) Borden 1886–1949
      4. 4. William (E) Borden 1888–1942
      5. 5. Edwin (Raymond) Borden 1890–1961
      6. 6. Genevieve (Lillian) Borden 1894–1940
      7. 7. Forrest (Vivian) Borden 1895–1970
      8. 8. Elizabeth (E) Borden 1898–1976
      9. 9. Marian (Hazel) Borden 1901–1988
      10. 10. Laurance (Willis) Borden 1903–1974
  7. 7. William (Holmes) Wright 1815–1856 m. Julia (Ann) Empson 1814–1855
    1. 1. Mary (K) Wright 1848–1892 m. John (M.) Hollis 1843–1931
      1. 1. Emma (A.) Hollis 1868–
      2. 2. Mary (E.) Hollis 1870–
      3. 3. Laura (O.) Hollis 1872–
      4. 4. Charley (M.) Hollis 1876–
      5. 5. James (E.) Hollis 1879–
      6. 6. Marion (Emerson) Hollis 1884–1962
      7. 7. Angie (Belle Hollis) White 1881–
    2. 2. John (F.) Wright 1850–1864
    3. 3. Salmon (Holmes) Wright 1839–1915 m. Altazara Johnson 1837–1899
      1. 1. William (Sherman) Wright 1866–1939
      2. 2. Levi Wright 1872–1895
      3. 3. Matilda Wright –1864
      4. 4. Elizabeth Wright –1864
    4. 4. Uziel Wright 1850–1856
    5. 5. Paulina Wright 1850–1856
    6. 6. Robert (L) Wright 1845–1848
    7. 7. William (Sherman) Wright 1842–1853
    8. 8. Elizabeth Wright 1837–1917 m. Henry (Augustus) Hotchkiss 1827–1902
      1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Hotchkiss 1865–1965 m. Lloyd (E.) Johnson 1863–1900 m. William (A) Stanley 1854–
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Johnson 1891–
        2. 2. Cliffford (A.) Johnson 1893–1901
      2. 2. Esther (Elizabeth) Hotchkiss 1871–1941
      3. 3. Wesley (H.) Hotchkiss 1873–1897
      4. 4. Salmon (Mathias) Hotchkiss 1872–1963
      5. 5. George Porter 1870–1902
      6. 6. William Hotchkiss 1866–1871
      7. 7. Walker Hotchkiss 1868–1880
    9. 9. John (Empson) Wright 1836–1836
    10. 10. Susan (Emma) Wright 1846–1906 m. Henry Defrees 1846–1917
      1. 1. Charles Defrees 1867– m. Rebecca Black 1861–
      2. 2. Guy (Lester) Defrees 1886–1908 m. Nellie (Lousia) McCain 1887–1973
        1. 1. Roy (Lester) Defrees 1906–1989 m. Mildred (Margaret Reynolds) Harness 1911–1997
      3. 3. Cordelia (Grace) Defrees 1884–1969 m. Mitchell (Goodell) Hutchins 1886–1964
      4. 4. Dora (Ann) Defrees 1881–1978 m. Stephen (Edward) Griffin 1876–1953
        1. 1. Earl (E) Griffin 1902–1984 m. Gladys (M) Swick 1905–1978
      5. 5. Arthur Defrees 1879–1954 m. Mary (Lillian) Thalmann 1885–1980
      6. 6. George (Washington) Defrees 1878–1929 m. Anna (Myrtle) Harbert 1878–1907 m. Nellie (Lousia) McCain 1887–1973
        1. 1. Mildred (Opal) Defrees 1904–1904
        2. 2. Delbert (Eugene) Defrees 1925–1925
        3. 3. Naomi (Alberta) Defrees 1912–1992 m. Anthony Keotok 1908–1972
        4. 4. Gladys (Odessa) Defrees 1906–1993 m. Henry (Lee) Litterly 1907–1999
        5. 5. Orville (Harbert) Defrees 1902–1986 m. Hazel (Bernice) Moore 1899–1985
      7. 7. Francis (Marion) Defrees 1875–1964 m. Agnes Caron 1896–1998 m. Mary (G.) Zender 1882–1912
        1. 1. Norbert (Aloysius) Defrees 1908–1990 m. Eileen (Alice) Greer 1910–1971
        2. 2. Helen (Jeanette) Defrees 1917–2014 m. Donald (Francis) Edwards 1920–2012
        3. 3. Yvonne (Celania) Defrees 1920–2010
        4. 4. Margaret (Susan) DeFrees 1923–2001
        5. 5. Harlan (E) Defrees 1905–1928
        6. 6. Ervin (Frances) DeFrees 1907–1922
        7. 7. Marion (Emma) DeFrees 1923–2008
      8. 8. Reason (Erustus) Defrees 1874–1878
      9. 9. Zonia (Victory) Defrees 1871–1902 m. William Fogerty 1867–1920
        1. 1. Frederick (Henry) Gogerty 1891–1982 m. Zella (Ruth) Dyer 1894–1956
        2. 2. Alice (F) Gogerty 1893–
        3. 3. Mary (Grace) Gogerty 1894–1976 m. Forest (Kinzy) Dyer 1891–1944 m. Charles (William) Dazey 1901–1970
        4. 4. George (H) Gogerty 1897–
        5. 5. Robert (L) Gogerty 1899–1981
        6. 6. John (T) Gogerty 1895–1986 m. Twila (Lillian) Corrick 1899–1970
      10. 10. Rosena Defrees 1870–1883
      11. 11. Ricely (Claiborn) Defrees 1869–1938 m. Zetta Royer 1878– m. Anna Worick 1864–
      12. 12. William (Jefferson) Defrees 1868–1868
      13. 13. John (Henry) Defrees 1888–1961 m. Bertha (Jane) Bleeks 1884–1968
        1. 1. John (Henry DeFrees) Jr. 1926–1975 m. Shirley (Ann) Thiel 1927–2005
        2. 2. Defrees 1915–1915
        3. 3. Kenneth Defrees 1918–1985
        4. 4. Marion (Louise) Defrees 1912–1984 m. Earl (Miller) Ulbrich 1911–1985
  8. 8. Elijah Wright 1835–1886 m. Elizabeth (W) Speaks 1844–1912
    1. 1. Arminta (Estella) Wright 1862–1913 m. James HOBBS 1892–
    2. 2. Levi (James) Wright 1863–1943 m. Estella Newkirk 1873–1973
      1. 1. Gladys (Jane) Wright 1894–1995
      2. 2. Anna Wright 1895–
      3. 3. Lambert (E) Wright 1897–1924
      4. 4. Emmett (G) Wright 1898–
      5. 5. Grace Wright 1901–
      6. 6. Minta Wright 1902–1946
      7. 7. Evert Wright 1903–
      8. 8. Ellsworth Wright 1906–
      9. 9. Eva (Lou) Wright 1908–
      10. 10. Kathaline Wright 1913–
      11. 11. Wright 1899–1899
      12. 12. Clyde (Menlo) Wright 1905–1906
    3. 3. Grant (S) Wright 1865–1945 m. Laura B 1871–
      1. 1. Fred (W) Wright 1891–
      2. 2. Lloyd (C) Wright 1896–
    4. 4. Emmet Wright 1871–
    5. 5. Annie Wright 1874–

Elijah Wright's Timeline

7 Records

1788
11 Jan 1788
Birth of Elijah Wright in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1812
1812
Age 24
Elijah Wright resided here in Harrison County, IN
Harrison County, IN
1820
1820
Age 32
Elijah Wright resided here in Washington, Indiana, United States
Washington, Indiana, United States
1830
1830
Age 42
Elijah Wright resided here in Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, United States
Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, United States
1835
5 Mar 1835
Age 47
Death of Elijah Wright in Washington, Indiana, United States
Washington, Indiana, United States
1835
5 Mar 1835
Age 47
Death of Elijah Wright in Davis, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Davis, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1835
6 Mar 1835
Age 47
Burial of Elijah Wright in Vallonia, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
Vallonia, Jackson County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1788
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1788; Birth city: Rowan CO; Birth state: NC.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Indiana, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Harrison County, IN
    Record Source: Indiana Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Washington, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: , Washington, Indiana; Roll: M33_14; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Washington, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1788; Birth city: Rowan CO; Birth state: NC.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Davis, Fountain, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Vallonia, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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