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Elijah Clay Wright 1845–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 October 1845

Birth Location: Orange County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 24 September 1926

Death Location: Orleans, Orange County, Indiana, USA

Father: William Wright

Mother: Nancy Keedy

Spouse(s): Nancy Wright

Children(s): Josephine Wright

In 1845, Elijah Clay Wright entered the world in Orange County, Indiana, USA, born to William E Wright And Nancy Keedy. In 1863, Elijah Clay Wright resided in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, United States. Elijah Clay Wright married Nancy Ellen Wright, and had children including Josephine Wright. Elijah Clay Wright passed away in 1926 in Orleans, Orange County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Elijah Clay Wright entered the world in Orange County, Indiana, USA, born to William E Wright And Nancy Keedy.
  • In 1863, Elijah Clay Wright resided in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, United States.
  • Elijah Clay Wright married Nancy Ellen Wright, and had children including Josephine Wright.
  • Elijah Clay Wright passed away in 1926 in Orleans, Orange County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Wright's Ancestors

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Elijah Wright
1845–1926
Birth Place: Orange County, Indiana, USA
Parents
William E Wright
1802–1870
Kentucky, USA
Nancy Keedy
1808–1862
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
JONATHAN WRIGHT
1772–1838
Virginia, USA
Sarah Reed
1777–1840
Kentucky
John (J) Keedy
1785–1864
Washington, Maryland, United States
Jane Whitely
1799–1880
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Wright
1752–1825
Rachel Sawyers
1756–1815
Robert Sr.
1764–1838
Elizabeth Kilgore
1778–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Wright's Descendants

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Elijah (Clay) Wright (12 October 1845–24 September 1926) m. Nancy (Ellen) Wright (10 February 1848–9 August 1928)
  1. 1. Josephine Wright 1890–1968 m. Peter (J.) Hurst 1886–1978
    1. 1. Alice Hurst 1919–2002 m. Ralph (Denzil) Goldman 1925–2003

Elijah Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1845
12 October 1845
Birth of Elijah Clay Wright in Orange County, Indiana, USA
Orange County, Indiana, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 18
Elijah Clay Wright resided here in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, United States
Orleans, Orange, Indiana, United States
1926
24 September 1926
Age 81
Death of Elijah Clay Wright in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1845
    Event Place: Orange County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1926
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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