Edward W. Wright

1849 - 1914  (65 years)

• Name	Edward W. Wright  [1]
  Birth	11 Oct 1849	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census with parents	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as Edward W. Wright, age 8/12 in the HH#5 headed by John Wright, a 34 year old farmer.
  Reported death	4 Jul 1887	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that Edw. Wright reported the death of his father John E. Wright, who died of old age at the age of 72 years.
  Record ID	36595
  Death	27 Oct 1914  [2]
  Burial	Liberty Cemetery, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Henry Wright, II,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Louisa West,   b. Abt 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Edward W. Wright,   b. 11 Oct 1849, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Oct 1914  (Age 65 years) ╚═ Virginia 'Gennet' Mears,  m. 16 Dec 1875 > 2. Mary A. Wright,   b. Abt 1855, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Feb 1886, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 31 years) ╚═ Capt. Southey R. Webb, Jr.,  m. 7 Jun 1882 > 3. George W. Wright,   b. Abt 1856, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Feb 1929, Rue, Metompkin District, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 73 years) ╚═ Malinda Wright,  m. 17 Jun 1883 ;   Lovey Onley,  m. 21 Nov 1914 > 4. Anna Wright,   b. 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Sep 1940, Alms House, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years) ╚═ Rev. John E. Bundick,  m. 10 May 1896 ;   Samuel S. Marshall,  m. 11 Feb 1900 > 5. Maggie Susan Wright,   b. Abt 1860, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1889, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 29 years) ╚═ Alfred J. Gibbons,  m. 30 Dec 1888 > 6. Elizabeth J. 'Bettie' Wright,   b. Abt 1862, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Alfred J. Gibbons,  m. 27 Apr 1890 > 7. James T. Wright,   b. Abt 1866, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Tabitha Justice,  m. 18 Dec 1892
  Person ID	I36595	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	23 May 2003

  
  

  Father	John E. Wright,   b. Abt 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Jul 1887, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Louisa West,   b. Abt 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1848
  Family ID	F9245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virginia 'Gennet' Mears,   b. Abt 1860, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	16 Dec 1875	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as Edward Wright, a 24 year old carpenter, the son of John & Luisa Wright and she was shown as Gennet Mears, age 15, the daughter of Edw'd & Nancy Mears. They were married by C.V. Waugh.
  Children	1. Bertha L. Wright,   b. Abt 1878, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ William S. Bull  m. 10 Jan 1894   2. John Thomas Wright,   b. 1886, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1944 (Age 58 years) ╚═ Bessie C. (--?--)  (Age 41 years)  m. Abt 1910   3. James E. Wright,   b. 1892, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1968 (Age 76 years) ╚═ Lillie M. (--?--)  (Age 90 years)  m. Abt 1910
  Family ID	F14339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Oct 1849 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 16 Dec 1875 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Liberty Cemetery, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551.