George W. Wright

Abt 1856 - 1929  (73 years)

• Name	George W. Wright  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1856	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1910	Near Public Landing on Sea Side, Metompkin District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	The HH was headed by George W. Wright, a 57-year-old Wood Cutter. Listed with him was Lovey Wright, a 39-year-old Housekeeper.
  Record ID	46157
  Death	6 Feb 1929	Rue, Metompkin District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	He was shown as George Wright, who died 6 Feb 1929, age 75, the widowed husband of Lovie Wright. His occupation was cutting timber. He was born in Accomack Co, Va., the son of John Wright & Louisa West. The information was given by Glen Figgs of Parksley, Va. He was buried in the Family Cemetery at Rue on 7 Feb 1929.
  Burial	Family Cemetery at Rue, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  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	I46157	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2023

  
  

  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 1	Malinda Wright,   b. Abt 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jan 1905 (Age 69 years)  Other Partners: ╚═John Justice,   b. Oct 1829, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Apr 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 40 years)  m. 30 Aug 1854
  Marriage	17 Jun 1883	Foxville, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as George Wright, a 30 year old farmer, the son of John & Louisa Wright and she was shown as Melinda Justice, age 43 and widowed, the daughter of Henry & Catharine Wright. They were married by J.E. Bundick.
  Family ID	F14322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Lovey Onley,   b. 13 Oct 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Nathan Davis,   b. 30 Mar 1848, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 Jul 1921, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age 73 years)  m. 12 Feb 1889
  Marriage	21 Nov 1914	Woodbury, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	He was shown as George W. Wright, age 60 and widowed, the son of John Wright & Louisa Wright and she was shown as Lovey Norman, age 44, the daughter of William Onley & Triphania Onley.
  Divorce	21 Nov 1919	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	They were shown as George W. Wright, a resident of Accomack Co, Va., age not shown and Lovey Norman Wright, a resident of Cape Charles, Va., age 44. They were married 21 Nov 1914 at Woodberry, Accomack Co, Va. and divorced 21 Nov 1919. Cause was Cruelty and desertion.
  Family ID	F47390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1856 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Divorce - 21 Nov 1919 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1910 Federal Census, Accomack Co, Virginia, 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/450777545:9278 (George Wright Death Certificate), 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1739340:60214 (George W. Wright m. Lovey Norman), 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1728512:9280 (Divorce of George W. Wright & Lovey Norman Wright), 802.