George H. Wright

1848 - 1921  (72 years)

• Name	George H. Wright  [1]
  Birth	24 Dec 1848	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	The Wrights of New Church came from this George H. Wright.
  Census with parents	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as George Wright, age 12 in HH#676 headed by Jas. Wright, a 39 year old sailor.
  Census with parents	1870	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as George Wright, a 21 year old farm laborer in HH#MT208 headed by James Wright, a 49 year old farmer.
  Record ID	46242
  Death	17 Nov 1921  [2]
  Burial	Wright Family Cemetery, Mappsville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Mack Williams Wright,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1786  (Age 78 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Priscilla Fitchett,   b. Abt 1795   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	6 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. George H. Wright,   b. 24 Dec 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Nov 1921  (Age 72 years) ╚═ Hester 'Ester' Thornton,  m. 18 Dec 1878   2. Isaac James Wright,   b. 13 May 1853, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Mar 1907  (Age 53 years)   3. Cora 'Bettie' Wright,   b. Abt 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Douglas B. Wright,   b. 31 May 1861, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Sep 1926, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA  (Age 65 years) ╚═ Eliza Maria Barnes + 5. John B. Wright,   b. 10 Jun 1864, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Aug 1933  (Age 69 years) ╚═ Catharine Somers,  m. 17 May 1891 > 6. Arthur Watson Wright,   b. 17 Nov 1867, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Jan 1956  (Age 88 years) ╚═ Susie Somers,  m. 23 Dec 1893 > 7. Edward Wright,   b. 27 Sep 1871, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Apr 1945  (Age 73 years) ╚═ Vianna Somers,  m. 22 Sep 1895   8. Wm. T.L. Wright,   b. 24 May 1874, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 28 May 1913  (Age 39 years)
  Person ID	I46242	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	31 May 2003

  
  

  Father	James B. Wright, Jr.,   b. 12 Sep 1824, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Mar 1891, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ann Hope,   b. 26 Aug 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Feb 1904 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1846	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  	James B. Wright and Margaret A. Hope were issued a marriage license in Worc Co, MD on 3 Mar 1846. He was shown only as James B. Wright and she as Margaret A. Hope when they were married in Acc Co on 9 Mar 1846.
  Family ID	F14361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hester 'Ester' Thornton,   b. 1863, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1936 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1878	Conquest Chapel Church, Hallwood, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	He was shown as George H. Wright, a 30 year old sailor, the son of Jas. B. & Margaret Wright and she was shown as Hester Thornton, age 16, the daughter of Wm. & Emeline Thornton. They were married by J.W. Hundley.
  Children	+ 1. George Harry Wright,   b. 7 Jan 1882, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA d. 25 May 1958, New Church, Accomack, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years) ╚═ Viola E. Chesser  (Age 86 years)  m. 12 Nov 1905   2. Elizabeth Wright,   b. 1883, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. William M. Wright,   b. 8 Sep 1885, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Feb 1969 (Age 83 years) + 4. Charlie H. Wright,   b. 7 Oct 1889, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Oct 1961 (Age 72 years) ╚═ Gladys Townsend  m. 8 Aug 1923 + 5. Elijah C. 'Lighty' Wright,   b. 1892, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1962 (Age 70 years) ╚═ Rosey (--?--)  (Age 78 years)  m. 1920 + 6. Cora E. Wright,   b. 1893, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1991 (Age 98 years) ╚═ Mody G. Davis  (Age 70 years)  m. 1915   7. Emma E. Wright,   b. 1895, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1979 (Age 84 years) ╚═ George E.P. Ward  (Age 94 years)  m. Abt 1915   8. Henrietta Wright,   b. 1898, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Pusey  m. Abt 1920   9. Gordy Wright,   b. 1900, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1958 (Age 58 years)   10. Della M. Wright,   b. 1902, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1990 (Age 88 years) ╚═ Otis B. Green  (Age 37 years)  m. Abt 1920   11. Leonard L. Wright,   b. 1905, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1981 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F14363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Dec 1848 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Wright Family Cemetery, Mappsville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551.