Elijah Wright
1805 - Aft 1880 (> 76 years)
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Name Elijah Wright Birth 1804/1805 NC 
Gender Male _UID E232898DD2DAD4118AC444455354000039B1 Death Aft 1880 Henderson Co, NC Person ID I71792 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 28 May 2010
Father Wright Family ID F19307 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Penelope Pulham, b. 1813/1814, NC d. 1870/1880, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 66 years) Marriage Bef 1830 Rutherford Co, NC Children 1. Elizabeth Wright, b. 1831/1832, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 39 years)2. Mary Wright, b. 1833/1834, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1850, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 17 years)3. Nancy Wright, b. 1835/1836, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 25 years)4. Milly Wright, b. 1839/1840, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1850, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 11 years)5. Sarah Wright, b. 1841/1842, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 19 years)6. Matilda Wright, b. 1843/1844, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Henderson Co, NC (Age > 37 years)7. James Blythe Wright, b. 12 Apr 1846, McDowell Co, NC d. 25 Feb 1929, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 82 years)8. Thomas Stradley Wright, b. 1847/1848, McDowell Co, NC d. 7 Jul 1915, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 67 years)9. Nelly Wright, b. 1853/1854, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 17 years)10. Mary Wright, b. 1854/1855, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 6 years)11. Susan Wright, b. 1857/1858, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 3 years)12. Jane Wright, b. 1863/1864, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 7 years)13. Alice Wright, b. 1866/1867, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 4 years)Family ID F21812 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Jan 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:Some list as child of Isaac & Chaney Wright, what proof? He may be a brother of Robert Wright (c1800) who was next door in 1850;
!CENSUS:1810;
!CENSUS:1820;
!CENSUS:1830 Rutherford Co, NC pg 533 Elijah Right age 20-29 (1800/10)
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!CENSUS:1840 Rutherford Co., NC pg 325 Elish Wright age 30-39 (1800/10)
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!CENSUS:1850 McDowell Co, NC PHF 278B/279-339-339
Elijah Wright 45 M Farmer 150 N Ca
Nelly 36 F “
Elizabeth 18 F “
Mary 16 F “
Nancey 14 F “
Sarah 8 F “
Milley 10 F “
Matilda 6 F “
James B. 4 M NC
Thomas S. 2 M “
- Next to Robert Wright;
!CENSUS:1860 Buncombe Co., NC PHF 251B/252-80-80 Fairview PO
Elijah Right 51 M Farmer 25 N Carolina
Penelope 40 F Domestic do
Elizabeth 24 F do do
Nancy 20 F do do
Sarah 18 F do do
Matilda Right 16 F Domestic N Carolina
Bly 14 M do
Stradly 11 M do
Nelly 6 F do
Mary 5 F do
Susan 2 F do
!CENSUS:1870 Buncombe Co., NC PHF 167B-98-99 Fair View Township No 7 Asheville PO
Elijah Right 55 M W Laborer North Carolina
Penelope 53 F W Keeping House North Carolina
Eliza 38 F W Without Occupation North Carolina
Matilda 25 F W Without Occupation North Carolina
Stradley 22 M W Laborer North Carolina
Nilly 20 F W North Carolina
Jane 6 F W North Carolina
Alice 3 F W North Carolina
!CENSUS:1880 Henderson Co., NC PHF 238B-103-109 Edneyville Township (No 1)
Stradley Wright W M 24 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Margarett W F 22 Wife M Keeping House NC-NC-NC
Elijah W M 7 Son S NC-NC-NC
Mildred W F 5 Dau S NC-NC-NC
Backster W. W M 3 Son S NC-NC-NC
Carie W F 2 Dau S NC-NC-NC
Elijah W M 70 Father W NC-NC-NC
- !NOTES:Some list as child of Isaac & Chaney Wright, what proof? He may be a brother of Robert Wright (c1800) who was next door in 1850;