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Surnames: Wright, Jones, Gilliland, Graves, Stoy, Villier
Classification: Query
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Looking for parents, siblings, info on George R. Wright, b. 1817 in PA., d. 1904 in
Harrison Co. IN. George's father came to Clark Co. IN & George R. came to Floyd
Co. in 1844. George R. m. Mary Jones in 1846. They had 10 children & 5 were still
living in 1904: Eleanor Villier, Sarah Graves, Anna Wright, Jenny Stoy, & Benjamin
Wright. George R's bio states that he was the second in a family of 8 children. I
can't connect George R. to any Wrights that I've found in Clark, Floyd or Harrison
counties, but surely he is. George R. & his father were ship carpenters. George R.
belonged to the New Albany IOOF for 40 yrs. & was in the grocery business. In 1868,
he moved to Harrison Co. where he farmed. Mary Wright's parents were Thompson Jones
& Margaret Gilliland. They are buried next to George R. & Mary at Fairview Cem.
Does anyone have any clues to this Wright family? Thank you.
Cheryl Kerschner