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Surnames: Wright
Classification: Biography
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If she died here in Randolph County after 1882, then there's a good chance of finding
out who her parents were if the person who reported the death knew. Do you know when she
died or where? Also, can you list her children? I am looking at the 1882 RCI History
Book by E. Tucker and there are over 150 Johnson entries and over 100 Wright enteries. I
did not find a bio for Solomon Johnson, but maybe I will find something with their
children. I
did find a good possiblity though with this one. Page 358 "Isaac Wright. The
subject of this sketch, a native of Virgina, born March 18, 1808. His parents were Francis
and Agnes Wright, who came with their family to this county in 1835. The land was covered
with a heavy growth of timber, and the Wrights, like others, were neccessarily exposed to
hard labor. They cut wheat with sickles for many years, and thrashed it with flails. Mr.
Wright first married Miss Miranda Butt, who bore hime one child, Sarah, who afterward
died. He again married Miss Sarah Grady, by who he had seven children, viz., Margaret,
Frank, Patrick, Jacob, James, John and Issac. Mr. Wright is again left a widower. He
owns 160 acres of valuable land near Winchester, on the bottoms of White River."
This a possibility for you. If you go to
www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol look at the maps
there. Go To White River (1876) and you will see I. Wright Section 18 and 7 (north west
of Winchester. Today this ar!
ea would be 100 West and Stockyard Road. If you can find Solomon and Margaret in the
1880 census then you can probably use that info and look at the 1876 maps again to find
their farm. If you go to my web-site you might find their kids in the 1908 RCI directory,
you never know.
www.pceaze.com/genealogy/RandCoIN
If I find anything else I will let you know but more clues will greatly help from you as
well. Andrea
Andrea