Elisha Wright

  General Notes:

The 1850 Federal Census for District 11, Carroll Co., VA, page 330A, dated August 1, 1850 records Elisha Wright (47 - VA) living with his wife Polly B. Wright (33 - VA). Also in the household are John Neem (4), Henry Linsey (20), and Theophalus Quesin bery (20).

The 1860 Federal Census for Pine Creek, Carroll Co., VA, Dugspur P. O., page 825, dated July 11, 1860 records Elisha (47 - VA) and Mary (20 - VA) Wright with their son Isaac Wright (1). Also in the household are Julia A. Goad (15) and John Nunn (15). Elisha is a farmer and has real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate valued at $535.

The 1870 Federal Census for Pine Creek, Carroll Co., VA, Hillsville P. O., page 451A, dated August 17, 1870 records Susan P. Wright (6) with her parents, Elisha (57 - VA) and Mary E. (30 - VA) Wright and children Isaac (11), James W. (9), Missouri (7), America (4), Polly G. (2), and Stephen (5/12). Elisha is a farmer and has real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate valued at $715.

See general notes on his daughter, Susannah, for 1880 census facts.


From www.findagrave.com
Name: Elisha Wright
Birth: May 18, 1812
Death: Jan. 19, 1897
Children:
Missouri Jane Wright Marshall (1863 - 1920)
America L. Wright Marshall (1865 - 1887)
Mary Jeter Wright Marshall (1867 - 1963)
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Ocala, Carroll Co., VA
Created by: Donna Sutphin Armentrout
Record added: May 20, 2012

  Research Notes:

The 1850 census records what appears to be Elisha Wright's parents:
The 1850 Federal Census for District 11, Carroll Co., VA, page 326A, dated July 25, 1850 records Zacheriah Wright (88 - Maryland) with his wife Polly Wright (83 - VA). Also in the household are Polly Wright (45), Samuel Bond (35), and Zacheriah Wright (35).


http://www.newrivernotes.com/carroll_cemeteries_newman_cemetery_(panther_creek).htm
Newman Cemetery (Panther Creek)
Carroll County, Virginia
Pine Creek District
Location: Panther Creek Community
Directions: Beside Rt. 764 (Panther Creek Road), 1.9 miles from Rt. 753 (Double Cabin Road).
GPS Coordinates: N 36.858160 W 080.634290
Surveyed by: Buford C. Wilson, 19 January 2015; buford-wilson@outlook.com
Comments: The cemetery is well fenced and in excellent condition. Information in [brackets] is not on the stone.

Newman Cemetery (Panther Creek), Carroll County, Virginia;
Daughters of Elisha and Mary Wright
Row 3: MARSHALL, America Lucretia Wright 1865 - 1887
America Lucretia; d/o Elisha Wright & Mary E. Davis; 1st w/o Ballard Preston Marshall

Row 3: MARSHALL, Missouri Jane 26 Apr 1863 - 30 Apr 1920
Missouri Jane; d/o Elisha Wright & Mary E. Davis; 2nd w/o Ballard Preston Marshall


Grand daughters of Elisha and Mary Wright
Row 1: BURNETT, Maggie M. 1885 - 1974
Maggie Lee; d/o Ballard Preston Marshall & America Lucretia Wright; w/o Franklin Pierce Burnett

Row 3: NEWMAN, Nannie 03 Jul 1889 - 29 Nov 1990
Nannie Pierce; d/o Ballard Preston Marshall & Missouri Jane Wright; w/o Benjamin Rush Newman

Elisha married Mary Elizabeth Davis on 30 Sep 1856 in Carroll Co., VA. (Mary Elizabeth Davis was born circa 1840 in Virginia and died after 1920 in Pine Creek, Carroll Co., VA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Elisha Wright
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 44
Birth Date: 1812
Birth Place: Carroll Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1856
Marriage Place: Carroll, Virginia
Father: Zachariah Wright
Mother: Polly Wright
Spouse: Mary Davis
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 16
Birth Date:1840
Mother: Lucretia Davis
FHL Film Number: 31087
Reference ID: p 4

Elisha next married Living