Sophrona (Brown) Wright (1838 - 1873)

Born 1838 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Nov 1873 at about age 35 in Marshall County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Born 1838 in Ohio, USA.

22 Jun 1838 Thomas' daughter Sephronia Brown is baptized at Presbyterian Church, Martinsburg, Knox, Ohio.^[1]

1850 Sophrona is listed as a miller's daughter, living with her parents and eight siblings in Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio, USA.^[2]

• Thomas P. Brown (39 years, male, miller, born in Pennsylvania)
• Deborah Brown (38 years, female, born in Pennsylvania)
• Thomas P. Brown (18 years, male, miller, born in Ohio, attended school)
• Simeon Brown (15 years, male, miller, born in Ohio, attended school)
• Elizabeth Brown (13 years, female, born in Ohio, attended school)
• Sophronia Brown (12 years, female, born in Ohio, attended school)
• Rachel Brown (11 years, female, born in Ohio, attended school)
• William Brown (8 years, male, born in Ohio, attended school)
• Henry H. Brown (6 years, female, born in Ohio, attended school)
• Francis M. Brown (4 years, male, born in Ohio)
• Mary J. Brown (3 years, female, born in Ohio)

ABT 1852 Sophrona and her family move to Wheatland, Bureau County, Illinois.

1860 Sophrona is married to Oliver Wright. They live in Macon Township, Bureau County, Illinois.^[3] The couple must have married not too long ago. Sophrona's parents and most of her siblings live close by.

• Oliver Wright (26 years, male)
• Sophrona Wright (22 years, female)

Died 30 Nov 1873 in Marshall County, Illinois, USA.

Buried Whitefield Cemetery Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, USA. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXS4-3XK : 11 February 2018), Sephronia Brown, ; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6F99-NLX?cc=1401638&wc=95RH-L2V%3A1031310001%2C1032391501%2C1031392601 : 9 April 2016), Ohio > Licking > Washington > image 14 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBT-NZB?cc=1473181&wc=QZ2C-ZGQ%3A1589423252%2C1589423994%2C1589423738 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > Bureau > Macon > image 11 of 18; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69148566/sophrona-wright

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQV-1KF : 9 November 2014), Thomas P Brown, Washington, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing family 1260, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).