Minerva (Gwin) Wright (1807 - aft. 1855)

Born 1807 in Tennessee, United States

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Died after 1855 after age 48 in Indiana, United States

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23.11--Minerva Gwin, b. 1807-1811 on her parents' 249-acre farm in Crowson's Cove, aka the Wear Valley, Sevier Co., TN; d. after 1850; bd. unk., but assumed to be buried on the Orange Co. family farm of her parents, Isham and Mary Canterbury Gwin, where she was living as a widow (with her children and mother) and was listed as head of household in 1850; m. 31 Jul 1827 in Orange Co., IN, to Elijah Wright (b. 1804?; d. betw. 15 Mar 1842 [the date he bought fr. his wife's sister and her husband--Sarah and William Houston--the SE quarter {160 acres} of T1S/R2E/S20 on the Orange/Crawford county line] and the 1850 census (see photo below where Minerva, 39, appears as a widow); bd. unk.; at least seven known ch.
[listed as Manervy Right, age 39 and b. in TN, in 15 Aug 1850 census of res. #33 of the Southeast Twp., Orange Co., IN]

[listed as Elijah R. Right, age 20-29, with one daughter age 0-4, with wife age 15-19, in the 1930 census of Orange Co., IN, and lvg. next door to Isom Gwin, age 60-69]
[listed as Elija Right, age 30-39, with 3 male children (two 0-4 and one 5-9), two female children (5-9 and 10-14), with two adult women (20-29 and 60-69), in the 1840 census of Orange Co., IN]
[Elijah is alive on 15 Mar 1842, the date he bought fr. his wife's sister and her husband (Sarah and William Houston) the SE 1/4 (160 ac.) of T1S/R2E/S20 on the Orange/Crawford co. line.]
[Elijah is not listed and presumed deceased in 15 Aug 1850 census of res. #33 of the Southeast Twp., Orange Co., IN.]
[John M. Gwin Note: I've found two Elijah [Rights] of about the same ages in the 1830 census of Orange Co., IN. One is living next to Isom Gwin (this is ours, I'm quite sure) and the other is living two doors from Jonathan Wright. I've also found an Elijah Wright on Findagrave.com, b. 1804 in KY; d. 28 Feb 1844; bd. Liberty Cem., Orleans, Orange Co., IN--Find A Grave Memorial# 67441965. His parents are listed there as Jonathan Wright (1772-1838) and Sarah (nee Reed) Wright (1778-1840). Granted, the dates of birth and death for this Elijah fit for him to be either Minerva Gwin's husband or the other Elijah, since she was born a few years after this Elijah and is listed as a widow in 1850, some six years after this Elijah's death. But because he is the son of Jonathan, I do not believe him to be our Elijah but the other.]^[1]

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1. ↑ http://www.gwingenealogy.net/GENEALOGY/SURNAMES/wrightelijahmanervagwin.htm#24.05--benjamin