There is conflicting information about George between Owen County Cousins[1] and the 1900 Census.[2] The birth dates don't match up, and neither do the marriage dates of his parents.
The 1880 Census gives his birth year as 1875.[3] Not sure where Lovell found the birth date of 19 Aug 1885.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Lovell, entry for John Henry Wright, p. 366
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MK-R4G : accessed 9 January 2020), George W Wright in household of John C Wright, Lafayette Township, Owen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 114, sheet 5A, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,396.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSS-W43 : 19 August 2017), George W Wright in household of John H Wright, La Fayette, Owen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 254, sheet 321C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,303.
Works cited:
Lovell, Rosemary (Faulk). Owen County Cousins (J. G. Hauser, Inc., 1977) For repository information see: WorldCat
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