Charity Ann Wright (1799 - 1882)

Born 2 Jun 1799 in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Maxwell — married 1 May 1817 in Silver Creek, Union, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Dec 1882 at age 83 in Ackworth, Warren, Iowa, United States

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Biography

When Charity Wright was born on June 2, 1799, in Newberry, South Carolina, her father, Isaac, was 34, and her mother, Susannah, was 32. She married William Maxwell on May 1, 1817. They had 12 children in 25 years. She died on December 3, 1882, in Ackworth, Iowa, having lived a long life of 83 years, and was buried in Warren, Iowa.

Sources

• 1850; Census Place: District 21, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M432_130; Page: 338A; Image: 388 [1]
• 1860; Census Place: Palmyra, Warren, Iowa; Roll: M653_341; Page: 732; Family History Library Film: 803341 [2]
• 1870; Census Place: Palmyra, Warren, Iowa; Roll: M593_423; Page: 397A; Family History Library Film: 545922 [3]
• 1880; Census Place: Palmyra, Warren, Iowa; Roll: 368; Page: 319C; Enumeration District: 229 [4]
• Will Records, 1827-1922; Index, 1826-1977; Author: Illinois. County Court (Vermilion County); Probate Place: Vermilion, Illinois [5]
• The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288 [6]
• Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991–1994. (Birth) [7]
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20374309]
• Hinshaw, William Wade. William Wade Hinshaw's Index to Unpublished Quaker Records. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College. (Birth, Death) [8]