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Perry Oliver Wright (1852 - 1929)

Perry Oliver Wright
Born in Ohio, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 76 in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

  • Perry Oliver Wright was born in 1852 in Ohio, the son of Benjamin Wright and Caroline L. Hess, who had eleven children. Perry passed away in 1929.[1]

In 1860, the Wright family lived in Pultney, Belmont, Ohio. All members of the household were born in Ohio. The household included Benjamin Wright, 40, a farm laborer with $100 in personal estate; his wife Caroline, 41; their ten children, Sarah, 19, servant; Loretta J., 17, servant; Mary E., 17, servant; Alexander, 15, in school; George W., 13, in school; John A., 10, in school; Perry O.; Eliza E., 6, in school; Samuel, 4; and Margaret A., 2.[2]

    • Perry Oliver Wright married Emma Saffell sometime before 1882. They had at least two children. Emma died in 1888, aged 25.
  • Perry later married Alice Craig, born in Ohio in 1861, daughter of William Aaron Craig (1811-1875) and Eliza Oraminah Hankins (1814-1870). Alice was one of thirteen children. Alice died in 1911 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Alice was married first to WILLIAMS.

Perry Oliver Wright married Alice Williams on 29 February 1896 in Belmont, Ohio. Rev. John L. Davis officiated.[3]

In 1900, the Wright family lived in Richland Township, Belmont, Ohio. All were born in Ohio. All could read and write except for the youngest child. The household included Perry O. Wright, 49, born November 1851 (parents b. Ohio), a day laborer who rented their house; his wife of four years, Alice D., 39, b. Jan 1861, who had had two children, both living (father b. Ohio; mother b. California); Hattia S., 12, b. March 1888, in school; and Howard L., 3, b. Dec 1897.[4]

NOTE: Hattia was probably the daughter of Perry’s first wife, Emma, who died in 1888 (the same year Hattia was born).

In 1910, the Wrights lived in a rented house in Richland, Belmont, Ohio. Perry O. Wright was 57, and was a coal mine laborer. His wife Alice was 49. She had had two children, both were living. Perry and Alice had each been married once before.[5]

    • H. T. Wright, 24, son of P. O. Wright and Emma Saffell, married Ella Stepheson, 20, on 29 November 1907 in Huernsey, Ohio. It was the first marriage for both parties. H. T. Wright was born on 26 March 1882 in Belmont, Ohio, and he resided in Senecaville, Ohio. He was a miner.[6]
    • Jesse Wright, 27, son of P. O. Wright and Emma Saffell, married Adelaide Ruth Jewett, 22, on 30 December 1911 in Guernsey, Ohio. It was the first marriage for both parties. Jesse was born on 10 October 1884 in Belmont, Ohio. He was a miner.[7]

Perry O. Wright was born 8 November 1852 in Ohio, the son of Benjamin Wright. Perry was 76, widowed and a (retired?) mine worker when he died on 7 January 1929 in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was buried on 9 January in Glencoe, Ohio.[8]

Perry Oliver Wright, 8 November 1852 - 7 January 1929, is buried at Glencoe Cemetery, Glencoe, Belmont, Ohio.[9]


Sources

  1. familysearch.org Family Tree/ Life Sketch (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRL7-LS7)
  2. 1860 US Census, Pultney, Belmont, Ohio (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPZ-1FG)
  3. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGY-QP8)
  4. 1900 US Census, Richland Township (east part excl. St. Clairsville vill.), Belmont, Ohio (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMCH-1Y2)
  5. 1910 US Census, Richland, Belmont, Ohio (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLNX-LRN)
  6. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8MR-D9M)
  7. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8ST-12S)
  8. West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9HD-VXB)
  9. Find A Grave: Memorial #191961110




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