Margaret S. (Addington) Wright (abt. 1850 - abt. 1925)

Born about 15 Oct 1850 in Wise County, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1925 at about age 74 in Letcher County, Kentucky

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Biography

Margaret S. ADDINGTON was born about 15 October 1850 in Wise County, Virginia and died about 1925 in Letcher County, Kentucky. The names of her parents are currently unknown. She is buried in Wright Cemetery, Beefhide, Letcher County, Kentucky.

Margaret S. ADDINGTON WRIGHT (1850 - 1925), Buried in Wright Cemetery, Beefhide, Letcher County, Kentucky on Find A Grave: Memorial #125967692 retrieved 18 October 2017

Margaret S. ADDINGTON is thought to have married before December 1872 to Samuel W. WRIGHT.

MARRIAGE ESTIMATE:

First child was born about July 1873. That would mean that this child was conceived about November 1872.

Find a Grave Memorial of husband stated that this marriage occurred on 13 August 1872 in Letcher County, Kentucky, but I have not been able to find the marriage record on Familysearch.

Samuel W. WRIGHT was born about 22 June 1822 in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia and died about 1 October 1906 in Letcher County, Kentucky. He was the son of Joel Martin WRIGHT and Susannah (maiden name unknown). He is buried in Wright Cemetery, Beefhide, Letcher County, Kentucky.

• Find A Grave Memorial no. 90,863,808, Entry for Samuel W. WRIGHT (1822 - 1906), Buried in Wright Cemetery, Beefhide, Letcher County, Kentucky, accessed 22 October 2017.

Children of Samuel W. WRIGHT and Margaret S. ADDINGTON:

• Information taken from Samuel W. WRIGHT's Find a Grave memorial and this website. This information still needs to be verified.

1. Susan WRIGHT (Born: About July 1873; Died: Unknown; Married: 18 March 1915 in Letcher County, Kentucky to Lee HENSON^[1]) - had 3 children by 1900, but only 1 was living at the time of the census of 1900. The father of these children is unknown.
2. Martha J. WRIGHT (Born: About 1875 in Kentucky; Died: after 1880; Married: 13 November 1895 in Letcher County, Kentucky to Andrew J. BROWN^[2])
3. Mary Elizabeth WRIGHT (Born: 19 January 1877 in Kentucky; Died: Unknown; Married: 20 April 1899 in Letcher County, Kentucky to John Wesley WHITE^[3])
4. Isaac Ziegler WRIGHT (Born: 6 October 1879 in Letcher County, Kentucky; Died: 13 February 1951; Married: Victoria MULLINS)
5. Elijah WRIGHT (Born: 25 April 1880 or 1882 in Letcher County, Kentucky; Died: 17 January 1971; Married (1): 4 November 1905 in Letcher County, Kentucky to Mary Jane MULLINS^[4]; Married (2): 28 May 1914 in Letcher County, Kentucky to Tishe QUILLEN^[5])
6. Lorenzo Dow "Dowell" WRIGHT (Born: 12 December 1885 in Letcher County, Kentucky; Died: 16 March 1960; Married: to Mary Jane WHITE)
7. Hortense WRIGHT (Born: 13 December 1887 in Letcher County, Kentucky; Died: 9 February 1975; Married: 6 December 1905 in Letcher County, Kentucky to William Columbus WHITE^[6])
8. Ellen WRIGHT (Born: About 1888 in Letcher County, Kentucky; Died: about 1900; Marital Status at Death: Unknown, probably single)
9. Benjamin WRIGHT (Born: About November 1890 in Letcher County, Kentucky; Died: Unknown; Married: Eliza Ann HENSON)

Research Progress

1880 United States Federal Census Record of Pike County, Kentucky, Household of Samuel WRIGHT^[7]

Household in 1880:

Samuel WRIGHT, Sr., Age: 58 Years, Marital Status: Married, Occupation: Farming, Unable to Read nor Write, Place of Birth: Virginia, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Virginia.

Marget E. WRIGHT, Age: 29 Years, Wife of the Head of the Household, Occupation: Keeping House, Unable to Read nor Write, Place of Birth: Virginia, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Virginia.

Solomon WRIGHT, Age: 19 Years, Son of the Head of the Household, Marital Status: Single, Occupation: Farm Laborer, Unable to Read nor Write, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky.

James WRIGHT, Age: 17 Years, Son of the Head of the Household, Marital Status: Single, Occupation: Farm Laborer, Can Read, but not able to write, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky.

Nancy WRIGHT, Age: 12 Years, Niece of the Head of the Household, Marital Status: Single, Unable to Read nor Write, Place of Birth: Kentucky Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky.

Susan WRIGHT, Age: 6 Years, Daughter of the Head of the Household, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Virginia.

Martha WRIGHT, Age: 5 Years, Daughter of the Head of the Household, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Virginia.

Mary WRIGHT, Age: 3 Years, Daughter of the Head of the Household, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Virginia.

Isaac Z. WRIGHT, Age: 1 Year, Son of the Head of the Household, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Virginia.

1900 United States Federal Census Record of Magisterial District 2, Millstone, Letcher County, Kentucky, Household of Samiel WRIGHT^[8]

Household in 1900:

Samiel WRIGHT, Head of the Household, Born: June 1822, Age: 77 Years, Marital Status: Married 27 Years, Place of Birth: Virginia, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky

Marget WRIGHT, Wife of the Head of the Household, Born: October 1850, Age: 49 Years, Marital Status: Married 27 Years, 9 Children Born, 8 Living in 1900, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky

Susan WRIGHT, Daughter of the Head of the Household, Born: July 1873, Age: 26 Years, Marital Status: Single, 3 Children Born, 1 Child living in 1900, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky

Solomon WRIGHT, Son of the Head of the Household, Born: December 1898, Age: 1 Year, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky. [ RESEARCHER's NOTE: Believe this individual was the son of Susan WRIGHT, making him the grandson of the head of the household and not the son ]

Zeigler WRIGHT, Son of the Head of the Household, Born: September 1878, Age: 21 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky

Elijah WRIGHT, Son of the Head of the Household, Born: April 1882, Age: 17 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky

Dow WRIGHT, Son of the Head of the Household, Born: December 1885, Age: 14 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky

Hotence WRIGHT, Daughter of the Head of the Household, Born: December 1887, Age: 12 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky

Benny WRIGHT, Son of the Head of the Household, Born: November 1890, Age: 9 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky

1910 United States Federal Census Record of Elkhorn, Letcher County, Kentucky, Household of Iase Z. WRIGHT^[9]

Household in 1910:

Iase Z. WRIGHT, Head of the Household, Age: 26 Years, Marital Status: Widowed, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Speaks English, Occupation: Farmer on General Farm, Class of Worker: Employer, Can Read and Write, Rents Farm number 76 on the Farm Schedule.

Banie F. WRIGHT, Son of the Head of the Household, Age: 18 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Speaks English, Occupation: Farm Laborer on Home Farm, Class of Worker: Wage Earner, Can Read and Write.

Susan WRIGHT, Sister of the Head of the Household, Age: 36 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Speaks English, Occupation: Farm Laborer on Home Farm, Class of Worker: Wage Earner, Can Read and Write.

Solomon WRIGHT, Nephew of the Head of the Household, Age: 11 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Speaks English, Occupation: Farm Laborer on Home Farm, Class of Worker: Wage Earner, Can Read and Write, Attended School since 1 September 1909.

Liza Jane WRIGHT, Niece of the Head of the Household, Age: 7 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, No Occupation, Attended School since 1 September 1909.

Margaret E. WRIGHT, Mother of the Head of the Household, Age: 61 Years, Marital Status: Widowed, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Speaks English, No Occupation, Can Read and Write.

Isaac MASON, Servant of the Head of the Household, Age: 23 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Speaks English, Occupation: Servant foi. Family, Class of Worker: Wage Earner, Can Read and Write.

R. D. MASON, Servant of the Head of the Household, Age: 20 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Speaks English, Occupation: Servant foi. Family, Class of Worker: Wage Earner, Can Read and Write.

Sources

1. ↑ Letcher County, Kentucky, "Marriage Bonds, V. 18 - 22 (1914 - 1917)," Vol. 18 (April 1914 - April 1915), p. 420, Lee Henson to Susan Wright, 18 March 1915; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SJ-VH2Y?i=297&cc=1804888&cat=120594  : accessed 23 October 2017); citing Letcher County, Kentucky Courthouse Records, Whitesburg, Kentucky; Family History Library microfilm 1943338, image 298 of 1283.
2. ↑ Letcher County, Kentucky, "Marriage Bonds, V. 10 - 11 (1890 - 1900)," Vol. 10 (1890 - 1897), p. 250, A. J. Brown to Martha J. Wright, 13 November 1895; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9SQ-42XK?i=155&cc=1804888&cat=120594  : accessed 23 October 2017); citing Letcher County, Kentucky Courthouse Records, Whitesburg, Kentucky; Family History Library microfilm 808707, image 156 of 710.
3. ↑ Letcher County, Kentucky, "Marriage Bonds, V. 10 - 11 (1890 - 1900)," Vol. 11 (1897 - 1900), p. 314, Wesley White to Mary Wright, 20 April 1899; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SQ-42FM?i=531&cc=1804888&cat=120594  : accessed 23 October 2017); citing Letcher County, Kentucky Courthouse Records, Whitesburg, Kentucky; Family History Library microfilm 808707, image 532 of 710.
4. ↑ Letcher County, Kentucky, "Marriage Bonds, V. 12 - 13 (1900 - 1906)," Vol. 13 (1903 - 1906), p. 584, Elijah WRIGHT to Mary Jane Mullins, 4 November 1905; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SQ-4GPS?i=670&cc=1804888&cat=120594  : accessed 23 October 2017); citing Letcher County, Kentucky Courthouse Records, Whitesburg, Kentucky; Family History Library microfilm 808708, image 671 of 701.
5. ↑ Letcher County, Kentucky, "Marriage Bonds, V. 18 - 22 (1914 - 1917)," Vol. 18 (April 1914 - April 1915), p. 67, Elijah WRIGHT to Tisha Quillen, 28 May 1914; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SJ-VCWW?i=70&cc=1804888&cat=120594  : accessed 23 October 2017); citing Letcher County, Kentucky Courthouse Records, Whitesburg, Kentucky; Family History Library microfilm 1943338, image 71 of 1283.
6. ↑ Letcher County, Kentucky, "Marriage Bonds, V. 12 - 13 (1900 - 1906)," Vol. 13 (1903 - 1906), p. 604, Columbus White to Hortensa Wright, 6 December 1905; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9SQ-4G57?i=680&cc=1804888&cat=120594 : accessed 23 October 2017); citing Letcher County, Kentucky Courthouse Records, Whitesburg, Kentucky; Family History Library microfilm 808708, image 681 of 701.
7. ↑ 1880 U. S. Census, Pike County, Kentucky, population schedule, Upper Elkhorn Creek, Precinct no. 9, enumeration district 102, p. 683 D (stamped), p. 4 D (penned), dwelling 22, family 23, household of Samuel Wright; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZP-36Z : accessed 18 October 2017); citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 439; Family History Library microfilm 1,254,439.
8. ↑ 1900 U. S. census, Letcher County, Kentucky, population schedule, Magisterial District 2, Millstone, enumeration district 75, p. 95 B (stamped), sheet 2 B (penned), dwelling 33, family 33, household of Samiel Wright; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HX-BHX : accessed 18 October 2017); citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 538; Family History Library microfilm 1,240,538.
9. ↑ 1910 U. S. census, Letcher County, Kentucky, population schedule, Elkhorn Voting District, enumeration district 146, p. 198 B (stamped), sheet 6 B (penned), dwelling 98, family 99, household of Iase Z. Wright; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M267-7MF : accessed 22 October 2017); citing National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 491; Family History Library microfilm 1,374,504.