Elisha
Wright
Born about in Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Son of Willis Wright
[uncertain]
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Anna (Chambers) Wright
— married
20 Feb 1817 in Franklin, IN
Descendants 
Father of
Edith (Wright) Stamper, Sarah Jane (Wright) Holland, Celia (Wright) Taulbee, Rebecca (Wright) Lacy, Marshall Marion Wright, Nancy E. (Wright) King, Lucinda Wright, Lewis H. Wright, Hamilton W. Wright and Lucas Henry Wright
Died
at about age 77
in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2016
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Biography
- Fact: Residence (1830) Estill, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1840) Breathitt, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1850) Owsley county, part of, Owsley, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1860) Owsley, Kentucky, United States
Sources
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM1-6CL6 : 21 January 2016), Elisha Wright and Anna Chambers, 20 Feb 1817; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 476,730.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65J-5TN : 9 November 2014), Elish Wright, Owsley county, part of, Owsley, Kentucky, United States; citing family 196, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBZ-D72 : 30 December 2015), Elisha Wright, 1860.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 June 2022, 19:22), entry for Elisha Wright (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LYRB-53L ); contributed by various users.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elisha by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elisha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elisha by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elisha:
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~3.12%
Randall Roberts
:
23andMe, yourDNAportal RAN7cf6aba9
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~2.34%
~3.12%
Angelia (Sparks) Perry :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A178255 [compare], Ancestry member perryangelia
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~1.56%
Susan Pence :
23andMe, GEDmatch A459550 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A459550 [compare], Ancestry member Susanpence56
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A459550 [compare], FTDNA kit #B248190
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Steph Creamer :
23andMe, GEDmatch XY8216860 [compare]
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~1.56%
Mala (Carpenter) Trapp :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Casey (Thomas) Doyle :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ms_caseythomas
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~0.39%
Deanna (Sullivan) Miller :
23andMe, GEDmatch py7730069 [compare]
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~0.39%
Scott Elliott :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Andrew Bennett :
AncestryDNA
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Mike Crain I
Wright-58213 and Wright-19082 appear to represent the same person because: Birth info matches, as does death info. Spouses pending match.
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by Mike Crain I
Elisha is 20 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 22 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 22 degrees from Maggie Beer, 43 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 25 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 25 degrees from Michael Chow, 16 degrees from Ree Drummond, 21 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 22 degrees from Matty Matheson, 22 degrees from Martha Stewart, 28 degrees from Danny Trejo and 27 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.