John Sylvester Wright (1828 - 1925)

Born 2 Aug 1828 in Athens County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1925 at age 97 in Chandler, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

Biography

Residence

1850 US Census; the family was living in Washington Township, Union County, Ohio, United States

Elisha C Right M 46 New York; Farmer

Elisabeth Right F 41 Ohio

John S Right M 21 Ohio; Farmer

David M Right M 20 Ohio; Farmer

Harriet L Right F 18 Ohio

William R Right M 15 Ohio; Farmer

Samuel J Right M 12 Ohio

Elisha W Right F 10 Ohio

James H Right M 8 Ohio

Andrew J Right M 6 Ohio

Esther L Right F 3 Ohio ^[1]

Emigration

Emigration: 1899; Chandler, Lincoln Co., OK, US

Burial

Burial: MAY 1916 at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Mount Moriah, Harrison Co, MO

Research Notes

John, Polly, and the baby migrated to Missouri in the fall of 1855 in a covered wagon. When they got part way to Missouri, they lost one of the horses so they hitched a milk cow to the wagon and went the rest of the way. They stopped at a place in Harrison County referred to as "Thousand Acres" but because there was no water, they went on to a farm north of Mt. Moriah, MO where they built a one room log house (in 1988,a pile of rocks were still there that was a part of the log house). During the winter, they faced many hardships. Fortunately, the abundance of wild game helped with their food supply. John was known for his kindness to others because he was willing to help the homeless and travelers on their way. Polly passed on 9/3/1899. John sold the farm and moved to Chandler, OK. He married Rachel Taylor on 10/5/1900. Rachel and John resided in Chandler, OK until May of 1916, then they moved back to Mt. Moriah, MO Johnw., Phoebe A., Polly, and John S. are all buried in Mt.Moriah Cemetery west of Mt Moriah, MO (Connie McLain Guldner)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7Z-99C : 4 April 2020), Esther L Right in household of Elisha C Right, Washington, Union, Ohio, United States; citing family 1181, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1870 Census. Page: m593/778/151b

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Wright-2830 created through the import of Foster-Volkenant.ged on May 31, 2011 by Terry Foster.

WikiTree profile Wright-14160 was created by Tom Greene through the import of wikivinniewright1.ged on Jan 2, 2015.