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Looking for Moses Wright's parents

Moses Wright
b: 9 October 1937 in Indiana or Illinois
d: 23 March 1923 in Collin County, Texas
m: 10 October 1861 in Collin County, Texas
to: Mary Catherine Lovelady
b: 12 January 1845 in Missouri
d: 4 Janaury 1899 in Collin County, Texas

I found Moses Wright in the 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and the 1910 census.
His obit states that he was born in Illinois

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Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on July 21, 2009 at 2:07am

Do you know if he fought in the Civil War? If he fought for the Union there may be a pension file? I checked the Texas Confederacy Pension site, and did not find him there. I saw his death record on FamilySearch Labs, it indicates he was born in Illinois, but everything else I find indicates Indiana.

Permalink Reply by Teresa Remaly on July 21, 2009 at 4:30am

I do not know if he fought in the Civil War or not.

All of the census states that he was born in Indiana. His obit states "Deceased was born in Illinois, moving with his family to Indiana when three years of age. At the age of seventeen years he came to Texas with his parents, settling at Lucas, where he resided until about ten years ago, when he moved to McKinney." His obit does not have any information about his parents or any sibliing.

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on July 21, 2009 at 5:06am

If his family moved when he was 3, its possible they missed being on either the IL or the IN census in 1850?

Looking for Moses Wright's parents

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