Charles R. Wright

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Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on October 1, 2009 at 10:28am

Welcome, John-

Do you have more information on this family? Could you attach the census records you do have on Charles in 1860 and the 1900s? Any information on his marriage, children and death would assist us in helping you answer your questions. :)

thank you!
Kate

Permalink Reply by John Wright on October 2, 2009 at 8:39am

I am traveling right now and don't have all my info. Here is a web site my brother put up that has info. on Charles. http://home.centurytel.net/Wright/

I don't see a way to attach the census docs. The info is: 1860 census, Galien township, Berrien County, State of Michigan.
Eli Wright family. A Riley is listed. We found wedding information of his daughter who referred to her father as Riley.

1900 Census, Jackson Township, Poweshiek County, state of Iowa. Lines 41-47. Charles' son, Harry, was my grandfather.

Can't find Charles in between these times. I think the Father Eli died or was killed in the Civil War and the family broke up. I found an Albert Wright in a poor house in Indiana. His sister was working as a servant for a family in Poweshik county. This assumes that this is the correct family. If I could tie the Riley and Charles together I could establish that his is our family.

Thank you

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• 1860 Census.jpg, 407 KB
• 1900 census.jpg, 871 KB

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on October 2, 2009 at 8:53am

hi John-

I found this on Ancestry, I believe this could be your Eli:

American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Eli Wright
Enlistment Date: 20 Feb 1864
Enlistment Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Side Served: Union
State Served: Michigan
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 February 1864 at the age of 42.
Enlisted in Company D, 12th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 20 Feb 1864.
Died of disease Company D, 12th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 26 May 1864 at Little Rock, AR.
Sources: 10

Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Michigan; Enlistment date: 20 Feb 1864..

Permalink Reply by John Wright on October 2, 2009 at 8:59am

It sounds good. I found an Eli in the civil war but didn't have this much information. It would fit in with my scenario of a family forced to break up. I have also found an Eliza living with two young men who could be their two oldest sons. Since I am away from home I don't remember where I found it.

The real puzzle has been to find Charles during this same period. He wasn't in the poor house with Albert. He could have been working as a hired hand. I found a couple of Charles who were working for some farmer.
Might never know what happened in between this time and his marriage.

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on October 2, 2009 at 9:22am

Hi John-

I found a memorial for a possible Eli on FindAGrave, who is buried in the Little Rock National Cemetery, the date is off a little, but it could be your Eli:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wright&am...;

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on October 2, 2009 at 9:14am

Hi John-

I found a James Wright in Michigan in 1870, with a wife Elizabeth, I know they are married because it is indicated on the census that they married in October of the past year. There is also a John Wright living with them. James and John are both born in Indiana.

My idea is to try to locate all of Charles's(Riley's?) siblings and see if he is with one of them. If Elizabeth is alive, I would have guessed she would be with her youngest children, possibly living with one of her siblings, if she had them?

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• James_Wright_1870.jpeg, 411 KB

Permalink Reply by John Wright on October 2, 2009 at 9:24am

Kate, Thanks for the help. We have been working on this for years.

From memory I thought I had found an older woman, Eliza or Elizabeth, living with James and his wife. I think John was there too. I'll see if I can find the record I am thinking of.

Good idea to trace the children. In looking at the 1860 record it appears that the census taker marked over Riley's date with a '2' as if he had written Albert's date there. If so, that would make Riley born in 1858 not 1860.

If I find the record mentioned above I will get back to you.

John

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on October 2, 2009 at 9:27am

In 1880, I find James and John living next door to each other in the same town as the 1870 census. Do you know the names of James' children?

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Permalink Reply by John Wright on October 2, 2009 at 9:49am

Sorry don't know any of James' kids. We never had information about any of Charles brothers or sisters. Both he and my grandfather died young and no one kept that information.

I found the 1870 census record (Hinton Michigan), The ages and birth place look good for James and John. Elizabeth (if that is Eliza) would be 43 and not 79 as listed. The nine could be a 3 but the number 7 does not look like a 4. Possibly could be a grandmother and Eliza is with some of the younger children as you said.

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on October 2, 2009 at 9:55am

Hi John-
the 1870 record indicates that James and Elizabeth were married, in 1869, so I'm taking Elizabeth's age to be 19, instead of 79, as indexed.

Permalink Reply by John Wright on October 2, 2009 at 10:05am

Yes, I agree.

The record for Albert looks good. He was just under 1 yr. old in the 1860 census and in this record he is still 9 in 1870. I will try to attach the record. It is Berrien Township, Berrien County, Michigan. Living in a Poor House. (line 28)

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• Albert 1870.jpg, 1.1 MB

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on October 2, 2009 at 10:03am

Hi John-

Have you looked into the possible Civil War pensions for Eli? On this site:
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/

there is an Eli and an Elias who served in Co. D, 12th Regiment.

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