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Descendants of Robert Wright

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT¹ WRIGHT was born Bet. 1834 - 1836 in Delaware, and died Aft. 1891 (Source: 1891 Canadian census.). He married (1) NANCY HANDSOR Bef. 1858 (Source: Birth of first child.). She was born ca. 1838 in Delaware, and died 07 Nov 1876 (Source: Tombstone.). He married (2) CAROLINE JOHNSON Bef. 1880 (Source: Birth of first child.). She was born ca. 1855 in Ontario, Canada.

Notes for ROBERT WRIGHT:
Possible, but not proven:
1850 MD Kent 1st Elec Distr p505wr 9 Aug 1850
Living in the household of Garrettson and Eliza J Clark (white):
Robert Wright 14 black bMD (by ditto, not direct statement)
Courtesy of Janice McCaughan:
1871 ONT Kent Dover Div 2 p87 hh320 - all bUS [Delaware written for all, crossed out, and US entered], all Methodist, all Irish [something else written, crossed out, and Irish inserted]
Wright Robert 35 farmer, Wright Nancy 32, Wright Lizzie 13, Wright Waller[Walter?] 11, Wright Nicholas 10, Wright Frederick 8, Wright Ephrim 6
1881 not found.
Courtesy of Janice McCaughan:
1891 ONT Kent Dover Div 1 p20 hh89 - all Methodist
Wright Robert 57 [W for widower written in marital status column, then crossed out] bUS pbUS farmer, Wright Caroline wife 36 bONT pbONT, [children bONT fbUS mbONT] Wright Mary dau 11, John son 8, Robert son 6, Edward son 4, Charles son 2

Found by Ingrid Lusty, a contact of Celeste on Mitsawokett:
From: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/thisisit.htm (presumably referring to Kent Co., Ontario):
4777-78 (Kent Co): Robert WRIGHT, 43, widower, farmer, Delaware USA, Doon twp., s/o William & Rebecca, married Caroline JOHNSTON, 28, Chatham twp., same, d/o David & Mary, witn: William PRICE & Frank BARNES, both of Chatham twp., 6 March 1877 at Chatham twp
005935-93 (Kent Co.) Frederick WRIGHT, 30, farmer, Ohio, Chatham, widowed, s/o Robert & Nancy, married Lota JACKSON, 19, Canada, Dresden, d/o Lewis & Salesta?, witn Cornelius WRIGHT & George SMITH, both of Chatham, on 22 November 1893, at Dresden

More About NANCY HANDSOR:
Burial: Handsor Cemetery, Dover, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Marriage Notes for ROBERT WRIGHT and CAROLINE JOHNSON:
From: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/thisisit.htm (presumably referring to Kent Co., Ontario):
4777-78 (Kent Co): Robert WRIGHT, 43, widower, farmer, Delaware USA, Doon twp., s/o William & Rebecca, married Caroline JOHNSTON, 28, Chatham twp., same, d/o David & Mary, witn: William PRICE & Frank BARNES, both of Chatham twp., 6 March 1877 at Chatham twp

Children of ROBERT WRIGHT and NANCY HANDSOR are:

2.	i.	ANNIE ELIZABETH² WRIGHT, b. ca. 1858, Delaware; d. Bef. 1901.
3.	ii.	WALTER WRIGHT, b. ca. 1860, Delaware.
	iii.	NICHOLAS WRIGHT (Source: 1871 Canadian census.), b. ca. 1861, Delaware (Source: 1871 Canadian census.).
4.	iv.	FREDERICK WRIGHT, b. ca. 1863, Delaware.
5.	v.	EPHRAIM WRIGHT, b. ca. 1865, Delaware; d. Bef. 1901.
6.	vi.	CORNELIUS WRIGHT, b. 26 Mar 1873, Ontario, Canada.

Children of ROBERT WRIGHT and CAROLINE JOHNSON are:

	vii.	MARY² WRIGHT, b. ca. 1880, Ontario, Canada.
	viii.	JOHN WRIGHT, b. ca. 1883, Ontario, Canada.
7.	ix.	ROBERT WRIGHT, b. 25 Dec 1883, Ontario, Canada; d. Aft. 1930.
	x.	EDWARD WRIGHT, b. ca. 1887, Ontario, Canada.
	xi.	CHARLES WRIGHT (Source: 1901 Canadian census.), b. 03 Apr 1889, Ontario, Canada (Source: 1901 Canadian census.); m. LOTTIE DAVIS (Source: 1900 census.); b. Apr 1896, Michigan (Source: 1900 census.).

Notes for CHARLES WRIGHT:
1901 ONT Kent Dover Dist 76 Sub-dist c-8 p4 hh 30
Living in the household of John and Malinda Handsor:
Wright Charles domestic 11 b3 Apr 1889 bONT African eo Baptist
On same page with brother Robert Wright, living with Adam Myres.
1910 not found.
1920 MI Washtenaw Ypsilanti Ward 1 (321 Chichester St) p21Awr p191st 18 Feb 1920 - both black
Wright Charles 30 owns no mortgage immig 1910 resident alien bCanada fbDE mbCanada, Lottie wife 23 bMI pbCanada
Next door to brother Robert. James Grinage on same page.
1930 MI Washtenaw Ypsilanti Ward 1 (317 Chedister St) p27B 1 May 1930 - all Negro
Wright Charles 40 mar first at age 22 owns RE $1000 has radio bCanada fbDE mbUnk emigrated 1905 non-cit janitor in office building, Lottie wife 32 mar first at age 16 bMI fbOH mbCanada, [Wright] George nephew 13 bMI fbUS mbCanada
The enclave of neighbors are all thought to be related to the ONT community. James Grinage, newly divorced, brothers Charles and Robert Wright who married two Davis sisters, Claude and Winnie Handsor, Orval and Bertha Timbers, and William H and Eliza S Harris.

xii.

ARTHUR WRIGHT (Source: Union Baptist Church records.), b. Aft. 1891 (Source: 1891 Canadian census.); m. MAGGIE SNOOKS (Source: Union Baptist Church records.).

Notes for MAGGIE SNOOKS:
Note: this is not the much older Maggie Snooks that married William Timbers. This Maggie's connection to the Snooks family is not known.

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