Elihu Harrison WRIGHT / Nancy Lou LOGAN
Husband: Elihu Harrison WRIGHT (Descendant Chart)
Born: 2 MAR 1859 in: Burke County, NC
Married: 9 JAN 1884 in: Township No. 11, Cleveland County, NC
Died: 14 APR 1902 in: Cleveland County, NC
Buried: New Home Methodist Church, Cleveland County, NC
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Nancy Lou LOGAN (Ancestor Chart, Descendant Chart)
Born: ABT 1862 in: Cleveland County, NC
Died: 14 SEP 1902 in: Cleveland County, NC
Buried: New Home Methodist Church, Cleveland County, NC
Father: Philip LOGAN
Mother: Sarah Sally EAKER
Children:
1 Name: Francis Cleo WRIGHT
F Born: 8 JUN 1887 in: Cleveland County, NC
Died: in:
2 Name: Charlie C. WRIGHT
M Born: 6 JUN 1889 in: Cleveland County, NC
Died: in:
3 Name: William Coskey WRIGHT
M Born: 16 JUL 1891 in: Cleveland County, NC
Died: in:
4 Name: Emory Everette WRIGHT
M Born: 26 SEP 1893 in: Cleveland County, NC
Died: in:
5 Name: Novella WRIGHT
F Born: 26 APR 1896 in: Cleveland County, NC
Died: in:
6 Name: Junie Georgiana WRIGHT
F Born: 26 APR 1899 in: Cleveland County, NC
Died: in:
The Moses Wright Family
The book The Moses Wright Family by Orval Lee Wright and Sylvia
Wright Reding9
contains extensive information on the family of Elihu Harrison
Wright. Some key points from the book are as follows:
- Elihu Wright was the 8th child of John and Susan Hoyle Wright.
John Wright (1828-1862) was the first child of Moses and Elizabeth Prewit Wright.
- Elihu Wright's first wife was Mary Alice Buff (1862-1881), daughter
of Joe and Fanny Cook Buff. They were parents of a daughter and a son:
Sarah Jane Wright and John Riley Wright.
- Elihu Wright's second marriage was to Nancy Lou Logan, daughter of
Phillip and Sallie Logan. According to the marriage records of Cleveland County,
Elihu Wright age 23 and Nancy Lou Logan age 21 were married at the home of
Sallie Logan in 1884. The marriage was witnessed by J. F. Whisnant,
F. Diviny, and J. W. Self. The marriage was performed by W. J. Morrison on
the 9th day of January 1884 in No. 11 Township.
- Elihu Wright was a farmer and a Deputy Marshall. He died of pneumonia on
April 14, 1902.
- Nancy Lou died on September 14, 1902, exactly 5 months after the death
of her husband. On the day of her death she dictated her Last Will and
Testament leaving her property to her children. She appointed J. W. Self
as their guardian.
Will
Census
Township, County, State |
Dwelling Number |
Family Number |
Name |
Relation |
Color |
Sex |
Birth Month |
Birth Year |
Age |
Marital Status |
Years Married |
Mother of how many Children
| Children still living
| Place of Birth |
Father's Place of Birth |
Mother's Place of Birth |
Occupation |
Township 11, Cleveland, NC |
70 |
70 |
Wright Elihu |
Head |
W |
M |
Mar |
1860 |
40 |
M |
18 |
|
|
N.C. |
N.C. |
N.C. |
Farmer |
---- Nancy L |
Wife |
W |
F |
June |
1863 |
36 |
M |
18 |
6 |
6 |
N.C. |
N.C. |
N.C. |
|
---- Francis C |
D |
W |
F |
June |
1887 |
12 |
S |
|
|
|
N.C. |
N.C. |
N.C. |
|
---- Charlie C |
S |
W |
M |
June |
1889 |
10 |
S |
|
|
|
N.C. |
N.C. |
N.C. |
|
---- William C |
S |
W |
M |
July |
1891 |
8 |
S |
|
|
|
N.C. |
N.C. |
N.C. |
|
---- Emory E |
S |
W |
M |
Sept |
1893 |
6 |
S |
|
|
|
N.C. |
N.C. |
N.C. |
|
---- Sada N |
D |
W |
F |
Apr |
1896 |
4 |
S |
|
|
|
N.C. |
N.C. |
N.C. |
|
---- Junie J |
D |
W |
F |
Apr |
1899 |
1 |
S |
|
|
|
N.C. |
N.C. |
N.C. |
|
Logan Sallie |
M-inlaw |
W |
F |
Dec |
1826 |
73 |
W |
|
6 |
2 |
N.C. |
N.C. |
N.C. |
|
Notes
- The original will of Nancy Lou Wright is filed under the records of Cleveland County
in the North Carolina Department of Archives and History (C.R.026.801.12).
- There is conflicting information on the birth date of Nancy Lou Logan:
- Nancy Lou's tombstone (photograph) lists
her birth date as June 25, 1860. The tombstone of her sister,
Malindia Logan Short, lists her birthdate as June 29, 1860. Note that
this would mean they were born 5 days apart.
- The delayed birth certificate of William Coskey Wright lists the birth
date of his mother, Nancy Lou Wright, as 1861.
- The 1900 census lists Nancy Lou's birth date as June 1863.
- The names of the children of Eli Hugh and Nancy Wright vary somewhat
in different documents:
- The will of Nancy Lou Wright lists the children as Cleo, Charlie,
Cossie, Emmery, Novella, and Georgiana.
- The Estate Papers of E.H. Wright list the children as Cleo, Charlie,
Kossie, Emerly, Novella, and Junie.
- The "History of the Logans" document lists the children as Charlie,
Cass, Em, Cleo, Novella, and Junie.
- The 1900 U.S. Federal Census for Township 11, Cleveland County, NC, lists
the children as Francis C., Charlie C., William C., Emory E., Sada N., and
Junie J.
- Some additional information on William Coskey Wright:
- Delayed Birth Certificates of Cleveland County, NC, Volumes 1-9:
Certificate Number: 295,
Name at Birth: Wright, William Coskey,
Date of Birth: 16 Jul 1891,
Sex: M,
Place of Birth: Casar, NC,
Attendant: Gold, Dr. G. M.,
Father's Name: Wright, Elihu Harrison,
Father's Race: W,
Father's Date of Birth: 1859,
Father's Place of Birth: Burke Co., NC,
Mother's Name: Logan, Nancy Lou,
Mother's Race: W,
Mother's Date of Birth: 1861,
Mother's Place of Birth: Cleveland Co., NC,
Proofs of Birth: Marriage Record, Insurance Policy, Oath of R. L. Morris, Casar, NC.1
- North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975:
Name: William Coskey Wright,
Gender: Male,
Race: White,
Age: 70,
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1891,
Birth Place: Cleveland, North Carolina,
Death Date: 6 Jan 1962,
Death Location: Hickory, Catawba,
Spouse's name: Laura Richards,
Father's Name: Elihu Wright,
Mother's Name: Lou Logan,
Residence: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina.
- Death certificate of William Coskey Wright
- Some additional information on Emory Everett Wright:
- California Death Index, 1940-1997:
Name: Emory Everett Wright, Sex: Male, Birth Date: 26 Sep 1891, Birthplace: North Carolina, Death Date: 20 Mar 1945,
Death Place: Los Angeles, Mother's Maiden Name: Logan, Father's Surname: Wright.
- U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006:
Name Emory Everett Wright, Service Info: 2ND LT US Army, Death Date: 20 Mar 1945, Interment Date: 20 Mar 1945,
Cemetery Los Angeles National Cemetery, Cemetery Address: 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90049,
Buried At: Section 206 Row E Site 19.
- Some additional information on Novella Wright:
Sources:
- Delayed Birth Certificates of Cleveland County, NC, Volumes 1-9. Broad River Genealogical Society, Shelby, NC, 2003. [ p.106: Delayed birth certificate of William Coskie Wright. ]
- [Estate Papers of E.H. Wright (1902)]. Cleveland County loose estate papers, file C.R.026.508.59, North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, 11p. (Scanned copy of original made 1 Sep 2006 (5.9 Mbytes)).
- [Free Trader Agreement for Nancy L. Wright (1901)]. Cleveland County loose miscellaneous records, file C.R.026.928.5, North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, 2p. (Scanned copy of original made 14 Dec 2007 (1.0 Mbytes)).
- Logan, Sophia. History of the Logans. Distributed at the Andy Logan Family Reunion, Lincolnton, NC, c. 1980.
- [Sarah S. Logan, E. H. Wright, and Nancy L. Logan tombstone]. New Home Methodist Church Cemetery, Moriah School Road, near Casar, NC, photographed by Joe Logan c. 1980. ((Photograph) (299.2 Kbytes)).
- Turner, Grace and Miles S. Philbeck, Jr. Cleveland County, NC, Will Abstracts, 1841-1910. 1981. [ no. 785: Abstract of will of N. L. Wright. ]
- United States Federal Census, 1790-1930. Online database. Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com.
- [Will of N. L. Wright (1902)]. Cleveland County loose wills, file C.R.026.801.12, North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, 2 p. (Photographs of original made 20 Nov 2009 (4.2 Mbytes)).
- Wright, Orval Lee and Sylvia Wright Reding. The Moses Wright Family. Gonzales, TX, June, 1999. [ Contains information on the family of Elihu Wright. ]
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