Death cert gives age at 105 yrs, b: Aug 27 1864. Based on census, 1884 seems to be a more realiztic birth year and is used here.
Son of Will Wright
1900 Lindsey, Benton MO in what appears to be a small jail: PRUSINA AF/sherrif, Nettie and children; HART Jas/jailer; DUCKWORTH Myrtle/servant; WRIGHT Ed/18/1882/MO/S/ in jail, STROBE Sherman/23/S/in jail; ASHLEY James/44/wd/in jail. All but AF from MO, the three men in jail are Black, others are White.
m: Mrs Ada Vaughn, 1912
ch inc: Corinne, (m: Brown), Carl, Mary (m Shockley), Beatrice (m: Boyd), Gladys (m: Allen, Grant), Juanita (m: Clay).
1920 Clinton MO: WRIGHT Ed/45, Ada/ 45 are in home of his sister WRIGHT Melinda/36/Head and brothers WRIGHT Harry/26. Children Corinne/8, Carl/ 7, Mary/4 and Beatrice/2 are with them. Also in home is a boarder, WILSON Archie/38.
1930 Clinton, HENRY MO: WRIGHT Ada/50/Head, Carl/ 19, Mary/15, Beatrice/12, GLADYS/9, Waneta/7. Ada indicated she was 16 when first married, she is widow*, all shown as Negro, born in MO. No occupation shown for Ada. Ada's marital status is written over, appears to be "Wd". however her husband survived her by many years.
Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
Name Ada Vaughn
Gender Female, Age 30, Birth Date abt 1882
Residence Place Clinton
Marriage Date Abt 1912
Spouse Edward Wright
Died unattended, a widower, daughter Connie Brown was informant who did not know names of his parents.
Note: cemetery notes have DOB as 1864, which would make him 107 yrs at death. It seems probable it was 1884 misread as 1864.
(Relationship from being shown as brother of Melinda, whose death cert. indicated her father was Will Wright)
Son of Will Wright
1900 Lindsey, Benton MO in what appears to be a small jail: PRUSINA AF/sherrif, Nettie and children; HART Jas/jailer; DUCKWORTH Myrtle/servant; WRIGHT Ed/18/1882/MO/S/ in jail, STROBE Sherman/23/S/in jail; ASHLEY James/44/wd/in jail. All but AF from MO, the three men in jail are Black, others are White.
m: Mrs Ada Vaughn, 1912
ch inc: Corinne, (m: Brown), Carl, Mary (m Shockley), Beatrice (m: Boyd), Gladys (m: Allen, Grant), Juanita (m: Clay).
1920 Clinton MO: WRIGHT Ed/45, Ada/ 45 are in home of his sister WRIGHT Melinda/36/Head and brothers WRIGHT Harry/26. Children Corinne/8, Carl/ 7, Mary/4 and Beatrice/2 are with them. Also in home is a boarder, WILSON Archie/38.
1930 Clinton, HENRY MO: WRIGHT Ada/50/Head, Carl/ 19, Mary/15, Beatrice/12, GLADYS/9, Waneta/7. Ada indicated she was 16 when first married, she is widow*, all shown as Negro, born in MO. No occupation shown for Ada. Ada's marital status is written over, appears to be "Wd". however her husband survived her by many years.
Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
Name Ada Vaughn
Gender Female, Age 30, Birth Date abt 1882
Residence Place Clinton
Marriage Date Abt 1912
Spouse Edward Wright
Died unattended, a widower, daughter Connie Brown was informant who did not know names of his parents.
Note: cemetery notes have DOB as 1864, which would make him 107 yrs at death. It seems probable it was 1884 misread as 1864.
(Relationship from being shown as brother of Melinda, whose death cert. indicated her father was Will Wright)
Death cert gives age at 105 yrs, b: Aug 27 1864. Based on census, 1884 seems to be a more realiztic birth year and is used here.
Son of Will Wright
1900 Lindsey, Benton MO in what appears to be a small jail: PRUSINA AF/sherrif, Nettie and children; HART Jas/jailer; DUCKWORTH Myrtle/servant; WRIGHT Ed/18/1882/MO/S/ in jail, STROBE Sherman/23/S/in jail; ASHLEY James/44/wd/in jail. All but AF from MO, the three men in jail are Black, others are White.
m: Mrs Ada Vaughn, 1912
ch inc: Corinne, (m: Brown), Carl, Mary (m Shockley), Beatrice (m: Boyd), Gladys (m: Allen, Grant), Juanita (m: Clay).
1920 Clinton MO: WRIGHT Ed/45, Ada/ 45 are in home of his sister WRIGHT Melinda/36/Head and brothers WRIGHT Harry/26. Children Corinne/8, Carl/ 7, Mary/4 and Beatrice/2 are with them. Also in home is a boarder, WILSON Archie/38.
1930 Clinton, HENRY MO: WRIGHT Ada/50/Head, Carl/ 19, Mary/15, Beatrice/12, GLADYS/9, Waneta/7. Ada indicated she was 16 when first married, she is widow*, all shown as Negro, born in MO. No occupation shown for Ada. Ada's marital status is written over, appears to be "Wd". however her husband survived her by many years.
Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
Name Ada Vaughn
Gender Female, Age 30, Birth Date abt 1882
Residence Place Clinton
Marriage Date Abt 1912
Spouse Edward Wright
Died unattended, a widower, daughter Connie Brown was informant who did not know names of his parents.
Note: cemetery notes have DOB as 1864, which would make him 107 yrs at death. It seems probable it was 1884 misread as 1864.
(Relationship from being shown as brother of Melinda, whose death cert. indicated her father was Will Wright)
Son of Will Wright
1900 Lindsey, Benton MO in what appears to be a small jail: PRUSINA AF/sherrif, Nettie and children; HART Jas/jailer; DUCKWORTH Myrtle/servant; WRIGHT Ed/18/1882/MO/S/ in jail, STROBE Sherman/23/S/in jail; ASHLEY James/44/wd/in jail. All but AF from MO, the three men in jail are Black, others are White.
m: Mrs Ada Vaughn, 1912
ch inc: Corinne, (m: Brown), Carl, Mary (m Shockley), Beatrice (m: Boyd), Gladys (m: Allen, Grant), Juanita (m: Clay).
1920 Clinton MO: WRIGHT Ed/45, Ada/ 45 are in home of his sister WRIGHT Melinda/36/Head and brothers WRIGHT Harry/26. Children Corinne/8, Carl/ 7, Mary/4 and Beatrice/2 are with them. Also in home is a boarder, WILSON Archie/38.
1930 Clinton, HENRY MO: WRIGHT Ada/50/Head, Carl/ 19, Mary/15, Beatrice/12, GLADYS/9, Waneta/7. Ada indicated she was 16 when first married, she is widow*, all shown as Negro, born in MO. No occupation shown for Ada. Ada's marital status is written over, appears to be "Wd". however her husband survived her by many years.
Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
Name Ada Vaughn
Gender Female, Age 30, Birth Date abt 1882
Residence Place Clinton
Marriage Date Abt 1912
Spouse Edward Wright
Died unattended, a widower, daughter Connie Brown was informant who did not know names of his parents.
Note: cemetery notes have DOB as 1864, which would make him 107 yrs at death. It seems probable it was 1884 misread as 1864.
(Relationship from being shown as brother of Melinda, whose death cert. indicated her father was Will Wright)
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