Emma S. Wright

HAIRSTON.org ID#2147, b. about 1850
Father*James C. Wright1 b. a 1811
Mother*Rebecca S. Barret b. Jun 1825
Birth*Emma S. Wright was born about 1850 in Mississippi. 
Census 1850She listed in the household of James C. Wright in 1850 in Warren, Mississippi.2

 
Census 1850Emma S. Wright listed in the household of Thomas J. Shelby in 1850 in Issaquena, Mississippi.2

 
Emma S. Wright was the daughter of James C. Wright and Rebecca S. Barret.1 
Census 1860Emma S. Wright listed in the household of James C. Wright on 10 August 1860 in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi; Jas 49, Rebecca 33, Emma 10.3

 
Census 1870Emma S. Wright appeared on the 1870 census of Rebecca S. Barret on 23 August 1870 in Schola, Issaquena, Mississippi; R L Wright 45f, Emma Wright 20, Ella Powell 16, Willie Wright 13, Henry Wright 10.1

 
Marriage*Emma S. Wright married Evan B. Shelby, son of Thomas J. Shelby and Emily M. (surname unknown), on 11 January 1871 in Issaquena, Mississippi.4 
Census 1880Emma S. Wright appeared on the 1880 census of Evan B. Shelby in 1880 in Beat 3, 114, Sharkey, Mississippi; Evan B. Shelby (c1847 MS, father born TN, mother born LA) and his wife Emma (c1849 MS, she appears to be Ella Wright Powell's sister.)5

 

Family

Evan B. Shelby b. a 1847
Child

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S76] Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited10 Feb 2015