Elbert C. Wright 
Elbert C. was born in 1852 in Mercer Co., Virginia.1 Elbert C.'s father was THOMAS J. Wright and his mother was SARAH J. CRAWFORD. His paternal grandfather is FRANCIS Wright and his paternal grandmother was ELIZABETH Eaton. He had a brother and a sister, named JAMES Montgomery and Mary W.. He was the oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 76 in 1928.1 General Notes
The 1900 Census for Rock, WV has Elbert and his wife Mary Sue with their children, Roy, Bessie B., Mable C., Luke A., and Sadie J. Elbert is a farmer, and Roy and Luke work on their family farm.
In the 1910 Census for Matoaka, WV, Elbert is living with his wife Sue. They have been married 29 years. Children, Luke, age 21, and daughter Sadie, age 16. Elbert is a carpenter, and Luke is a student.
Elbert started the Wright Drug Store in Matoaka, WV.
The 1920 Census for Matoaka, WV lists Elbert and his wife Susie living on Mercer St. In their household is son Luke, a pharmacist, and his wife Eva who is a saleswoman in their drug store.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.WFT Est 1716-1763 in Scotland d.WFT Est 1755-1806 in Ireland
- b.~ 1783 in Tyrone, Ireland
- b.WFT Est 1722-1766 d.WFT Est 1755-1816 in Ireland
- b.1824 in Tyrone, Ireland d.WFT Est 1874-1918 in Mercer County, West Virginia
- b.~ 1726 in England d.WFT Est 1777-1818 in County Fermanaugh, Ireland
- b.~ 1785 in Ireland d.> 1860
- b.WFT Est 1712-1739 in England d.WFT Est 1778-1830 in County Fermanaugh, Ireland
- b.1852 in Mercer Co., Virginia d.1928
- b.1836 in Virginia d.1924 in Mercer County, West Virginia
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Elbert C. and Mary Sue were married in a religious ceremony in 1880.1 They had two sons and three daughters, named Roy, Lake A., Sadie J., Bessie B. and Mable C..
