In focusing on his FAN (Friends, Associates & Neighbors) club, I’ve looked into the neighboring ten households before and ten households afterwards to ensure that I’m covering all of his close neighbors. What I’ve discovered is that, as expected, many of these families are inter-connected through marriage and have been part of the same network for several years.
In this analysis, I started with George’s household and then moved to through the ten households prior before picking up and working on the ten households after his enumeration.
Living in the same household as George and his wife, Elizabeth, are four other Wrights, including Samuel P., age 33, farmer, born in Ohio. This is George’s known son. [His middle name was Pangburn, a potential clue to another family relationship.] Samuel’s wife, Rebecca R., age 24, born in Ohio and their two children: Elizabeth S., aged 4, born in Ohio and George H., age 2, born in Ohio complete the household.
Next door is the family in dwelling 1555, family 1560 headed by John Wright, age 35, farmer, born in Ohio. This is also George’s known son. John’s wife, Anne, age 34, born in Ohio and their five children : Elizabeth J., age 14, born in Ohio; Joseph, age 12, born in Ohio; Nancy, age 9, born in Ohio; Mary, age 7, born in Ohio and Maxamelia, age 4, born in Ohio complete the household. [These names all match the 1883 sketch of John Wright’s family in the History of Brown County, Ohio. I descend from John’s son, Joseph.]
The family in dwelling 1554, family 1559 is headed by John Robbins, age 52, farmer, born in Pennsylvania. Living in the household are Mary, age 23, born in Ohio; William, age 20, born in Ohio; Elizabeth, age 19, born in Ohio; Sarah, age 17, born in Ohio; George, age 14, born in Ohio; Cecilia, age 12, born in Ohio; Amos, age 6, born in Ohio; and Lydia, age 4, born in Ohio. [Could this be a brother to George's wife, Elizabeth Robins/Robbins?]
The family in dwelling 1553, family 1558 is headed by William P. Hindman, age 24, born in Ohio. Living in the household are Amanda, age 25, born in Ohio and Caroline A., age 2, born in Ohio.
The family in dwelling 1552, family 1557 is headed by Allen Hendrixson, age 33, farmer, born in Kentucky. Living in the household are Sarah, age 30, born in Ohio; Elizabeth, age 9, born in Ohio; George, age 8, born in Ohio; William M., age 5, born in Ohio; Nancy, age 2, born in Ohio and Susana, age 6 months, born in Ohio. [Allen Hendrixson married Sarah Ann Wright on October 24, 1839 in Brown County, Ohio. Sarah was the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Robins) Wright]
The family in dwelling 1551, family 1556 is headed by William Hindman, age 62, farmer, born in Kentucky. Living in the household are Nancy, age 58, born in Pennsylvania; William, age 7, born in Indiana; as well as Martha J. Huggins, age 32, born in Ohio; Vilena Huggins, age 8, born in Ohio; and Eveline Davis, age 15, born in Ohio.
The family in dwelling 1550, family 1555 is headed by Mary Robins, age 50, born in Ohio. Living in the household are John, carpenter, age 26, born in Ohio; Josiah, carpenter, age 25, born in Ohio; Samuel, carpenter, age 19, born in Ohio; Lucinda, age 17, born in Ohio and William M., farmer, age 15, born in Ohio.
The family in dwelling 1549, family 1554 is headed by Jonathan W. Riley, age 26, miller, born in Ohio. Living in the household are Olive, age 29, born in Ohio; John O., age 4, born in Illinois and Rosella, age 2, born in Ohio.
The family in dwelling 1548, family 1553 is headed by John W. Riley, age 60, miller, born in North Carolina. Living in the household are Sarah, age 58, born in Kentucky; Elizabeth, age 24, born in Ohio and Thirza, age 17, born in Ohio.
The family in dwelling 1547, family 1552 is headed by Thomas Purdy, age 28, farmer, born in Pennsylvania. Living in the household are Lucinda, age 24, born in Ohio, and William T., age 2, born in Ohio.
The family in dwelling 1546, family 1551 is headed by William Wilson, age 50, farmer, born in Virginia. Living in the household are Sarah, age 49, born in Pennsylvania; Elizabeth, age 22, born in Ohio; Sarah A., age 16, born in Ohio; Martin, age 14, born in Ohio; Josiah, age 9, born in Ohio and Letty J., age 7, born in Ohio.
This ends the enumeration of the ten households prior to George Wright in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio in the 1850 census. Next I will focus on the ten households afterwards.
The family in dwelling 1557, family 1562 is headed by John T. Reeves, age 38, farmer, born in Ohio. Living in the household are Eliza, age 39, born in Ohio; Frances, age 19, born in Ohio; William R., age 16, born in Ohio; Rebecca, age 14, born in Ohio; John R., age 7, born in Ohio; Daniel Smith, age 19, laborer, born in Ohio and Sybil Jacobs, age 81, born in Virginia. [John T. Reeves married Elizabeth Jacobs, daughter of William & Sybil (Little) Jacobs - another branch of my family.]
The family in dwelling 1558, family 1563 is headed by James Calvin, age 39, farmer, born in Ohio. Living in the household are Matilda, age 30, born Ohio; David, age 12, born in Ohio; Mary J., age 8, born in Ohio; Christena, age 6, born in Ohio; Martha J., age 4, born in Ohio and John T., age 2, born in Ohio.
The family in dwelling 1559, family 1564 is headed by Jane Calvin, age 66, born in Virginia. Living in the household are Albert, age 32, farmer, born in Ohio; Robert, age 30, farmer, born in Ohio; Luther, age 28, farmer, born in Ohio and Jane, age 26, born in Ohio. [Believe this is the Jane Wardlow who married Joseph Calvin January 12, 1805 in Clermont County, Ohio. Jane was the daughter of Robert & Janet (Downey) Wardlow.]
The family in dwelling 1560, family 1565 is headed by Morris Vance, age 33, farmer, born in Ohio. Living in the household are Nancy, age 33, born in Ohio; Margaret, age 10, born in Ohio; Jane, age 9, born in Ohio; James H.P., age 5, born in Ohio; John, age 3, born in Ohio; Joseph, age 1, born in Ohio and Abraham S., aged 1 month born in Ohio. [Morris Vance married Nancy Calvin, daughter of Joseph & Jane (Wardlow) Calvin.]
The family in dwelling 1561, family 1566 is headed by Margaret Wardlow, age 44, born in North Carolina. Living in the household are Elizabeth J., age 17, born in Ohio; Catherine S., age 14, born in Ohio; Jacob W., age 12, born in Ohio; Margaret, age 9, born in Ohio; James, age 7, born in Ohio and Thomas G., age 3, born in Ohio. [Believe this is Margaret (Hoss) Wardlow, who married Philander Wardlow on December 26, 1822 in Brown County, Ohio. He died August 25, 1847 and was the son of William and Isabel (Nesbit) Wardlow.]
The family in dwelling 1562, family 1567 is headed by Matilda Wardlow, age 30, born in Ohio. Living in the household is Isabella, age 70, born in Virginia and David, age 17, born in Ohio. [Believe this is Matilda, daughter of William and Isabel (Nesbit) Wardlow.]
The family in dwelling 1563, family 1568 is headed by Ellis M. Dye, age 41, farmer, born in Ohio. Living in the household are Margaret, age 38, born in Ohio; Sarah J., age 16, born in Ohio; James H., age 14, born in Ohio; Matilda A., age 12, born in Ohio; David G., age 9, born in Ohio; Noah E., age 7, born in Ohio; Mary A., age 5, born in Ohio; Mary A., age 5, born in Ohio; John R., age 3, born in Ohio and Henry P., age 1, born in Ohio.
The family in dwelling 1564, family 1569 is headed by Patrick Vance, age 43, farmer, born in Ohio. Living in the household is Rebecca, age 43, born in Ohio; Ruth, age 20, born in Ohio; John, age 18, born in Ohio; Elizabeth, age 16, born in Ohio; David, age 12, born in Ohio; Daniel, age 10, born in Ohio; McKea, age 8, born in Ohio; William W., age 5, born in Ohio and Jesse H., age 2, born in Ohio.
The family in dwelling 1565, family 1570 is headed by William Vance, age 46, farmer, born in Kentucky. Living in the household is Margaret J., age 25, born in Ohio; Joseph C., age 23, farmer, born in Ohio; Lydia A.M., age 19, born in Ohio; Mary M., age 17, born in Ohio; Sysena, age 15, born in Ohio; Sophrona, age 12, born in Ohio; William H.H., age 10, born in Ohio; Thomas C.H., age 6, born in Ohio; Lafayette S., age 4, born in Ohio; and Hanson L.P., age 1, born in Ohio.
The family in dwelling 1566, dwelling 1571 is headed by Hysom Moler, age 34, farmer, born in Kentucky. Living in the household is Nancy A., age 27, born in Ohio; Thomas S., age 8, born in Ohio; James L., age 6, born in Ohio; Matilda A., aged 3, born in Ohio; Henry H., age 1, born in Ohio and Margaret, age 16, born in Ohio.
I will be adding these names and family members to my spreadsheet of George's FAN club and begin searching for additional clues that might tie them to George, either through marriage or land records.
If you have any connection or are related to any of these families, I would love to hear from you.
