NameThomas Jefferson Wright, 2C5R
Birth22 Sep 1829, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death7 Mar 1900, Lee’s Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
BurialLee’s Summit Historical Cemetery, Lee’s Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
FatherAmbrose Ransome Wright (~1794-1864)
MotherMary “Polly” Sharp (~1798-~1845)
Marriage25 Apr 1850, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseLucretia Laurena Clayton
Birth5 Jun 1821, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death13 Jun 1914, Lee’s Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
BurialLee’s Summit Historical Cemetery, Lee’s Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
FatherCharles Clayton (1793-1865)
MotherDorothy “Dolly” Barnes (~1793-1851)
Children
Birth7 Feb 1851, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death9 Sep 1929, Cass Co., Missouri
Birth10 Nov 1852, Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death13 Dec 1938, Lee’s Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
3 F<unnamed daughter> Wright (Died as Infant), 3C4R
Birth15 Feb 1855, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death25 Apr 1855, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birth4 Jul 1856, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death5 Mar 1943, Reydon, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma
Birth12 Apr 1859, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death8 Jul 1908, Jackson Co., Missouri
Birth29 Apr 1861, Saline Co., Missouri
Death3 Jan 1929, Lee’s Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
Census Notes for Thomas Jefferson Wright
In the 1850 census he was recorded with his brother Benjamin Seymour, although according to Bath Co. marriage records he was already married to Lucretia.

1850 census of Bath Co., Ky, division 2, enumerated 6 Aug, lists on p. 49 as family #335:
Benjamin S. Wright, 29, farmer; Martilla, 22; Clarissa, 3; Charles W., 3; Thomas, 20. All born in Kentucky.
Notes for Lucretia Laurena Clayton
Her death certificate records Lucretia Wright, age 93 years 7 days, born 5 June 1821 in Bass Co., Ky, died 13 June 1914 in Lee’s Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri, widowed, father Chas Clayton, born in N.C., mother’s maiden name Dolly Barnes, born in Ky, cause of death myocarditis, informant Virginia Shrout, Lee’s Summit, Mo, burial in Lee’s Summit.
Census Notes for Thomas Jefferson & Lucretia Laurena (Family)
I have not been able to find Lucretia or her daughter Melissa from her first marriage, to Samuel Crain, in the 1850 census. According to Bath Co., Ky marriage records, she had recently married her second husband Thomas Jefferson Wright, but he was recorded with his brother, without a wife or any stepchildren. (Three of the daughters of Lucretia and Samuel were living with their father.) Probably Lucretia and Melissa were temporarily with some relatives of hers during that month, but were not recorded either because the census taker visited on a day she was elsewhere, or because it was not considered her home.)

1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 14 as family #98:
Wright, Thomas, 41, farmer; Lecretia, 49; James A., 19; Clarinda, 17; Martha B., 15; Lewis R., 12; Virginia A., 9. All born in Kentucky.
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