HETTIE ESTER GOLD
By Ray Gold

Hettie [Ester] Gold, daughter of Johnathan and Sarah [Ryalls] Gold.  According to records handed down through the family, she was their oldest child and married Joseph Wright.  In the marriage records of Lincoln County, Tennessee we find where Joseph Wright married Esther Goode, October 10, 1840.

In the census of 1850 in District # 8 it reads; Joseph Wright 32, Esther 32, Solomon Wright 3, Johnathan Wright 1.  In the census of 1820 of Lincoln County it shows; Solomon Wright with 3 sons under 10 years of age. Any one of these sons would be old enough to have married Hettie Gold in 1840.

They may have named their first son after Joseph's father Solomon Wright, and the next son after Hettie's father Johnathan Gold. Hettie had a sister; Sarah Jane Gold, so her daughter Sarah J. may have been named for her, and shown in the census of Newton County, Arkansas of 1860. Also Hettie had a sister named Louisa, C. Gold, so, that is probably who Louisa Catherine Wright is named after, her Aunt Louisa C. Gold.

In the census of Newton County , Arkansas, Jefferson Township, House # 281 , it reads as follows;

Joseph Wright 40, TN.
Hettie              40, TN.
Hugh S.           15, TN.
Johnathan        13, TN.
Sarah J.            10, TN.
John H.              6, MO. (Boaz MO.) ??
Louisey C.         3, Ark.

This appears to be the same family with the children born after the census of 1850 in Lincoln County, Tennessee was taken.

Johnathan Gold and his family came to the Christian County, MO. in 1852 and apparently Joseph and Hettie [Gold] Wright came here into Missouri about the same time or soon afterwards. For their son John H. Wright was born in 1854 in Missouri. We believe he was probably born near Boaz, Missouri.  Then Joseph Wright took his family and went to Newton County, Arkansas, where their daughter Louisa Catherine Wright was born in 1857 in Arkansas.

In the 1870 census on Newton County, Arkansas, Van Buren Township, Beechwood Post Office, enumerated  April 21, 1870, H#11-11, p. 197B, ACT # 91; Joseph Wright 52, TN., Farmer,  Easter 52, TN., keeping house, John H. 15, Missouri, confirms that John H. was born in MO.  (Written out) at home,  Catherine 12, Ark., at home,  she is the same Louisa C. age 10 in the 1860 census.

In the 1880 census of Newton County, Ark., Van Buren Township ED. #114, enumerated June 1, 1880,  H#  9-9,  p. 577B.  ACT #2.  Joseph Wright 62, NC.NC. farming. Hetty 62, TN., NC., TN. Keeping house.

In the 1880 census of Newton County, Arkansas, Van Buren Township, ED #114 enumerated June 1, 1880  H# 12-12,  p. 577B. Johnathan Wright 31, TN, TN., TN.. farming. Martha C. wife, 23, TN., NC.,NC..keeping house, John M. son, 5, Ark. TN, TN.. and Hiram T., son 3, Ark. TN, TN..

In the 1880 census of Newton County, Arkansas. Van Buren Township, ED, 114, enumerated June 1, 1880. H# 10-10, p. 577B, ACT. #2 , John H Wright, 28, MO. TN. TN.. farming.  Louisa A. [almost Illegible, LDS index]  wife 20, TX, VA, Ohio, house keeping, and William T. Wright, son 1, [April]  Ark, MO, TX. .



Additional Information Added September 21, 2003

I found Hugh S. Wright, son of  Joseph and Hetty [ Ester] Gold came back from Newton County,  Arkansas in about 1871, and married in Springfield. He lived among his relatives in Stone Co. Mo. as shown in the 1876 and 1880 censuses below.  I have left a few of the neighbors in the listings to illistrate that he did live among the Golds and Caveners in Cass Twnshp. near Union City. This should help to clarify that there is a definite relationship to said families.

Marriage Records of LDS
Hugh Solomon Wright, was born in LCT. June 18, 1845. He married Ellen Elmyra Ferguson in 1871 in Springfield, Missouri. She was born May 5, 1856 in KY. (Census says born in Ark.)

1876 Agricultural Census of Township 26, Stone County, MO.
 
Hugh S. Wright  age, 21-45    Farmer
Almira E.   wife        18-21
Ally C.       dau.        Under-10

1880 Census of Stone County, MO.  Cass Township
 
Timothy O. Cavener                38
Martha F.                       W  F  39        wife            Keeping House   TN  TN TN
                ----, Nancy     W  F  10        daughter                               MO  TN TN
                ----, Sarah      W  F   8         daughter                               MO  TN TN
                ----, William   W  M  6          son                                     MO  TN TN
                ----, Malinda  W  F  4           daughter                              MO  TN TN
                ----, Albert     W  M  11/12   son                                      MO  TN TN

265  281  WRIGHT, Hugh          W  M  36                         Farmer               TN  TN TN
                ----, Almira                 W  F  28        wife            Keeping House   AR  AR AR
                ----, Allie                    W  F  6         daughter                                MO  TN AR
                ----, Mary                   W  F  2         daughter                                MO  TN AR
 

266  282  GOLD, William            W  M  28                         Farmer               MO  TN TN
                ----, Sarah                   W  F  23        wife            Keeping House   TN  TN VA
                ----, Tennie                 W  F  4         daughter                                MO  MO TN
                ----, Margret                W  F  2         daughter                               MO  MO TN
                ----, Johnnie                W  M  1         son                                      MO  MO TN
 



 

In the 1920 census of Newton County, Arkansas. Van Buren, Township. ED, 103, S 4B. Enumerated Jan. 13, 1920, H#67-71, ACT #8;  Hugh S. Wright, TN.TN.TN. head; 78, and Ellen, wife 70, Ark. TN.TN..

In the 1920 census of Newton County, Township  ED, 103.  S.4b, enumerated January 13, 1920, H# 66-70, John A. Wright, 30.

John H. Wright born in 1854, in MO.,  in the 1920 census of ; John H. Wright 65, MO. TN. TN..  Sarah G. 22, Ark, MO. Ark, Gini O.  24, Ark. MO. Ark.   and Mina 13, Ark, MO. Ark.


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