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1. Title:   1870 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson Ward 3, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: M593_678; Page: 218A; Image: 440; Family History Library Film: 552177
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;
2. Title:   1860 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1860; Census Place: Lockport, Niagara, New York; Roll: M653_823; Page: 848; Image: 274; Family History Library Film: 803823
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;
3. Title:   1850 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1850; Census Place: Sweden, Monroe, New York; Roll: M432_529; Page: 25B; Image: 57
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;
4. Title:   Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;
5. Title:   Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920
Page:   The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008533683; Roll Number: 257; Certificate Number: 2
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
6. Title:   1910 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: T624_653; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374666
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;
7. Title:   U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;
8. Title:   New York, State Census, 1855
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;
9. Title:   New York, State Census, 1865
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;
10. Title:   Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;
11. Title:   U.S. City Directories (Beta)
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;
12. Title:   U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;
13. Title:   Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
Page:   Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 6; Film Description: 1871 Jackson-1872 Branch
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;
14. Title:   Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;
15. Title:   1880 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1880; Census Place: Lockport, Niagara, New York; Roll: 901; Page: 532C; Enumeration District: 201
Author:   Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;

Notes
a. Note:   RESEARCH STANDARD APPLIED
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  Ida May Wright is my paternal third great aunt, which is via common ancestry with Joseph H. Wright and Jenneffer Downs Bennett. Ida was initially identified in the census living with her mother. From a research perspective, it should be noted that city directories show two other women named Ida M. Wright living in Jackson, Michigan, during the same time period.
  Based on the application of recognized genealogical standards of proof, the descent of Ida May Wright is sufficiently established beyond any reasonable doubt. The basis begins with the the death record, which lists the full names of both parents. The is following by the census records, which show her living with her parents. This has been subsequently supported with the additional interlocking records and documentation listed further below.
  1849 BIRTH OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  Ida May Wright was born on Thursday, April 12, 1849, in Monroe County, New York, USA.
  1850 CENSUS OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The U.S. Census enumerated on Saturday, August 3, 1850, shows Ida May Wright living with her parents in Sweden, Monroe County, New York, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida Wright, age 1, female, born in New York."
  1855 CENSUS OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The New York State Census enumerated on Monday, June 18, 1855, shows Ida May Wright living with her mother in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida Wright, age 5, female, white, born in Monroe, resided 5 months in town."
  1860 CENSUS OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The U.S. Census enumerated on Wednesday, June 27, 1860, shows Ida May Wright living with her mother in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida Wright, age 11, female, white, born in New York, attended school."
  1865 CENSUS OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The New York State Census enumerated on Wednesday, June 21, 1865, shows Ida May Wright living with her mother in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida B. Wright, age 16, female, white, child born in [hard to read], single."
  1870 CENSUS OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The U.S. Census enumerated on Wednesday, June 8, 1870, shows Ida May Wright living with her brother and mother in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida Wright, age 21, female, white, occupation is at home, born in New York, mother of foreign birth."
  1870 MARRIAGE OF ROBERT LUTHER MYRICK AND IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  Robert Luther Myrick and Ida May Wright were married on Wednesday, September 14, 1870, in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, USA. At the time of their marriage, Robert was 22 years old, and Ida was 21 years old.
  The "Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940" is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida May Wright; Gender: Female; Age: 21; Birth Date: abt 1849; Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1870; Marriage Place: Jackson, Michigan, USA; Spouse: Robert Luther Myrick Jr.; Film Number: 000941634."
  The "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952" is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida May Wright; Gender: Female; Age: 21; Birth Year: abt 1849; Birth Place: Prockport, New York; Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1870; Marriage Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA; Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan; Spouse: Robert L Mynck; Record Number: 1265."
  The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was a typewritten form with handwritten information, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Return of Marriages in the County of Jackson, Michigan; Number: 1265; Date of Marriage: September 14, 1870 in Jackson; Name: Robert L. Mynicki; Race: White; Residence: Jackson; Age: 22; Born: Jackson; Occupation: Telegraph Clerk; Name: Ida May Wright; Race: White; Residence: Jackson; Age: 21; Born: Brockport, New York; Officiant; John T. Magrath, Rector St. Paul; Witness: Richard Holden; Residence: Jackson; Witness: Jennie Holden; Residence: Jackson; Date Recorded: August 8, 1871.”
  1880 CENSUS OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The U.S. Census enumerated on Thursday, June 10, 1880, shows Ida May Wright living as a board in the household of Benjamin Burridge and Mary Burridge at 6 Spalding Street in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida Wright, age 30, female, white, boarder, single, born in New York, father born in England, mother born in England."
  1884 CITY DIRECTORY OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida Wright; Residence Year: 1884; Street address: 40 Chestnut; Residence Place: Lockport, New York, USA; Occupation: Seamstress; Publication Title: Lockport, New York, City Directory, 1884." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: “Ida Wright, seamstress, h 40 Chestnut.”
  1887 CITY DIRECTORY OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida M Wright; Residence Year: 1887; Street address: 71 Saxton; Residence Place: Lockport, New York, USA; Occupation: Seamstress; Publication Title: Lockport, New York, City Directory, 1887." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida M. Wright, seamstress, bds 71 Saxton."
  1888 CITY DIRECTORY OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida M Wright; Residence Year: 1888; Street address: 81 Pine; Residence Place: Lockport, New York, USA; Occupation: Dressmaker; Publication Title: Lockport, New York, City Directory, 1888." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida M. Wright, dressmaker, h 81 Pine."
  1890 CITY DIRECTORY OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Miss Ida M Wright; Gender: F (Female); Residence Year: 1890; Street Address: 1315 E Main; Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan; Occupation: Seamstress; Publication Title: Jackson, Michigan, City Directory, 1890." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Miss Ida M Wright, seamstress, bds 1315 E Main." Also listed at this address is James H. Wright.
  1894 CITY DIRECTORY OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida M Wright; Residence Year: 1894; Street Address: 1315 E Main; Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan; Occupation: Dressmaker; Publication Title: Jackson, Michigan, City Directory, 1894." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida M Wright, dressmaker, bds 1315 E Main." Also listed at this address is her brother James H. Wright, and her mother Jenneffer Wright.
  1897 CITY DIRECTORY OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 19, 2020
  The "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida Wright; Residence Year: 1897; Street Address: 333 W Cortland; Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan, USA; Occupation: Dress Maker; Publication Title: Jackson, Michigan, City Directory, 1897." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida Wright, dressmkr, rms 333 W Cortland."
  1900 CITY DIRECTORY OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida M Wright, Residence Year: 1900, Street address: 108 1st 0, Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan, USA, Occupation: Seamstress, Publication Title: Jackson, Michigan, City Directory, 1900." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida M Wright, seamstress, bds 108 1st."
  1910 CITY DIRECTORY OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 19, 2020
  The "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Mrs Ida Wright; Gender: Female; Residence Year: 1910; Street Address: 112 N Blackstone; Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan, USA; Publication Title: Jackson, Michigan, City Directory, 1910.” The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Mrs. Ida Wright, 112 N Blackstone."
  1910 CENSUS OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The U.S. Census enumerated on Saturday, April 30, 1910 shows Ida May Wright living at 112 North Blackstone Street in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Ida Wright, head of household, female, white, age 61, divorced, no children born, no children living, born in New York, father born in New York, mother born in England, occupation is seamstress (at home), can read, can write, rents home."
  1915 CITY DIRECTORY OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Mrs Ida M Wright; Gender: Female; Residence Year: 1915; Street Address: 120 N Blackstone; Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan, USA; Occupation: Seamstress; Publication Title: Jackson, Michigan, City Directory, 1915." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Mrs. Ida M. Wright, smstrs, rms 120 N Blackstone."
  1917 CITY DIRECTORY OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  The "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Mrs Ida Wright; Gender: Female; Residence Year: 1917; Street Address: 215 Summit av; Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan, USA; Publication Title: Jackson, Michigan, City Directory, 1917." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Mrs. Ida Wright, bds 215 Summit av."
  1918 DEATH OF IDA MAY WRIGHT
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 18, 2020
  Ida May Wright died at the age of 68, on Thursday, January 10, 1918, in Blackman, Jackson County, Michigan, USA. Ida was buried on Tuesday, January 15, 1918, in Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, USA.
  The “Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida M. Wright; Birth Date: abt 1850; Birth Place: N.Y.; Death Date: 10 Jan 1918; Death Place: Blackman Twp., Jackson, Michigan; Death Age: 68; Occupation: Seamstress; Race: White; Marital Status: Widowed [the actual document has a slash mark pointed to divorced]; Gender: Female; Father Name: Joseph Wright; Father Birth Place: N.Y.; Mother Name: Jeneffer Bennett; Mother Birth Place: Eng.; FHL Film Number: 941629."
  The “Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida M Wright; Birth Year: 1859; Death Date: 10 Jan 1918; Death Place: Blackman, Jackson, Michigan, USA; Age: 68; Father's Name: Joseph Wright."
  The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was a typewritten form with handwritten information, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "State of Michigan, certificate of Death, County: Jackson, County Infirmary; Name: Ida M. Wright; Sex: Female; color: White; Marital: Divorced; Born: April 12, 1859 [in error and should be 1849 as she is listed as age 68] in New York; Age: 68 years 8 months 28 days; Occupation: Seamstress; Father: Joseph Wright, born in New York; Mother Maiden: Jenneffer Bennetts, born in England; Date of Death: January 10, 1918; I hereby certify that I attended deceased from January 14, 1912 to January 10, 1918, that I last saw her alive on January 9, 1918, and that death occurred on the date stated above. The cause of death was as follows: [hard to read] cerebral hemmorhage; Informant: Mrs. J.H. Wright, 1313 East Glacir; Burial: Mount Evergreen [hard to read], January 15, 1918."
  The “U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Ida Wright; Birth Date: 1850; Birth Place: New York, United States of America; Death Date: 10 Jan 1918; Death Place: Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America; Cemetery: Mount Evergreen Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America."


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