Last Updated: March 3, 2021

William & Martha (West) Wainwright Family

1. Wainwright, William

Parents:

1813 Birth: abt 1813 VA.

1835 Marriage #1: William Wainwright m. Martha West 03-26-1835 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. Martha Wirt per 3-24-1835 bond.

1840 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, pg187:

Name:	William Wainright
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):	Floyd, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:	1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:	1
Free White Persons - Under 20:	1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:	2
Total Free White Persons:	3
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:	3

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H497:

...... Wainwright, Wm 37 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $1000, HOH.

............ Martha 37 yo w/f, b. Floyd, cannot read or write.

............ Ruth 11 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

...... Terry, Hester 17 yo w/f, b. Floyd. [terry]

...... Jones, Wm 10 yo w/m, b. Floyd.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H560:

...... Wainwright, William 49 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $3,000/795, HOH.

............ Martha 48 yo w/f, b. VA.

...... Smith, James R. 47 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH. [Smith_JamesR_Ruth]

............ Ruth 21 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ Peter L. 4 yo w/m, b. VA.

............ Martha M. 3 yo w/f, b. VA.

1870 Residence: Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H65:

...... Wainwright, William 60 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $500/180, cannot read or write, HOH.

............ Martha 58 yo w/f, b. VA.

...... Underwood, Jane 67 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write, at home.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H278:

...... Wainwright, William 68 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, father b. Scotland, mother b. VA, HOH.

............ Martha 67 yo wife, b. VA, father b. S. Car., mother b. N. Car., keeping house.

...... Martin, S. Margaret 28 yo single w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, servant.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District:

…… Wainwright, Wm 79 yo.

............ Martha 78 yo.

…+ Wainwright, Martha

Parents: unknown West.

1813 Birth: abt 1813 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband William Wainwright.

1890 Death: 1-31-1890 Floyd Co., VA. COD: unknown. Age: 79y 10m 10d. Parents: not given. b. Floyd Co., VA.

1890 Burial:

…2. Wainwright, Ruth Emeline

Parents: William & Martha (West) Wainwright.

1838 Birth: 6-29-1838 Floyd Co., VA. (src: death record)

1839 Birth: 6-1839 Floyd Co., VA. (src: 1900 census)

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1854 Marriage #1: Ruth Wainright m. James R. Smith 12-21-1854 Floyd Co., VA. He 28 yo single carpenter, b. Henry Co., VA, s/o Peter & Susan Smith. She 16 yo single, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o William & Martha Wainright.

James R. Smith, 1813-1886, s/o Peter & Nancy or Susan (unknown) Smith. [Smith_JamesR_Ruth]

1929 Death: 12-27-1929 Copper Hill, Locust Grove District, Floyd Co., VA.

Ruth Emeline Smith, 90y 5m 5d widowed w/f, b. June 22, 1838 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: James R. Smith. Father: Wm Wainwright, b. Dinwoodie Co., VA. Mother: Martha West, b. Floyd Co., VA. Informant: J. F. Smith of Copper Hill, VA. COD: influenza with bronchitis and infirmities of age. Burial: Smith Cemetery, Dec 29, 1928. Undertaker: J. L. Ferris of Copper Hill, VA.

1929 Burial: Smith Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

End William & Martha (West) Wainwright Family.