Mary Jane was born November 14, 1832 (date calculated from tombstone inscription), the daughter of Basil and Nancy Wright.  The place of her birth is unclear, reported variously as Tennessee and Kentucky, but her family is said to have arrived in Hancock County, Illinois, in March of 1832.

McDonough County marriage license #830 was issued at Macomb on May 21, 1849, to Nathan "Dorathy" and Miss Jane Wright.  They were married on the same day by James D. Eads, Elder of the Christian Church.  Marriage License

The known Wright children:

i.	Nancy Dorothy, born about 1850 in Illinois, probably McDonough County.
ii.	Archibald Dorothy, born November 15, 1851*, in Illinois, probably McDonough County.  He died December 13, 1882, burial at Fountain Green Cemetery.
iii.	Elsie Dorothy, born in 1853 in Illinois, probably McDonough County.  She died December 18, 1921, in Colchester Township, McDonough County, burial at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Colchester.
iv.	Margaret Elizabeth Dorothy , born September 21, 1855, in "Wedge", McDonough County, near Blandinsville.  She died March 2, 1925, at Fountain Green, Hancock County.  Burial at Fountain Green Cemetery.
v.	Meriba Dorothy, born in 1857 in Illinois.  She died in 1926, probably in Kansas, burial at Hope Cemetery, Cowley County, Kansas, near Arkansas City.
vi.	Silas N. Dorothy, born about 1859 in Illinois, died July 13, 1931, in Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois.
vii.	Perry H. Dorothy, born about 1862, probably in Fountain Green Township, Hancock County.  He died July 23, 1933, at Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois.
viii.	Mary A. Dorothy, born May 27, 1864*, probably in Fountain Green Township.  She died June 8, 1864, burial at Fountain Green Cemetery.
ix.	Wright Dorothy, born about 1869, probably in Fountain Green Township.  He died December 5, 1926, in McDonough County, south of Blandinsville.
* Birth date calculated from tombstone inscription.

See also:

Gibson Dorothy (Nathan's brother)

Nathan Dorethy, 20, male, farmer, born IL
Mary J, 17, female, born TN
Nancy, 6/12, female, born IL

Nathan Dorethy, 30, male, farmer, value of real estate 2000, value of personal estate 800, born IL
Mary, 28, female, born KY
Nancy, 10, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Archibald, 9, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Alice, 6, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Margaret, 5, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Buraby, 3, male, born IL [Meriba]
Silas, 1, male, born IL
Mary I Withow, 19, female, teacher com schools, born PA [probably Mary I Witherow]

Dorothy, Nathan, 40, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 3000, value of personal estate 1000, born IL, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 years or more
Mary, 38, female, white, keeping house, born KY
Archy, 18, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Elsa, 17, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Maggie, 14, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Marilly, 13, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year [Meriba]
Silas, 10, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Perry, 8, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Wright, 1, male, white, born IL

Dorathy, N W, white, male, 50, married, farmer, born IL, father born VA, mother born KY
Mary J, white, female, 47, wife, married, keeping house, born KY, both parents born VA
Perry, white, male, 18, son, single, at home, attended school within the census year, born IL, father born IL, mother born KY
Wright, white, male, 11, son, single, at home, attended school within the census year, born IL, father born IL, mother born KY

Dorothy, Wright, head, white, male, April 1870, 30, married for 8 years, born IL, both parents born IL, horse dealer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his home free of mortgage

Carrie, wife, white, female, Apr 1873, 27, married for 8 years, mother of 0 children, born IL, both parents born IL, could read, write and speak English

Nathan W, father, white, male, June 1830, 69, widower, born IL, father born VA, mother born KY, could read, write and speak English