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Charles Wright 1816 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1816

Birth Location: Ohio, United States

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Keokuk, Iowa, United States

Father: Wright None

Mother: Phebe Porter*

Spouse(s): Lucinda Simpkins

Children(s): George Wright

In 1816, Charles Wright entered the world in Ohio, United States, born to Wright and Phebe Porter*. Years later, Charles Wright married Lucinda Rilla Simpkins, and the couple became parents to George Dallas Wright. Charles Wright died in 1851 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States.

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Parents

Wright None
Birth Location: –
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Phebe Porter*
1787 – 1867
Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda Simpkins
1829 – 1894
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

George Wright
1845 – 1924
Birth Location: Iowa
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: About 1816
    Event Place: Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 26, Keokuk, Iowa
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Keokuk, Iowa, United States
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