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JACOB AUSTIN WRIGHT 1861 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 AUG 1861

Birth Location: MONROE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

Death Date: 1 DEC 1946

Death Location: Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA

Father: Willis Wright

Mother: Nancy Gray

Spouse(s): Emily Moore

Children(s): Wiley Wright, Charles Wright, Madge (Kirkland), Minnie Wright, Waikey Wright, Mary Wright, Rosie Wright, Earnest Wright

The story of JACOB AUSTIN WRIGHT began in 1861 in MONROE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, with parents Willis Alston Wright and Nancy Jane Gray. As an adult, JACOB AUSTIN WRIGHT wed Emily Moore. Their household included Wiley Hampton Wright, Charles Floras Wright, Madge Oma Wright (Kirkland), Minnie Arvie Wright, Waikey Wright, Mary Wright, Rosie Wright and Earnest Wright. JACOB AUSTIN WRIGHT's life came to an end in 1946 in Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA.

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Parents

Willis Wright
1833 – 1912
Birth Location: Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy Gray
1835 – 1910
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Emily Moore
1864 – 1946
Birth Location: Monroe County, Mississippi
EM

Children(s)

Wiley Wright
1884 – 1946
Birth Location: Smithville, Monroe County, Mississippi
WW
Charles Wright
1887 – 1910
Birth Location: Smithville, Monroe County, Mississippi USA
CW
Madge (Kirkland)
1889 – 1949
Birth Location: Smithville, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
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Minnie Wright
1892 – 1911
Birth Location: Smithville, Mississippi
MW
Waikey Wright
1904 – 1936
Birth Location: Mississippi
WW
Mary Wright
1904 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
MW
Rosie Wright
1907 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
RW
Earnest Wright
1910 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
EW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 AUG 1861
    Event Place: MONROE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi; Roll: 658; Page: 18D; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi; Roll: 658; Page: 18D; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 DEC 1946
    Event Place: Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
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