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James Franklin Wright 1856 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1856

Birth Location: Monroe Co., Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 17 Apr 1936

Death Location: Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States

Father: Willis Wright

Mother: Nancy Gray

Spouse(s): Mary Gatlin

Children(s): Carron Wright, IVAN WRIGHT, Bemberlene Wright, Chester Wright, Nellie Wright, Kimberley Wright, ZEMLEALEEN WRIGHT, Fannie Wright, Rosie Wright, James Wright, JAMES WRIGHT, RAYMON WRIGHT, Lizzie Wright

The birth of James Franklin Wright took place in 1856 in Monroe Co., Mississippi, USA, to Willis Alston Wright and Nancy Jane Gray. James Franklin Wright married Mary Jane Gatlin, and together they had Carron Wright, IVAN HOUSTON WRIGHT, Bemberlene Wright, Chester Cly Wright, Nellie B Wright, Kimberley Wright, ZEMLEALEEN WRIGHT, Fannie Lee Wright, Rosie B. Wright, James E Wright, JAMES EDWARD WRIGHT, RAYMON WRIGHT and Lizzie Wright. James Franklin Wright's death occurred in 1936 in Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States.

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Parents

Willis Wright
1833 – 1912
Birth Location: Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
WW
Nancy Gray
1835 – 1910
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, United States
NG

Spouses(s)

Mary Gatlin
1870 – 1922
Birth Location: Harwood, Gonzales County, Texas, USA
MG

Children(s)

Carron Wright
1878 –
Birth Location: Alabama
CW
IVAN WRIGHT
1882 – 1939
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
IW
Bemberlene Wright
1885 –
Birth Location: Texas
BW
Chester Wright
1888 – 1947
Birth Location: Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, USA
CW
Nellie Wright
1893 – 1967
Birth Location: Navarro County, Texas, USA
NW
Kimberley Wright
1895 –
Birth Location: Henderson Co., TX
KW
ZEMLEALEEN WRIGHT
1895 – 1974
Birth Location: Texas, United States
ZW
Fannie Wright
1898 – 1986
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA
FW
Rosie Wright
1901 – 1991
Birth Location: Athens, Henderson, Texas, USA
RW
James Wright
1904 – 1994
Birth Location: Texas, United States
JW
JAMES WRIGHT
1904 – 1944
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA
JW
RAYMON WRIGHT
1907 – 1971
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA
RW
Lizzie Wright
1911 – 1968
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA
LW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 NOV 1856
    Event Place: Monroe Co., Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Henderson, Texas; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0061, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Henderson, Texas; Roll: T624_1563; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1375576

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Henderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Henderson, Texas; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0061

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Henderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Henderson, Texas; Roll: T624_1563; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1375576

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Apr 1936
    Event Place: Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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