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William Thomas Wright 1877 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1877

Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1938

Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Wright

Mother: Laura Moore

Spouse(s): Erma Collins

Children(s):

William Thomas Wright was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA in 1877, to Thomas Wright and Laura Dent Moore. Later in life, William Thomas Wright married Erma Collins. William Thomas Wright died in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA, 1938.

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Parents

Thomas Wright
1845 – 1918
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Laura Moore
1857 – 1951
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Erma Collins
1818 – 1959
Birth Location: Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greensboro Ward 4, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1302; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 145, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sumner; Roll: 1877695, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 16, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1282; Page: 254A; Enumeration District: 222, Year: 1900; Census Place: Portland, Sumner, Tennessee; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1241601, Year: 1910; Census Place: Portland, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1523; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1375536

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: District 16, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 16, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1282; Page: 254A; Enumeration District: 222

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Portland, Sumner, Tennessee; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1241601

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Portland, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1523; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1375536

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Greensboro Ward 4, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greensboro Ward 4, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1302; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 145

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sumner; Roll: 1877695

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Mar 1938
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates, Will Books; Author: Tennessee County Court (Sumner County); Probate Place: Sumner, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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