George Henry Wright
(1859-1938)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Frances Henrietta Wright

George Henry Wright 1 3 4

  • Born: Nov 1859, , , NC 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Frances Henrietta Wright on 5 Oct 1878 in Paris, Henry, TN, USA 1 2
  • Died: 20 Mar 1938, Nashville, Davidson, TN at age 78 4
  • Buried: Paris: Bevil Cemetery, Henry, TN, USA 4

   FamilySearch ID: LV4N-XG2.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Paris, Henry, TN, USA. 5 The 1900 census recorded George H. Wright, farmer, 42, born Nov 1858, living with wife Frances H., 41, May 1859; Minnie L., 19, Nov 1881; Bertie E., 17, Nov 1883; Lillie M., 15, Mar 1885; Walter B., 12, Nov 1888; Robert L, 10, Aug 1890; Carolos, 8, Nov 1892; Charles N., 5, Feb 1895; and Bessie, 2, Apr 1898. George and Frances were married for 21 years and she had birthed 10 children by 1900, 9 alive that year. George and his parents were born in North Carolina. Frances was born in Tennessee and her parents in North Carolina. All children were born in Tennessee, their father in North Carolina, and mother in Tennessee.


George married Frances Henrietta Wright, daughter of Henry W. Wright and Sarah, on 5 Oct 1878 in Paris, Henry, TN, USA.1 2 (Frances Henrietta Wright was born in May 1859 in , , TN,3 6 7 died on 8 Feb 1920 in Paris, Henry, TN, USA 6 8 and was buried in Paris: Bevil Cemetery, Henry, TN, USA 6 8.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 (Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.), TN > Henry > 1890 > July. Online image 6. Marriage of George H. Wright to Frances H. nee Wright, 5 Oct 1878 by L. M. Waltch, Justice of the Peace.

2 Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002 (FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNDQ-MTT George H Wright and Frances H Wright, 05 Oct 1878.

3 Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 (Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.), Bessie Louella Wright, father George Henry Wright, mother Frances Henrietta ___. Parents from NC.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37893265.

5 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS81-HRJ George H Wright, Civil District 9, Henry, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 12.

6 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37893267.

7 1860 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8TX-M8M Henry W Wright, District No 9, Henry, Tennessee, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 135, household ID 919.

8 The Parisian (Paris, TN) (Paris, Henry, Tennessee.), 13 Feb 1920, obituary of Mrs. George Wright.



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