George Washington Wright

(Father to George Washington Wright Jr. and Grandfather to Maggie Lenoa Wright Weaver)

Chronology

abt 1824 Simpson Co., Kentucky
--George Washington Wright was born

1830 Henry Co. TN
--would be one of the 2 sons listed with Philomen Wright

1840 Tishomingo Co. MS, #586

listed as age 15-20 with Phil Wright

1845 Tishomingo Co., MS

March 4, G. W. Wright married Lucy Ann Newman

1850 Tishomingo Co., MS census Page 9, #116

George Wright 26, farmer, TN (brother to Granville)

Lucy 23, TN

Mary 3 MS

James 6 months MS

#112 Jacob Wright
-- uncle of Granvill #113 Lewis Deaton
-- married Mary Ann Wright (died <1850) sister of Granvill #115 Gravill Wright (MIND)

1860

George W. Wright married Mary F. (Widener) Phillips. When they married he had 3 children and she had 4 children

1860 Walcott, Cache Twp, Greene, Arkansas #550

Wright G W 36 KY Sawyer

Mary F 25 TN

Mary A 12 MS

James F 9 MS

PHILLIPS Rhoda F 7 AR (stepdaughter)

S D 5 AR (stepdaughter)

Mary J 3 AR (stepdaughter)

William F 1 AR (stepson)

*The baby, George Jr. born in 1857 had went to live with his grandparents after his mother's death.

George Washington Wright Jr.

--b. June 22, 1857 Paragould, Greene Co., AR
--d. April 29, 1937 Corning, Clay Co., AR
----buried Williams Cemetery, Corning, Clay Co., Arkansas
--m. Nancy Elizabeth JONES
--February 18, 1875 Little Black Twp, Randolph Co., AR
----b. February 7, 1860 Mill Spring, Wayne Co., MO
----d. August 18, 1934 Corning, Clay Co., AR
------buried Williams Cemetery, Corning, Clay Co., Arkansas

1860 Randolph Co., AR
--listed as George W. Wright, age 2, with Philemon Wright

1880 Randolph Co., AR
--listed as George W. Wright, age 22

1900 Randolph Co., AR
--listed as Geroge W. Wright, age 41

1910 Clay Co., AR

1920 Clay Co., AR
--listed as George W. Wright, age 61

1930 Clay Co., AR

* (This information and photo is from the George Washington Wright Genealogy webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ajobebrown/wright/phil/gw.html )

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