John Earl Wright

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John Wright passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2020 at CHRISTUS Jasper Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Texas.

A resident of Jasper, Texas for the past 7 years, John was a native of Pineland, Texas, and a former resident of Tyler, Texas. John liked building wooden framed buildings and homes. John was formerly employed by Georgia Pacific - Weyerhaeuser. He also served our country in the U.S. Army as a medic from 1958 through 1963.

John is survived by his two sons, Greg Wright & his wife Kerry Lynn of Fort Worth, Texas and Barry Wright & his wife Robin Loraine of Jasper, Texas; sister, Thettie Purtell & husband Vance of Fort Worth, Texas; eleven grandchildren, Clayton Hood, Adam Hood, Cameron Hood, Stephen Wright, Braedon Wright, Andrew Wright, Vivian Wright, Jonah Wright, Jaxson Wright, Ellie Wright, and Victoria Charlton; and three great grandchildren, Breelyn Hood, Everett Hood and Emma Hood.

He was preceded in death by his parents John Wesley and Bennie Dell Wright; his wife of 44 years, JoAnn Brown Wright; and his brother, Narrel Wright.

Services are under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Jasper.

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Downloaded from Stringer and Griffin Funeral Home, also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 20, 2021, page 4

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The Sabine County Reporter
August 16, 1995, Page 10

John Wright

John Wesley Wright, 85, of 103 Cherry St., Pineland, died Monday, Aug. 14, 1995, at Medical Center Hospital in Nacogdoches.

Wright was born July 24, 1910, in San Augustine County as a son of the late Charlotte (Carrico) and Isaac William Wright and was a member of the Pineland Church of God. He was a lifelong resident of the Pineland area and was retired from the dry kiln operation of Temple-Inland Forest Products Inc. in Pineland.

Survivors: wife, Bennie Dell (Hinkle) Wright of Pineland; a daughter, Thettie Janice Purtell of Arlington; a son, John Earl Wright of Coppell, Texas; a sister, Ruby Richburg of Oklahoma City; a brother, Obad Wright of Pineland; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Clarence Campbell, Bro. Tommy Walker, and Bro. Vance R. Purtell Sr. officiating. Interment will be at Pineland City Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)

John married Bennie Dell Hinkle before 1935. Bennie was born on 20 Feb 1908; died on 10 May 1997 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, J.P. 7
Enumerated 9 and 10 of February 1920
SD 326 ED 179 Sheet 14B
257-263
Wright, Willie Hd M W 36 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Wright, Ophela Wf F W 35 Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Arsia Dtr F W 11 Tx Tx Tx
Wright, John Son M W 9 Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Hermon Son M W 7 Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Centhia Dtr F W 5 Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Obed Son M W 3 Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Gladis Dtr F W 1 3/12 Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
Enumerated April 15, 1930
ED 202-4 SD 9 Sheet 3A Stamped 48
50-57
Wright, Isaac W Hd M W 46 M@22 Tx Ms Tx
Wright, Ophela S Wf F W 45 M@21 Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Arsie M Dtr F W 22 S Tx Tx Tx
Wright, John W Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Herman A Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Cynthia E Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Obed S Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Gladys D F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Ruby I D F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Lilly M Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Wright, David J Son M W ?/12 Tx Tx Tx

William married Ophelia Carrico on 28 Dec 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Ophelia (daughter of William David "Dee" Carrico and Mary Charlotte Gary) was born on 31 Mar 1884 in Texas; died on 15 Aug 1967 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M59081-1
System Origin: Texas-VR
Source Film Number: 1005072
Reference Number: 2:QZWXJ5
Collection: Texas Marriages, 1837-1973

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Said to be a son of Matthew CARRICO and Rachel WILKERSON.

White and Toole write "Matthew Carrico... Received a land grant of 640 acres of land for services in the Tex. Rev. at Goliad...Rachel Wilkerson's (father)...James Wilkerson, received a grant in Bexar County for services in Capt. Teal's company during the Texas Revolution. James Wilkerson was a Texas Ranger and Indian fighter under Capt. Mabbitt of Shelby County, receiving his last pay for this service in 1852 at old Fort Houston. (White and Toole, p 72).

However, Nell Carrico Denova emailed that "Although Rachael Wilkerson Carrico's father, listed in the White and Toole book, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records", is shown as being James Wilkerson, I still can't find anything on him, in the Texas Revolution or his army papers, or Texas Ranger, or anything. I'm not able to find out who his wife--Rachel's mother--was either.Rachael. My sister, Fran and I have made several trips to Panola, but never one to Sabine, but we need to find some of the family that is living, and ask if any of them may know who Rachel's mother was, or if in fact, James was her father, and not a DAVID Wilkinson.

NELL CARRICO DENOVA

sndenova@eatel.net ?u?

?/u?Please feel free to give my email address above to any of the family members or distant cousins, my email. I live in LOUISIANA, near Baton Rouge.

my line is:

Matthew and Rachael Wilkinson CARRICO
William David and Mary Charlotte Gary Carrico
Winant Gillespie Carrico and Noland Etna Vaughn Carrico
Winant Arvel Carrico and Alta Murphy (my grandparents of Jasper TX)
Vernon.. my dad.


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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Panola County, JP 8
Enumerated 17 and 18 June 1880
Page 14B SD 1 ED 67
128-129
Carrico, William D M W 28 Father Famer Tx Ky Tx
Carrico, Mary C. W F 29 Wf Keeping House Tx Miss Miss
Carrico, Winant W M 12 Son Laborer Tx Tx Tx
Carrico, Coral L W M 11 Son Laborer Tx Tx Tx
Carrico, Nancy A W F 9 Dtr At Home Tx Tx Tx
Carrico, William L. W M 7 Son At Home Tx Tx Tx
Carrico, Amelia M W F 3 Dtr At Home Tx Tx Tx
Carrico, Martha L W F Q Dtr At Home Tx Tx Tx
Carrico, Mollie E W F 3/12 Dtr At Home Tx Tx Tx

William married Mary Charlotte Gary. Mary was born on 11 Jul 1850 in Texas; died on 5 Jun 1926 in Texas; was buried in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The daughter of James Henry Gary, who was brother of Govy Gary, the grand-father of W.R. Gary who was Supt. of Pineland Schools for a number of years before moving to Beaumont. (White and Toole, p 72). Virgie Speights writes that Mary Gary's father John Henry Gary, was born in Alabama and came to Texas with his brothers, Govey and Ike.

The transcription of her tombstone instead has her year of birth as 1852.