Benjamin Wright

Abt 1794 - Aft 1840  (~ 47 years)

• Name	Benjamin Wright  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1794	Lincoln County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1840	Lincoln County, Tennessee   [1, 3]
  Notes	Melba Gene McLemore thinks his middle name is Harrison, but this is not proven. Julia Molitz has church records relating to the Benjamin Wright family that she shared with Melba Gene McLemore. They are from the book "Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Lincoln County, Tennessee" by Betty Via. These records show that Benjamin Wright was an 1833 constituting member; on 1840 membership list; joined by letter June, 1844; delegate to the association in 1844-1845, 1858-1849, and in 1851, on 1852 and 1859 membership lists; granted letter, August 1859. The book notes that Benjamin Wright was born about 1795 and married his wife, Hannah before 1816, and that they lived in Lincoln (now Moore) County, Tennessee. (Research):Census Information: 1820 Census Benjamin Wright Lincoln County, Tennessee 1830 Census Benjamine Wright Lincoln County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I28460	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Hannah McLemore,   b. Between 1794 and 1800, North Carolina
  Married	19 Sep 1814	Fayette County, Kentucky   [1]
  	Marriage information courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore. She cites Marriage Records Fayette County, Kentucky Vol II, 1810-1814, date 19 Sept 1814
  Children	1. James Wright,   b. Abt 1816, Kentucky ,   d. Abt 1855, Mississippi  (Age ~ 39 years)   2. William P. Wright,   b. Aft 1816, Kentucky ,   d. Aft 1860  (Age ~ 44 years)   3. Joel Wright,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee ,   d. Abt 1866, Indiana  (Age ~ 48 years)   4. Maybe Julia Ann Wright,   b. Abt 1834, Tennessee ,   d. Aft 1870, Marian, Williamson County, Illinois  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2007
  Family ID	F9225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1794 - Lincoln County, Tennessee Married - 19 Sep 1814 - Fayette County, Kentucky Died - Aft 1840 - Lincoln County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S569] Wright, Douglas (pdwright@bresnan.net) Ver. 2007-12-30 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=douglaswright44. [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php). [S325] Johnson, Will (wjhonson@aol.com) "Research of Will Johnson, professional genealogist" Ver. 2008-11-12 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wjhonson.