James Nicholas Wright

1855 - Bef 1920  (64 years)

• Name	James Nicholas Wright  [1, 2]
  Born	9 May 1855	Texas   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 1920	Hamilton County, Texas
  Notes	Douglas Wright shows that he died young, ca 1860 in Hamilton County, Texas. Will Johnson has a later date of death, after 1880, also in Hamilton County. However, Melba Gene McLemore has him marrying Ada Cannefax in 1888, putting his date of death later still. Additionally, a James and Ada Wright can be found in Hamilton County, Texas as of the 1910 cenus. By 1920, Ada was widowed, and living with a son, George, and daughter Eula, who had also been widowed. (Research):Census Listings: 1880 Census Living with his brother and sister-in-law, William and Marg aret WRIGHT, in Hamilton County, Texas. 1900 Census not located 1910 Census Texas, Hamilton County, JP No 8 Enumerated 16 April 1910 SD 11 ED 73 Sheet 2A Hico & Carlton HH 18-19 Wright, Jimmie (age 19, TX) and Cora (age 17, Tx), married 1 year <--Perhaps a son of James and Ada's? HH 19-20 Wright, James Head M W 54 m1 26 Tx Tn Tn Farmer Wright, Ada Wife F W 47 m1 26 9/9 Tx Tx Mo Wright, Jessie W Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Wright, George Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Wright, Eula Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Wright, Ada Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx 1920 Census Texas, Hamilton County, Hico Ada Wright 58 Tx Widow Eula Moss 20 Tx Dtr Widow George Wright 22 Tx Son Single (Index listing only, unable to pull up image on Ancestry.com)
  Person ID	I28471	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Wright,   b. Abt 1816, Kentucky ,   d. Abt 1855, Mississippi  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Mother	Eliza Jane McLemore,   b. 6 Dec 1819, Lincoln County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 May 1883, Texas  (Age 63 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1839	Lincoln County, Tennessee   [4]
  	"Lincoln County Tennessee Official Marriage Records 1838-1880", by Helen C. Marsh & Timothy R. Marsh, pub. 1974 McLEMORE Eliza J. McLemore to James Wright 24 April 1839 (Courtesy of Noveda Metzger)
  Family ID	F9227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Cannefax,   b. 14 Oct 1861, Texas ,   d. 11 Nov 1940, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas  (Age 79 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1888	Hamilton County, Texas   [5]
  	Melba Gene McLemore cites their marriage record as reading James Nichols WRIGHT and Miss Ada CANNEFAX, 01/25/1888, 11 Page 015. "C-Brides Hamilton County, Texas Marriages Prior to 1900". Three courthouse fires (Sept, 1863, Mar 1877, and Feb 1886 destroyed the earlies marriage record books. Following the 1886 fire, some pre-fire marriages were recorded on lists in the County Clerk's Office. These marriages have "//" in place of a marriage book number. The handwriting on some of these records is almost impossible to read.
  Children	1. Jessie Wright,   b. Abt 1896, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George Wright,   b. Abt 1898, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Eula Wright,   b. Abt 1900, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ada Wright,   b. Abt 1903, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	5 May 2007
  Family ID	F9366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 May 1855 - Texas Married - 25 Jan 1888 - Hamilton County, Texas Died - Bef 1920 - Hamilton County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S569] Wright, Douglas (pdwright@bresnan.net) Ver. 2007-12-30 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=douglaswright44. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Hamilton County, JP 8, SD 11 ED 73 Sheet 2A (Reliability: 3). [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Hamilton County, JP No 8 Enumerated 16 April 1910 SD 11 ED 73 Sheet 2A Hico & Carlton (Reliability: 3). [S569] Wright, Douglas (pdwright@bresnan.net) Ver. 2007-12-30 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=douglaswright44, Instead shows date as 26 April 1839 (Reliability: 3). [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).