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William Keaton Wright

Male 1851 - 1899  (48 years)


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  • Name William Keaton Wright  [1, 2
    Birth 15 Mar 1851  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Mar 1899  Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Honey Creek Cemetery, Hico, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Melba Gene McLemore writes that she was informed by Betty Beadle that there is a monument with three sides at Honey Creek Cemetery near Hico, and this is where William Keaton Wright and both wives are buried.
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1880 Federal Census
      Wm. Wright Self M M W 29 Tn Farmer Al Tn
      Margaret Wright W M F W 26 Tx Keeping House --- ---
      Wm. Wright Son S M W 7 Tx At Home Tn Tx
      Gailey Wright Son S M W 5 Tx Tn Tx
      Norville Wright Son S M W 2 Tx Tn Tx
      James Wright Brother S M W 26 Tx Farmer Al Tn
      Hamilton, TX
      FHL 1255308 NA Film T9-1308 Page 352A
    Person ID I24474  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Wright,   b. Abt 1816, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1855, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Mother Eliza Jane McLemore,   b. 6 Dec 1819, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1883, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 24 Apr 1839  Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 1 Margaret F. McLemore,   b. 8 Jan 1852, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1890, Hico, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 29 Nov 1871  Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. William Thaddeaus Wright,   b. 20 Apr 1873, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1963 (Age 90 years)
     2. Garlington Coker Wright,   b. 24 Sep 1875, Caldwell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1966, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. Norvel Felix Wright,   b. 24 Apr 1878, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1952, Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     4. Keaton James Wright,   b. 23 Sep 1881, Comanche County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1966, Jud, Haskell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     5. Benjamin Harrison Wright,   b. 27 Jul 1884, Bell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. John Hood Wright,   b. 29 Jun 1887, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1951, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F8158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

    Family 2 Anna Clara Cole,   b. 8 Jan 1856   d. 1 Apr 1898, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage Aft 1891  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Annie Clara Wright,   b. 1 Apr 1898, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1973, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F9363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Mar 1851 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Nov 1871 - Travis County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Aft 1891 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Mar 1899 - Hamilton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Honey Creek Cemetery, Hico, Hamilton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Wright, William Keaton and Annie Clara (Cole)
    Wright, William Keaton and Annie Clara (Cole)
    This sketch of William Keaton Wright and his second wife, Annie Clara Cole, appears to have been done sometime prior to her 1898 death, which was due to complications related to the birth of their first child. William Keaton Wright was a son of James Wright and Eliza Jane McLemore.

    Headstones
    Wright, William Keaton
    Wright, William Keaton

  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [S569] Wright, Douglas (pdwright@bresnan.net) Ver. 2007-12-30 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=douglaswright44.

    3. [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.

    4. [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).