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Keaton James Wright

Male 1881 - 1966  (84 years)


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  • Name Keaton James Wright  [1, 2
    Birth 23 Sep 1881  Comanche County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 May 1966  Jud, Haskell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Burial Haskell Cemetery, Haskell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • He married Dilla SHAW. They were the parents of 14 children. They raised four sons, Wisey Ernest, Buford Earl, Cicero Hazel, and Wayland. Another son, Audry Eugene died at the age of one year. Nine daughters survived and married: Odessa Fanita ATKINSON, Ruth Susie ALLISON, Winnie Mae STARNES, Adeline Magie PUGH, Maggie Lee ALLEN, Opal Joe BELCHER GRIMLAND, Rachel LANGE, Ruby Nell WALKER, and Bobbie Joe HERN.

      In 1996, the family celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first K.J. WRIGHT family reunion, from July 5 through July 7 in Breckenridge at the Pugh Ranch. At that time, there were 326 direct descendants of Keaton and Dilla. The first family reunion was held at the Wright home in Rochester, Haskell County, when their son, Cicero was coming home from the service in 1946.

      (Excerpted from a scan of a newspaper article from the Thursday, June 27, 1996 THROCKMORTON TRIBUNE titled "Keaton & Dillo Wright -1946," courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore)

      Note, the DOD in the above article and on the Texas Death Index vary by four days. I used the DOD on the Texas Death Index.
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1900 Census
      Texas, Hamilton, JP 8
      A Keaton Wright, age 17, was listed as a farm laborer and b
      oarder in the home of James and McDaniel. He was shown as born in May 1883 in Texas, to parents born in Mississippi and Alabama. This is possibly a different Keaton Wright, perhaps a cousin?

      1910 Census
      Texas, Wilbarger County, JP 4
      Enumerated 16 April 1910
      SD 18 ED 240 Sheet 1B
      8-8
      Wright, Keton J Hd M W 28 m1 Tx Tx Tx Farmr
      Wright, Dilla Wf F W 24 m1 5 3/3 Tx Ms Tx
      Wright, Odesia Dtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, Y.Z. Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, Audrey Son M W 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, John H Brother M W 23 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer

      1920 Census
      Texas, Throckmorton County, Woodson, J.P. 3
      Enumerated January 1920
      SD 13, ED 111, Sheet 3A, Stamped 23

      Family 30
      Wright, K.J. Hd 39 M Tx Tx Us Farmer General
      Wright, Dilla Wf 34 M Tx Tx Us
      Wright, Odesie Dtr 14 S US US US (note, Texas was orig. written and then crossed through)
      Wright, Wiley Son 12 S US US US (note, Texas was orig. written and then crossed through)
      Wright, Ruth Dtr 9 Tx
      Wright, Buford Son 7 Tx
      Wright, Winnie Dtr 5 Tx
      Wright, Adaline Dtr 4 1/12 Tx
      Wright, Winnie (sic) 2 8/12 Tx
      Wright, ------ Dtr 1/12 Tx

      1930 Census
      Texas, Throckmorton County, Pr. 3
      Enumerated April 8, 1930 by Mrs. Esther P. Tuggle
      ED 224-4 SD 8-4 Sheet 2A Stamped 253
      (bottom of page)
      April 9 35-36
      Wright, Keet J Hd M W 49 M23 Tx Ark SC
      Wright, Dilla D Wf F W 47 M 21 Tx Miss Tx
      Wright, Ruth R Dtr F W 20 S Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, Buford E Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, Winnie M Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, Adaline Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, Maggie L Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, Opal Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
      Sheet 2B (top of page)
      Wright, Cisno Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, Rachael Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, Ruby N Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
      Wright, Bobbie G Son (sic) M W 1 11/12 Tx Tx Tx
    Person ID I24812  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Keaton Wright,   b. 15 Mar 1851, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1899, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Mother 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
    Family ID F8158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dilla Dillo Shaw,   b. 12 Sep 1884, Erath County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1974, Erath County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 23 Sep 1904  Haskell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Odessa Lafanta Wright,   b. 22 Jul 1905, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1994, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     2. Y. Z. Ernest "Wisey" Wright,   b. 24 Aug 1907, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1985, Riverside County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     3. Audrey Eugene Wright,   b. Abt 1909, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1910, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
     4. Ruth Susie Wright,   b. 24 Sep 1910, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1980, Jones County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     5. Buford Earl Wright,   b. 24 Mar 1912, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 2005, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     6. Winnie Mae Wright,   b. Abt 1915, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Adeline Magie Wright,   b. 19 Oct 1915, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1995, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     8. Maggie Lee Wright,   b. 12 Jul 1917, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1996, Stephenville, Erath County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     9. Living
     10. Cicero Hazel Wright,   b. 2 Aug 1921, Throckmorton, Throckmorton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1989, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     11. Living
     12. Living
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     14. Living
    Documents
    Wright, Keaton James and Dilla, 50th Annual Family Reunion (1946-1996)
    Wright, Keaton James and Dilla, 50th Annual Family Reunion (1946-1996)
    Article commerating the 50th anniversary of their annual family reunion, begun in 1946 to welcome their son home from the service. As of the 1996 reunion, Keaton and Dilla had 326 direct descendants. Keton appears to have been named in honor of his maternal grandfather, Keton Jones McLemore.
    Family ID F9353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Sep 1881 - Comanche County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Sep 1904 - Haskell County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 May 1966 - Jud, Haskell County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Haskell Cemetery, Haskell County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • 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. [S581] Throckmorton Tribune, Thursday, June 27, 1996.

    3. [S581] Throckmorton Tribune, Thursday, June 27, 1996, Instead lists DOB as 23 Sept, 1880 in Comanche County, Texas (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S334] Rootsweb, Texas Death Records, 1964 thru 1998.