James Wright

Abt 1816 - Abt 1855  (~ 39 years)

• Name	James Wright  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1816	Kentucky   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1855	Mississippi   [1]
  Notes	James Wright was a member of the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church in Lincoln County, Tennessee by 1840. Middle name sometimes shown as HARRISON. Melba Gene McLemore found a Power of Attorney from James Wright to William H. Ragsdale, proven by oath of John WILLY and John ISOM, GI Cty., TN Cty. Ct. Min. p 201. Will Johnson shows him, apparently in error, as dying after 1870 in Illinois. This contradicts the research of both Douglas Wright and Melba Gene McLemore, who both show his death much earlier, Doug Wright shows he died in Hamilton County, Texas whereas Melba Gene shows he died in Mississippi. He is not listed with his wife and children at the time of the 1860 Rusk County, Texas census. (Research):See Notes for Eliza Jane McLemore for census transcriptions
  Person ID	I28461	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Wright,   b. Abt 1794, Lincoln County, Tennessee d. Aft 1840, Lincoln County, Tennessee (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Hannah McLemore,   b. Between 1794 and 1800, North Carolina
  Marriage	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
  Family ID	F9225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Jane McLemore,   b. 6 Dec 1819, Lincoln County, Tennessee d. 23 May 1883, Texas (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1839	Lincoln County, Tennessee   [2]
  	"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)
  Children	1. Martha E. Wright,   b. 25 Mar 1836, Tennessee d. 20 Nov 1885 (Age 49 years)   2. Mary Jane Wright,   b. Jan 1842, Tennessee d. 13 Feb 1919, Rusk County, Texas (Age ~ 77 years)   3. Sterling Jackson Wright,   b. Abt 1845, Tennessee d. Aft 1860, Texas (Age ~ 16 years)   4. Benjamin Harrison Wright,   b. 18 Apr 1848, Lincoln County, Tennessee d. 21 Oct 1917, Itasca, Hill County, Texas (Age 69 years)   5. William Keaton Wright,   b. 15 Mar 1851, Tennessee d. 15 Mar 1899, Hamilton County, Texas (Age 48 years)   6. Perlina Berry Wright,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Lincoln County, Tennessee d. 4 Apr 1942, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas (Age 88 years)   7. James Nicholas Wright,   b. 9 May 1855, Texas d. Bef 1920, Hamilton County, Texas (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F9227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 May 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1816 - Kentucky Marriage - 24 Apr 1839 - Lincoln County, Tennessee Death - Abt 1855 - Mississippi  = 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. [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).