Keaton James Wright

1881 - 1966  (84 years)

• Name	Keaton James Wright  [1, 2]
  Birth	23 Sep 1881	Comanche County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 May 1966	Jud, Haskell County, Texas   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	Haskell Cemetery, Haskell County, Texas   [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 d. 15 Mar 1899, Hamilton County, Texas (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Margaret F. McLemore,   b. 8 Jan 1852, Texas d. 25 Nov 1890, Hico, Hamilton County, Texas (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1871	Travis County, Texas   [1]
  Family ID	F8158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dilla Dillo Shaw,   b. 12 Sep 1884, Erath County, Texas d. 23 Jun 1974, Erath County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1904	Haskell County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Odessa Lafanta Wright,   b. 22 Jul 1905, Texas d. 19 Oct 1994, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas (Age 89 years)   2. Y. Z. Ernest "Wisey" Wright,   b. 24 Aug 1907, Texas d. 8 Aug 1985, Riverside County, California (Age 77 years)   3. Audrey Eugene Wright,   b. Abt 1909, Texas d. Abt 1910, Texas (Age 1 year)   4. Ruth Susie Wright,   b. 24 Sep 1910, Texas d. 27 Jan 1980, Jones County, Texas (Age 69 years)   5. Buford Earl Wright,   b. 24 Mar 1912, Texas d. 9 May 2005, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas (Age 93 years)   6. Winnie Mae Wright,   b. Abt 1915, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. Adeline Magie Wright,   b. 19 Oct 1915, Texas d. 24 Nov 1995, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas (Age 80 years)   8. Maggie Lee Wright,   b. 12 Jul 1917, Texas d. 14 Dec 1996, Stephenville, Erath County, Texas (Age 79 years)   9. Living   10. Cicero Hazel Wright,   b. 2 Aug 1921, Throckmorton, Throckmorton County, Texas d. 11 May 1989, Lamar County, Texas (Age 67 years)   11. Living   12. Living   13. Living   14. Living
  Documents		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

  Birth - 23 Sep 1881 - Comanche County, Texas Marriage - 23 Sep 1904 - Haskell County, Texas Death - 11 May 1966 - Jud, Haskell County, Texas Burial - - Haskell Cemetery, Haskell County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S581] Throckmorton Tribune, Thursday, June 27, 1996. [S581] Throckmorton Tribune, Thursday, June 27, 1996, Instead lists DOB as 23 Sept, 1880 in Comanche County, Texas (Reliability: 3). [S334] Rootsweb, Texas Death Records, 1964 thru 1998.