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Benjamin Harrison Wright 1848–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1848

Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 1917

Death Location: Itasca, Hill County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Wright

Mother: Eliza McLemore

Spouse(s): Lamina Nowlin

Children(s): Emma Wright, Almeda Wright, Mary Wright, Jasper Wright, Benjamin Wright, Mattie Wright

The story of Benjamin Harrison Wright began in 1848 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Harrison Wright married Lamina Jane Nowlin, and had children including Almeda Fannie Wright, Benjamin Elmer Wright, Emma Jane Wright, Jasper Louis Wright, Mary Lula Wright, Mattie Ella Wright. Benjamin Harrison Wright passed away in 1917 in Itasca, Hill County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harrison Wright began in 1848 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Harrison Wright married Lamina Jane Nowlin, and had children including Almeda Fannie Wright, Benjamin Elmer Wright, Emma Jane Wright, Jasper Louis Wright, Mary Lula Wright, Mattie Ella Wright.
  • Benjamin Harrison Wright passed away in 1917 in Itasca, Hill County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Wright's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Wright
1848–1917
Birth Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Nicklas Wright
1816–1855
Fayette Co, , Kentucky, USA
Eliza (Jane) McLemore
1819–1883
,,Tennessee,USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Harrison) Wright
1794–1859
Lincoln Co, , Tennessee, USA
Hannah McLemore
1798–1859
, , North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Wright
1759–1835
Sarah Beasley
1764–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William WRIGHT
1729–1833
Mary Bledsoe
1735–1787

Benjamin Wright's Descendants

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Benjamin (Harrison) Wright (18 Apr 1848–21 Oct 1917) m. Lamina (Jane) Nowlin (17 Mar 1846–26 Oct 1882)
  1. 1. Emma (Jane) Wright 1877–1920 m. William Frith 1879–1960
    1. 1. Johnie (Emily) Frith 1896–1987
    2. 2. Lena (Mary Susan) Frith 1898–1983
    3. 3. Henry (Harrison) Frith 1901–1972
    4. 4. Eunice (Almittie) Frith 1903–2004
    5. 5. William (Jasper) Frith 1905–1951
    6. 6. James (C) Frith 1917–2003
    7. 7. Thomas (Allen) Frith 1915–1981
    8. 8. Roy (Lee) Frith 1907–1986
    9. 9. Georgia (Etolie) Frith 1908–1909
    10. 10. Jessie (Estelle) Frith 1911–2001
    11. 11. Woodrow (Wilson) Frith 1913–2002 m. Delberta (Fay) Woodruff 1917–2003
      1. 1. Gary (Pat) Frith 1944–2012
      2. 2. Peggy (Lanell) Frith 1936–2014
  2. 2. Almeda (Fannie) Wright 1870–1917
  3. 3. Mary (Lula) Wright 1873–1962
  4. 4. Jasper (Louis) Wright 1876–1945
  5. 5. Benjamin (Elmer) Wright 1879–1967
  6. 6. Mattie (Ella) Wright 1881–1961

Benjamin Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1848
18 Apr 1848
Birth of Benjamin Harrison Wright in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1917
21 Oct 1917
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Harrison Wright in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, United States of America
Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Itasca, Hill County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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