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Erastus C Wright 1849–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1849

Birth Location: Jackson, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 22 Mar 1904

Death Location: Mason, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Claiborne Wright

Mother: Charlotte Clayton

Spouse(s): Sarah Williamson, Elmira Wright, Elizabeth Wright

Children(s): Pearley Wright, Ethel Wacker, Vista Wright, Virgil Wright, Lida Wright, Lilley Wright

Erastus C Wright was born in 1849 in Jackson, Indiana, USA, the child of Claiborne Wright And Charlotte Clayton. In 1904, Erastus C Wright resided in Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois. Erastus C Wright married Elizabeth Wright, Elmira A Wright, Sarah Ellen Williamson, and had children including Ethel Ann Wacker, Lida E Wright, Lilley E Wright, Pearley Harrison Wright, Virgil Clayton Wright, Vista Alice Wright. Erastus C Wright passed away in 1904 in Mason, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Erastus C Wright was born in 1849 in Jackson, Indiana, USA, the child of Claiborne Wright And Charlotte Clayton.
  • In 1904, Erastus C Wright resided in Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois.
  • Erastus C Wright married Elizabeth Wright, Elmira A Wright, Sarah Ellen Williamson, and had children including Ethel Ann Wacker, Lida E Wright, Lilley E Wright, Pearley Harrison Wright, Virgil Clayton Wright, Vista Alice Wright.
  • Erastus C Wright passed away in 1904 in Mason, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Erastus Wright's Ancestors

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Erastus Wright
1849–1904
Birth Place: Jackson, Indiana, USA
Parents
Claiborne Wright
1819–1896
, Washington, Indiana, USA
Charlotte Clayton
1825–1904
, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Elijah (Wright) Sr
1788–1835
Rowan County, North Carolina
Margaret Holmes
1786–1831
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Wright
1761–1838
Martha Morgan
1768–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Wright
–1795

Erastus Wright's Descendants

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Erastus (C) Wright (20 Mar 1849–22 Mar 1904) m. Sarah (Ellen) Williamson (23 September 1859–Abt 1950) m. Elmira (A.) Wright (1855–26 January 1874) m. Elizabeth Wright (abt 1851–)
  1. 1. Pearley (Harrison) Wright 1889–1960 m. Lucinda Wright 1892–1968
    1. 1. Fretha (Fern) Wright 1909–2000 m. Chester (Earl "Earl") Meeks 1905–1987
      1. 1. Delores (Joann) Meeks 1929–1999 m. Kenneth (LaMar Hillyer) Sr 1926–2008
      2. 2. Maj (Richard Waldo) Meeks 1933–2006
      3. 3. Earl (Edward) Meeks 1931–2009
    2. 2. Wichie (Erastus) Wright 1918–1998
    3. 3. Ethel Wright 1926–2002
    4. 4. Clarice Wright 1912–1987
    5. 5. Gatha Wright 1920–1997
    6. 6. Nickie (E) Wright 1918–
  2. 2. Ethel (Ann) Wacker 1878–1944
  3. 3. Vista (Alice) Wright 1875–1893
  4. 4. Virgil (Clayton) Wright 1879–1954
  5. 5. Lida (E) Wright 1892–1901
  6. 6. Lilley (E) Wright 1892–

Erastus Wright's Timeline

4 Records

1849
20 Mar 1849
Birth of Erastus C Wright in Jackson, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Indiana, USA
1904
Abt 1904
Age 55
Erastus C Wright resided here in Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois
Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois
1904
22 Mar 1904
Age 55
Death of Erastus C Wright in Clay County, Illinois, USA
Clay County, Illinois, USA
1904
18 Mar 1904
Age 55
Erastus C Wright - Probate in Clay, Illinois, USA
Clay, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1849
    Event Place: Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1904
    Event Place: Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1904
    Event Place: Clay County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mason, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1904
    Event Place: Clay, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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