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Giles Calvin Wright 1826–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia

Death Date: August 11, 1872

Death Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky

Father: James Wright

Mother: Rebecca Harrell

Spouse(s): Selina Hylton

Children(s):

Giles Calvin Wright was born in 1826 in Wise County, Virginia, the child of James Wright And Rebecca Harrell. Giles Calvin Wright married Selina Jane Hylton. Giles Calvin Wright passed away in 1872 in Lawrence County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Giles Calvin Wright was born in 1826 in Wise County, Virginia, the child of James Wright And Rebecca Harrell.
  • Giles Calvin Wright married Selina Jane Hylton.
  • Giles Calvin Wright passed away in 1872 in Lawrence County, Kentucky.

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Giles Wright's Ancestors

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Giles Wright
1826–1872
Birth Place: Wise County, Virginia
Parents
James Wright
1764–1827
Virginia
Rebecca Harrell
1791–1875
Virginia
Grandparents
Reuben Harrell
1751–1825
Frederick County, Virginia
Rebecca Smith
1753–1842
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Harrell
1725–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Giles Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1826
1826
Birth of Giles Calvin Wright in Wise County, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia
1872
August 11, 1872
Age 46
Death of Giles Calvin Wright in Lawrence County, Kentucky
Lawrence County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 11, 1872
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky

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