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Hiram Wright 1839–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1839

Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1917

Death Location: Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Wright

Mother: Mary Elliott

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Hiram Wright was born in 1839 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Wright And Mary Ann Annie Bentley Elliott. In 1860, Hiram Wright resided in District, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. Hiram Wright passed away in 1917 in Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Hiram Wright was born in 1839 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Wright And Mary Ann Annie Bentley Elliott.
  • In 1860, Hiram Wright resided in District, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • Hiram Wright passed away in 1917 in Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Hiram Wright's Ancestors

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Hiram Wright
1839–1917
Birth Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Wright
1813–1876
Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann "Annie" Bentley) Elliott
1819–1870
North Carolina
Grandparents
Joel (Martin) Wright
1785–1834
VA, North Carolina, United States
Susannah (Bentley Bates) 1790
1790–1860
Lebanon, Russell CO, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (BETSY CRASE or CRESS) Bentley
1792–1866
Rockbridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Benjamin Bentley
1788–1857
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Jr.
1770–1822
Charity Morgan
1770–1830
Daniel Sr
1752–1839
Nancy Lewis
1759–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Cress
1739–1823
Christiana Maitland
1738–1823
Peter III
1745–1819
Mary Zandt
1755–1819
Thomas Jr
1728–1789
Mary Beasley
1714–1795
Peter Lewis
1704–1780
Margaret Eyre
1725–1803

Hiram Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1839
1 Oct 1839
Birth of Hiram Wright in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 21
Hiram Wright resided here in District, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
District, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1917
5 Oct 1917
Age 78
Death of Hiram Wright in Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1839
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M653_381; Page: 684; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M653_381; Page: 684; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

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