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James Benjamin Wright Jr. 1822–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1822

Birth Location: Monroe County, Indiana

Death Date: 4 May 1906

Death Location: Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Sr,

Mother: Elizabeth Sears

Spouse(s): Seraphena McMahan, Nancy Wooden, Mary Ridgley

Children(s): Rachel Wright, Margaret Wright, Nancy Wright, Elizabeth Wright, George Wright, Naona Wright, Minnie Wright, Grace Wright, Albert Wright, James Wright, Della Wright, Martha Wright, Willia Wright, Eliza Wright, John Wright, Mary wright, David Wright, Catherine Wright, Son Wright, Son Wright, Sarah Wright, William Wright

James Benjamin Wright Jr. was born in 1822 in Monroe County, Indiana, the child of James Benjamin Wright Sr And Elizabeth Sears. James Benjamin Wright Jr. married Mary Jane Ridgley, Nancy Jane Wooden, Seraphena Sarah Mcmahan, and had children including Albert Wright, Catherine Wright, David Perry Wright, Della Wright, Eliza Jane Wright, Elizabeth Charity Wright, George Henry Wright, Grace Wright, James Lafyatte Wright, John Riley Wright, Margaret Mahala Wright, Martha Susan Wright, Mary Ellen Wright, Minnie Wright, Nancy Lamira Wright, Naona Wright, Rachel Wright, Sarah Ann Wright, Son Wright, Willia M Wright, William Markwell Wright. James Benjamin Wright Jr. passed away in 1906 in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Benjamin Wright Jr. was born in 1822 in Monroe County, Indiana, the child of James Benjamin Wright Sr And Elizabeth Sears.
  • James Benjamin Wright Jr. married Mary Jane Ridgley, Nancy Jane Wooden, Seraphena Sarah Mcmahan, and had children including Albert Wright, Catherine Wright, David Perry Wright, Della Wright, Eliza Jane Wright, Elizabeth Charity Wright, George Henry Wright, Grace Wright, James Lafyatte Wright, John Riley Wright, Margaret Mahala Wright, Martha Susan Wright, Mary Ellen Wright, Minnie Wright, Nancy Lamira Wright, Naona Wright, Rachel Wright, Sarah Ann Wright, Son Wright, Willia M Wright, William Markwell Wright.
  • James Benjamin Wright Jr. passed away in 1906 in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Jr.'s Ancestors

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James Jr.
1822–1906
Birth Place: Monroe County, Indiana
Parents
James Benjamin Wright, Sr,
1781–1873
Randolph County, North Carolina
Elizabeth Sears
1782–1834
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (James) Wright
1752–1837
Surrey, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Barbara (Patsy) Morgan
1758–1794
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Immigrant
1726–1785
Nancy Evans
1760–1795
Mary Davis
1736–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philbert Wright
1690–1738
Esther Becraft
1695–1738
John Morgan*
1669–1744
Sarah Jones
1675–1746

James Jr.'s Descendants

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James (Benjamin Wright) Jr. (11 Jan 1822–4 May 1906) m. Seraphena ((Sarah)) McMahan (17 Mar 1840–15 Dec 1917) m. Nancy (Jane) Wooden (30 Jun 1826–13 Sept 1854) m. Mary (Jane) Ridgley (02 Mar 1836–20 Aug 1856)
  1. 1. Rachel Wright 1873–1967
  2. 2. Margaret (Mahala) Wright 1863–1945
  3. 3. Nancy (Lamira) Wright 1859–1881
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Charity) Wright 1861–1957
  5. 5. George (Henry) Wright 1884–1969 m. Fannie (Alice) Hershey 1882–1982
    1. 1. Melvin (Harold) Wright 1905–1969
    2. 2. Anna (Rae Florence) Wright 1912–1948 m. Mark (Abraham) Putnam 1910–2006
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Putnam 1936–2016
    3. 3. Merrill (Hershey) Wright 1907–1986
    4. 4. Lawrence (Loren) Wright 1912–1984
    5. 5. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Wright 1914–2006
  6. 6. Naona Wright 1889–1976
  7. 7. Minnie Wright 1880–1970
  8. 8. Grace Wright 1872–1960
  9. 9. Albert Wright 1878–1964
  10. 10. James (Lafyatte) Wright –1895
  11. 11. Della Wright 1868–1945
  12. 12. Martha (Susan) Wright 1869–1942
  13. 13. Willia (M.) Wright 1876–1930
  14. 14. Eliza (Jane) Wright 1857–1942
  15. 15. John (Riley) Wright 1843–1914
  16. 16. Mary (Ellen) wright 1845–1914
  17. 17. David (Perry) Wright 1849–1920
  18. 18. Catherine Wright 1851–1923
  19. 19. Son Wright 1848–1848
  20. 20. Son Wright 1854–1854
  21. 21. Sarah (Ann) Wright 1855–1903
  22. 22. William (Markwell) Wright 1876–1957

James Jr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1822
11 Jan 1822
Birth of James Benjamin Wright Jr. in Monroe County, Indiana
Monroe County, Indiana
1906
4 May 1906
Age 84
Death of James Benjamin Wright Jr. in Lukin Twp, Lawrence, Illinois
Lukin Twp, Lawrence, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1822
    Event Place: Monroe County, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1906
    Event Place: Lukin Twp, Lawrence, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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