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James Newton Wright 1898–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1898

Birth Location: Hepburn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 8 Nov 1937

Death Location: Balls Mills, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Harrison Wright

Mother: Mary Mitcheltree

Spouse(s): Harriet O'Hart

Children(s): James Wright, Sylvester Wright, Grant Wright, Edith Wright

In 1898, James Newton Wright entered the world in Hepburn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Harrison Harry Jacob Wright And Mary Rebecca Mitcheltree. James Newton Wright married Harriet Esther O Hart, and had children including Edith Kathryn Wright, Grant Lavern Wright, James Elmer Wright, Lewis Henry, Mary Wright, Sylvester Harrison Wright. James Newton Wright passed away in 1937 in Balls Mills, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1898, James Newton Wright entered the world in Hepburn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Harrison Harry Jacob Wright And Mary Rebecca Mitcheltree.
  • James Newton Wright married Harriet Esther O Hart, and had children including Edith Kathryn Wright, Grant Lavern Wright, James Elmer Wright, Lewis Henry, Mary Wright, Sylvester Harrison Wright.
  • James Newton Wright passed away in 1937 in Balls Mills, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wright's Ancestors

Self
James Wright
1898–1937
Birth Place: Hepburn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Harrison "Harry" Jacob Wright
1875–1955
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Rebecca) Mitcheltree
1879–1932
Loyalsock, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James Wright
1835–1898
Pennsylvania
Ellen Winder
1840–1888
Montoursville, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron II
1806–1896
Hannah Milnor
1806–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel II
1780–1898
Hannah Reeder
1780–1840
Joseph Milnor
1780–1852
Mary Wright
1780–1837

James Wright's Descendants

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James (Newton) Wright (26 Mar 1898–8 Nov 1937) m. Harriet (Esther) O'Hart (6 May 1906–3 January 1971)
  1. 1. James (Elmer) Wright 1924–1995 m. Fernande (Josephine) Gerard 1925–2000
  2. 2. Sylvester (Harrison) Wright 1925–1966 m. Roxiline R. 1929–1996
    1. 1. Samuel (Lee) Wright 1951–1951
  3. 3. Grant (Lavern) Wright 1932–1986
  4. 4. Edith (Kathryn) Wright 1928–2003 m. Samuel (Lewis Hughes) II 1926–1990

James Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1898
26 Mar 1898
Birth of James Newton Wright in Hepburn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Hepburn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
1937
8 Nov 1937
Age 39
Death of James Newton Wright in Hepburn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Hepburn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Hepburn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Hepburn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Balls Mills, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

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