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Johnnie Seyle Wright 1919–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1919

Birth Location: Centerville, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 August 1997

Death Location: Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Richard Wright

Mother: Sallie Moore

Spouse(s): Edna Leroy

Children(s):

Johnnie Seyle Wright was born in 1919 in Centerville, Oconee, South Carolina, USA, the child of Richard Oscar Wright And Sallie Moore. In 1920, Johnnie Seyle Wright resided in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. In 1930, Johnnie Seyle Wright resided in Center, Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. Johnnie Seyle Wright married Edna Leroy, and had children including Carol Regina Wright, Johnette Wright, Kathy Elizabeth Wright, Kerry Wright. Johnnie Seyle Wright passed away in 1997 in Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Johnnie Seyle Wright was born in 1919 in Centerville, Oconee, South Carolina, USA, the child of Richard Oscar Wright And Sallie Moore.
  • In 1920, Johnnie Seyle Wright resided in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Johnnie Seyle Wright resided in Center, Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Johnnie Seyle Wright married Edna Leroy, and had children including Carol Regina Wright, Johnette Wright, Kathy Elizabeth Wright, Kerry Wright.
  • Johnnie Seyle Wright passed away in 1997 in Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Wright
1882–1948
Birth Location: –
RW
Sallie Moore
1886–1944
Birth Location: –
SM

Spouses(s)

Edna Leroy
1922–2014
Birth Location: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
EL

Children(s)

Johnnie Wright's Ancestors

Self
Johnnie Wright
1919–1997
Birth Place: Centerville, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Richard Oscar Wright
1882–1948
Sallie Moore
1886–1944
Grandparents
Warren (David) Moore
1850–1917
Pickens District, South Carolina
Eveline Baldwin
1850–1930
Great-Grandparents
John Moore
1822–1898
Martha Myers
1829–1889
Stephen Baldwin
1800–1882
Drucilla Brooks
1808–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johnnie Wright's Timeline

7 Records

1919
22 Apr 1919
Birth of Johnnie Seyle Wright in Centerville, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Centerville, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Johnnie Seyle Wright resided here in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Johnnie Seyle Wright resided here in Center, Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Center, Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Johnnie Seyle Wright resided here in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina
Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 21
Johnnie Seyle Wright resided here in Seneca, Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Seneca, Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Johnnie Seyle Wright resided here in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1997
23 August 1997
Age 78
Death of Johnnie Seyle Wright
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Centerville, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Record Group Number: S169123; Series Number: 169; Year Range: 1919
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Anderson Independent-Mail; Publication Date: 25 Aug 1997; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5594669,0.6501875,0.750681&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: 564; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 37-14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Center, Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Seneca, Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: 564; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 37-14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1997
    Event Place: Anderson, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Anderson Independent-Mail - 25 Aug 1997 - Page 13, Obituary for Johnnie S Wright 25 Aug 1997

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Seneca, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Anderson Independent-Mail; Publication Date: 25 Aug 1997; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5594669,0.6501875,0.750681&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 August 1997
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Anderson Independent-Mail; Publication Date: 25 Aug 1997; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5594669,0.6501875,0.750681&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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