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Josiah E "Cat" Wright 1824–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1824

Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1891

Death Location: Ethelsville, Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Wright

Mother: Eleanor Hobbs

Spouse(s): Tinsey Garner

Children(s): William Wright, John 1, James Wright, John Wright, Erastus Wright, Elias Wright

Josiah E "Cat" Wright was born in 1824 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA, the child of Benjamin Elliott Wright And Eleanor Nellie Worth Hobbs. Josiah E "Cat" Wright married Tinsey Garner, and had children including Elias Garner Wright, Erastus Belcher Wright, James Benjamin Wright, John Samuel Wright 1, John Warren Wright, William L Bill Wright. Josiah E "Cat" Wright passed away in 1891 in Ethelsville, Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah E "Cat" Wright was born in 1824 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA, the child of Benjamin Elliott Wright And Eleanor Nellie Worth Hobbs.
  • Josiah E "Cat" Wright married Tinsey Garner, and had children including Elias Garner Wright, Erastus Belcher Wright, James Benjamin Wright, John Samuel Wright 1, John Warren Wright, William L Bill Wright.
  • Josiah E "Cat" Wright passed away in 1891 in Ethelsville, Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Wright's Ancestors

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Josiah Wright
1824–1891
Birth Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Elliott Wright
1792–1878
Wilkes, GA
Eleanor ("Nellie" Worth) Hobbs
1795–1849
Georgia
Grandparents
Elisha Wright
1764–1847
Fredrick, Maryland, United States
Chloe Elliott
1745–1824
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Amos Wright
1735–1810
Rachel Lupton
1745–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Wright's Descendants

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Josiah (E "Cat") Wright (20 Nov 1824–15 Oct 1891) m. Tinsey Garner (May 1824–1900)
  1. 1. William (L. "Bill") Wright 1855–1908 m. Margaret ("Maggie") Parker 1859–
    1. 1. Marion (Milford) Wright 1879–1971 m. Maude (Lockie Maybell) Sanford 1886–1967 m. Iva Duncan –1900
      1. 1. Myrtle (Agnes) Wright 1924–2018 m. Charles (Derwood) Ponds 1923–2012
        1. 1. Michael (Derwood Ponds) Jr 1950–1950
      2. 2. Maggie (Loverna) Wright 1912–1998
      3. 3. Willie (Lloyd) Wright 1914–2004
      4. 4. Ellis (Berlin) Wright 1920–1994
      5. 5. Flora (Lucille) Wright 1917–1995
      6. 6. Luther (Milton) Wright 1910–1977
      7. 7. Emma (Lou "Fannie") Wright 1904–1970
      8. 8. Louis (Nathan) Wright 1907–1908
    2. 2. James (William) Wright 1876–1929
    3. 3. Melvin (Walter) Wright 1877–1959
  2. 2. John (Samuel Wright) 1 1849–1870
  3. 3. James (Benjamin) Wright 1866–1943
  4. 4. John (Warren) Wright 1849–1929
  5. 5. Erastus (Belcher) Wright 1853–1920
  6. 6. Elias (Garner) Wright 1850–1917

Josiah Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1824
20 Nov 1824
Birth of Josiah E "Cat" Wright in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
1891
15 Oct 1891
Age 67
Death of Josiah E "Cat" Wright in Ethelsville, Pickens County, Alabama, USA
Ethelsville, Pickens County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1824
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1891
    Event Place: Ethelsville, Pickens County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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