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Leroy Lorenzo Wright 1872–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 October 1872

Birth Location: Henry County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 4 October 1946

Death Location: Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Elias Wright

Mother: Mary Mollie

Spouse(s): Cora Nall, Sophronia Wright

Children(s): Nannie Wright, Jewell Wright, Freddye Whitehead, Minnie Patterson, Major Wright, Vesta Wright, Hettie Hawkins

The story of Leroy Lorenzo Wright began in 1872 in Henry County, Alabama, USA. In 1880, Leroy Lorenzo Wright resided in Wrights, Henry, Alabama, USA. In 1900, Leroy Lorenzo Wright resided in Turners Mill, Geneva, Alabama, USA. Leroy Lorenzo Wright married Cora Lee Nall, Sophronia E Wright, and had children including Freddye W Whitehead, Hettie Mae Hawkins, Jewell Watson Wright, Major W Wright, Minnie L Patterson, Nannie Elizabeth Wright, Vesta B Wright. Leroy Lorenzo Wright passed away in 1946 in Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Leroy Lorenzo Wright began in 1872 in Henry County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, Leroy Lorenzo Wright resided in Wrights, Henry, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, Leroy Lorenzo Wright resided in Turners Mill, Geneva, Alabama, USA.
  • Leroy Lorenzo Wright married Cora Lee Nall, Sophronia E Wright, and had children including Freddye W Whitehead, Hettie Mae Hawkins, Jewell Watson Wright, Major W Wright, Minnie L Patterson, Nannie Elizabeth Wright, Vesta B Wright.
  • Leroy Lorenzo Wright passed away in 1946 in Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias Wright
1829–1897
Birth Location: Henry, Alabama, USA
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Mary Mollie
1847–1914
Birth Location: Henry County, Alabama, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Cora Nall
1872–1941
Birth Location: Hickman, Kentucky, USA
CN
Sophronia Wright
1871–1900
Birth Location: Geneva County Alabama
SW

Children(s)

Nannie Wright
1905–1940
Birth Location: Alabama
NW
Jewell Wright
1910–1960
Birth Location: Geneva, Alabama, USA
JW
Freddye Whitehead
1911–2003
Birth Location: Alabama
FW
Minnie Patterson
1915–1981
Birth Location: Alabama
MP
Major Wright
1894–1968
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
MW
Vesta Wright
1897–1966
Birth Location: Alabama
VW
Hettie Hawkins
1906–1935
Birth Location: Henry, Alabama, USA
HH

Leroy Wright's Ancestors

Self
Leroy Wright
1872–1946
Birth Place: Henry County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Elias Wiley Wright
1829–1897
Henry, Alabama, USA
Mary (E Creel) Mollie
1847–1914
Henry County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Levin (Asberry) Wright
1795–1853
Darlington County, South Carolina, United States of America
Tabitha (Evans Reynolds) Smith
1796–1860
Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
William (W Creel) Jr
1815–1880
Barnwell, South Carolina
Sarah (Ann) Sikes
1818–1880
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Wright
1757–1838
Delilah Goodson
1760–1841
John Sr
1770–1823
Sarah
1774–1839
William Creel
1780–1837
Nancy Creel
1782–1837
James Sikes
1794–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Wright
1717–1792
Mary Tidmarsh
1715–1786
Arthur Goodson
1747–1818
Elizabeth NEWSOM
1749–1830
Arthur Quaker
1739–1843
Cordelia Raburn
1739–1810
Thomas Creel
1750–1809
Charity Duke
1752–1805

Leroy Wright's Descendants

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Leroy (Lorenzo) Wright (28 October 1872–4 October 1946) m. Cora (Lee) Nall (18 Oct 1872–16 Jan 1941) m. Sophronia (E) Wright (oct .1871–1900)
  1. 1. Nannie (Elizabeth) Wright 1905–1940 m. James (Herbert) Riley 1898–1963
    1. 1. James (Herbert) Riley 1923–1998
    2. 2. Betty (Jean) Riley 1928–2006 m. Robert (Lamar) Dean 1922–1967 m. Henry (Clifton) Marler 1925–2017
    3. 3. Cora (Geraldean) Riley 1922–1965
    4. 4. Evelyn (Marie) Riley 1927–2007
    5. 5. Pauline Riley 1922–1937 m. Andrew (George Keith) Sr 1918–1982
      1. 1. Katherine Keith 1937–2008
  2. 2. Jewell (Watson) Wright 1910–1960 m. Alice (Ovelia) Holmes 1913–2008 m. Edna Wright 1921–
  3. 3. Freddye (W.) Whitehead 1911–2003 m. Alchus (D) Whitehead 1906–
  4. 4. Minnie (L) Patterson 1915–1981 m. Robert (Vernon) Patterson 1906–1979
    1. 1. Donald (A) Patterson 1930–2016 m. Mary Padgett 1936–2022
    2. 2. Mary (Louise) Kennedy 1932–2002 m. William (Clifford) Kennedy 1932–1988
      1. 1. Joyce (Ann Degraff) Degraff 1951–1999
    3. 3. Savada (S) Walters 1934–2003 m. Leslie (Francis) Walters 1916–2012
  5. 5. Major (W) Wright 1894–1968 m. Mae Smith 1898–1976
    1. 1. Thelma (Dorothy) Wright 1921–2014 m. Henry (Sherman) Skinner 1917–2006
      1. 1. Charles (E) Skinner 1945–1989
    2. 2. Irene Wright 1930–2007 m. Leroy Barrentine 1927–2000 m. Dowling (Lee) Vickers 1925–1998
  6. 6. Vesta (B) Wright 1897–1966 m. Walter (John) Suggs 1892–1983
    1. 1. Annie (Vera) Suggs 1925–2019 m. John (Wesley) Crawford 1922–2007
      1. 1. Ronnie (Lynn) Crawford 1944–2011 m. Gaylocke (Ann) Bomer 1947–1974
      2. 2. Derrell (Bruce) Crawford 1950–1952
      3. 3. Juliaette Crawford 1944–2020 m. Jerry (Ladon) Cargill 1947–2017
    2. 2. Walter (John Suggs) Jr. 1929–1985
    3. 3. Johnnie (Deloris) Suggs 1927–2014 m. Dennis (Lee) Taylor 1926–2004
    4. 4. Aubrey (Howard Suggs) Sr 1919–1979 m. Gladys Peterson 1928–1952
      1. 1. Bobbie (Jean) Windham 1940–2010
      2. 2. Dorothy (Nell) Suggs 1947–1952
  7. 7. Hettie (Mae) Hawkins 1906–1935

Leroy Wright's Timeline

7 Records

1872
28 October 1872
Birth of Leroy Lorenzo Wright in Henry County, Alabama, USA
Henry County, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 8
Leroy Lorenzo Wright resided here in Wrights, Henry, Alabama, USA
Wrights, Henry, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 28
Leroy Lorenzo Wright resided here in Turners Mill, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Turners Mill, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 38
Leroy Lorenzo Wright resided here in Tate School House, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Tate School House, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 48
Leroy Lorenzo Wright resided here in Echo, Dale, Alabama, USA
Echo, Dale, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 58
Leroy Lorenzo Wright resided here in Precinct 10, Precinct 10, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Precinct 10, Precinct 10, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1946
4 October 1946
Age 74
Death of Leroy Lorenzo Wright in Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America
Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 October 1872
    Event Place: Henry County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Echo, Dale, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 89

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wrights, Henry, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wrights, Henry, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 703D; Enumeration District: 087

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Turners Mill, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Turners Mill, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 17; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1240017

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tate School House, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tate School House, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T624_14; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374027

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Echo, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Echo, Dale, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 89

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 10, Precinct 10, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 10, Geneva, Alabama; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2339753

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hartford
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dothan Eagle; Publication Date: 10 Oct 1946; Publication Place: Dothan, Alabama, USA; ,0.019670133,0.6173978,0.16428766&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1946
    Event Place: Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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