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Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright 1905–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1905

Birth Location: Tiplersville, Tippah, Mississippi

Death Date: 23 Oct 1989

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Father: George Sr

Mother: Frankie Carter

Spouse(s): John Nance, Felix Reaves

Children(s): John Nance, Robert Nance, Rose Craig, William Sr., Mabel Nance, Elizabeth Reaves

Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright was born in 1905 in Tiplersville, Tippah, Mississippi, the child of George Washington Wright Sr And Frankie Jane Carter. In 1930, Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright resided in Beat 1, Tippah, Mississippi, USA. In 1935, Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright resided in Route 2 Lippensville, Tippah, Mississippi. Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright married Felix Marion Reaves, John William Leonard Nance, and had children including Elizabeth Delores Reaves, John Wright Nance, Mabel E Nance, Robert Bryan Nance, Rose Lee Rosie Nance Craig, Viodie R Nance, William Bill Rufus Nance Sr. Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright passed away in 1989 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright was born in 1905 in Tiplersville, Tippah, Mississippi, the child of George Washington Wright Sr And Frankie Jane Carter.
  • In 1930, Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright resided in Beat 1, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1935, Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright resided in Route 2 Lippensville, Tippah, Mississippi.
  • Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright married Felix Marion Reaves, John William Leonard Nance, and had children including Elizabeth Delores Reaves, John Wright Nance, Mabel E Nance, Robert Bryan Nance, Rose Lee Rosie Nance Craig, Viodie R Nance, William Bill Rufus Nance Sr.
  • Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright passed away in 1989 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lillian Wright's Ancestors

Self
Lillian Wright
1905–1989
Birth Place: Tiplersville, Tippah, Mississippi
Parents
George Washington Wright Sr
1882–1977
Walnut, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Frankie (Jane) Carter
1889–1977
Tipplersville, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John (Colwell) Wright
1858–1941
Walnut, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Sarah (Emaline) Thornton
1858–1935
Sand Hill, Tippah County, Mississippi
John (Franklin) Carter
1857–1920
Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Webb
1864–1947
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lillian Wright's Descendants

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Lillian (Maebelle "Lila") Wright (23 Dec 1905–23 Oct 1989) m. John (William Leonard) Nance (20 January 1900–10 October 1933) m. Felix (Marion) Reaves (10 Dec 1912–15 Apr 1987)
  1. 1. John (Wright) Nance 1925–2010 m. Lois (Geneva) Riley 1940–2017 m. Joyce (Hambrick Cooper *DNA) Verified* 1928–1978
  2. 2. Robert (Bryan) Nance 1927–2005 m. Janice Vincent 1927–2016
    1. 1. Robert (Sherwood) Nance 1949–2020
  3. 3. Rose (Lee "Rosie" Nance) Craig 1929–2010 m. Charles (Edward Craig) Jr 1930–2012
  4. 4. William ("Bill" Rufus Nance) Sr. 1932–2014
  5. 5. Mabel (E) Nance 1924–2021 m. Alvin (Kaufman) Strauss 1911–1991 m. Jerry (Allen) Fields –2021
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Delores) Reaves 1946–1946

Lillian Wright's Timeline

5 Records

1905
23 Dec 1905
Birth of Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright in Tiplersville, Tippah, Mississippi
Tiplersville, Tippah, Mississippi
1930
1930
Age 25
Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright resided here in Beat 1, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright resided here in Route 2 Lippensville, Tippah, Mississippi
Route 2 Lippensville, Tippah, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 35
Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright resided here in District 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
District 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1989
23 Oct 1989
Age 84
Death of Lillian Maebelle "Lila" Wright in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Tiplersville, Tippah, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02070; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 70-13
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Tippah, Mississippi; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340902

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Tippah, Mississippi; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340902

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Route 2 Lippensville, Tippah, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02070; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 70-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: District 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02070; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 70-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1989
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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