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Louis M. Wright 1898–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 NOV 1898

Birth Location: Marshall Co, Al.

Death Date: 16 AUG 1979

Death Location: Brashier's Chapel Cem - Arab, Al.

Father: John Wright

Mother: Mary Pesnell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Cecil Wright, Ralph Wright, Billy Wright

Louis M. Wright was born in 1898 in Marshall Co, Al., the child of John William Wright And Mary Mollie Pesnell. Louis M. Wright married Lillian Cobb, and had children including Barbara Ann Wright, Billy Ray Wright, Cecil Wright, Myra Lou Wright, Ralph Wright. Louis M. Wright passed away in 1979 in Brashier's Chapel Cem - Arab, Al..

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Biography

  • Louis M. Wright was born in 1898 in Marshall Co, Al., the child of John William Wright And Mary Mollie Pesnell.
  • Louis M. Wright married Lillian Cobb, and had children including Barbara Ann Wright, Billy Ray Wright, Cecil Wright, Myra Lou Wright, Ralph Wright.
  • Louis M. Wright passed away in 1979 in Brashier's Chapel Cem - Arab, Al..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Louis Wright's Ancestors

Self
Louis Wright
1898–1979
Birth Place: Marshall Co, Al.
Parents
John William Wright
1876–1944
Mary ((Mollie)) Pesnell
1881–1970
Cleburne Co, Al.
Grandparents
Elijah (Thornton) Pesnell
1856–1934
Cleburne Co, Al.
Sarah (Agnes Dorthula) Smith
1856–1906
Coweta Co, Ga.
Great-Grandparents
John Pesnell
1828–1870
Sarah Gooden
1831–1908
James Smith
1841–1909
Martha Dickard
1845–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Pesnell
1803–1872
Elizabeth Dowdy
1805–
Fredrick Smith
1791–
Mary ?
1811–

Louis Wright's Descendants

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Louis (M.) Wright (1 NOV 1898–16 AUG 1979)
  1. 1. Cecil Wright 1916– m. Sue Porch 1922–
  2. 2. Ralph Wright 1919– m. Virginia Moon 1923–
  3. 3. Billy (Ray) Wright 1931–1995

Louis Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1898
1 NOV 1898
Birth of Louis M. Wright in Marshall Co, Al.
Marshall Co, Al.
1979
16 AUG 1979
Age 81
Death of Louis M. Wright in Albertville, Marshall Co, Al.
Albertville, Marshall Co, Al.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 NOV 1898
    Event Place: Marshall Co, Al.
    Record Source: John Robert Pesnell.GED

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1979
    Event Place: Albertville, Marshall Co, Al.
    Record Source: John Robert Pesnell.GED

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brashier's Chapel Cem - Arab, Al.
    Record Source: John Robert Pesnell.GED

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