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Major W Wright 1894–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1894

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: October 18, 1968

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

Father: Leroy Wright

Mother: Sophronia Wright

Spouse(s): Mae Smith

Children(s): Thelma Wright, Irene Wright

Major W Wright was born in 1894 in Alabama, USA, the child of Leroy Lorenzo Wright And Sophronia E Wright. In 1900, Major W Wright resided in Turners Mill, Geneva, Alabama, USA. Major W Wright married Mae Smith, and had children including Irene Wright, Thelma Dorothy Wright. Major W Wright passed away in 1968 in Slocomb, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Major W Wright was born in 1894 in Alabama, USA, the child of Leroy Lorenzo Wright And Sophronia E Wright.
  • In 1900, Major W Wright resided in Turners Mill, Geneva, Alabama, USA.
  • Major W Wright married Mae Smith, and had children including Irene Wright, Thelma Dorothy Wright.
  • Major W Wright passed away in 1968 in Slocomb, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leroy Wright
1872–1946
Birth Location: Henry County, Alabama, USA
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Sophronia Wright
1871–1900
Birth Location: Geneva County Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Mae Smith
1898–1976
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Thelma Wright
1921–2014
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama
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Irene Wright
1930–2007
Birth Location: Fadte Geneva, Alabama
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Major Wright's Ancestors

Self
Major Wright
1894–1968
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Leroy Lorenzo Wright
1872–1946
Henry County, Alabama, USA
Sophronia (E) Wright
1871–1900
Geneva County Alabama
Grandparents
Elias (Wiley) Wright
1829–1897
Henry, Alabama, USA
Mary (E Creel) Mollie
1847–1914
Henry County, Alabama, USA
Cicero (Holt) Wright
1839–1913
Athens, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Mary (L Foster) Mollie
1844–1915
West Point, Troup, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Levin Wright
1795–1853
Tabitha Smith
1796–1860
William Jr
1815–1880
Sarah Sikes
1818–1880
David Wright
1796–1842
Elizabeth Wright
1800–
2nd-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
William SOLDIER
1748–1827
Drucilla Griffin
1753–1827

Major Wright's Descendants

1.
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Major (W) Wright (Jun 1894–October 18, 1968) m. Mae Smith (24 Mar 1898–28 Dec 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

Major Wright's Timeline

12 Records

1894
9 Jun 1894
Birth of Major W Wright in Geneva County, Alabama
Geneva County, Alabama
1894
Jun 1894
Birth of Major W Wright in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Major W Wright resided here in Turners Mill, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Turners Mill, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Major W Wright resided here in Tate School House, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Tate School House, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 23
Major W Wright resided here in Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Geneva County, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Major W Wright resided here in Hokes Bluff, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Hokes Bluff, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Major W Wright resided here in Fadette, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Fadette, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Major W Wright resided here in Fadette, Geneva, Alabama
Fadette, Geneva, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 46
Major W Wright resided here in Election Precinct 4 Fadette, Fadette, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Election Precinct 4 Fadette, Fadette, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Major W Wright resided here in Fadette, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Fadette, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 57
Major W Wright resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1968
October 18, 1968
Age 74
Death of Major W Wright in Geneva County, Alabama
Geneva County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1894
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hokes Bluff, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T625_15; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 100
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fadette, Geneva, Alabama; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2339753
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Geneva County

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1894
    Event Place: 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 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

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Geneva County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1918
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 496

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Brest, France
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 177

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 177

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hokes Bluff, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hokes Bluff, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T625_15; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 100

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fadette, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fadette, Geneva, Alabama; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2339753

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fadette, Geneva, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fadette, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00034; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 31-4

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Precinct 4 Fadette, Fadette, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fadette, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00034; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 31-4

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fadette, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Fadette, Geneva, Ala

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Slocomb Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 177

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Slocumb, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 496

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 18, 1968
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Slocomb, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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