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Melvin Wright 1925–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1925

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 1959

Death Location: Beefhide, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Father: George Wright

Mother: Matilda Addington

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Larry Wright

The story of Melvin Wright began in 1925 in Kentucky, USA. Melvin Wright had children including Clyde Dale Wright, Larry Dean Wright. Melvin Wright passed away in 1959 in Beefhide, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Wright began in 1925 in Kentucky, USA.
  • Melvin Wright had children including Clyde Dale Wright, Larry Dean Wright.
  • Melvin Wright passed away in 1959 in Beefhide, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin Wright's Ancestors

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Melvin Wright
1925–1959
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
George J. Wright
1890–1958
Matilda Addington
1907–1984
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (Melvin) Addington
1867–1943
Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States
Margaret Mullins
1870–1926
Pike, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Addington
1848–1924
Isabel Salyer
1848–1919
Nelson Mullins
1832–1918
Caroline Elswick
1837–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1819–1892
Nancy Kilgore
1825–1909
Robert Salyer
1825–1881
Anna Easterling*
1829–1865
John Mullins
1810–1896
Margaret Fleming
1812–1905
William Elswick
1814–
Nancy Kinney-Newsome
1815–

Melvin Wright's Descendants

1.
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Melvin Wright (31 Jul 1925–23 Mar 1959)
  1. 1. Larry (Dean) Wright 1950–2011 m. Geraldine Little 1949–2011

Melvin Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1925
31 Jul 1925
Birth of Melvin Wright in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1959
20 Mar 1959
Age 34
Death of Melvin Wright in South Williamson, Pike, Kentucky, USA
South Williamson, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1959
23 Mar 1959
Age 34
Burial of Melvin Wright in Beefhide, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Beefhide, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1925
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1959
    Event Place: South Williamson, Pike, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1959
    Event Place: Beefhide, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

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