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Robert Richard Wright 1803 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Feb 1803

Birth Location: Halifax, NC, USA

Death Date: 1853

Death Location: Detroit, Marion, Alabama, United States

Father: James Wright

Mother: Elizabeth Roper

Spouse(s): Nancy Cody

Children(s): John Wright, WILLIAM WRIGHT, Sarah Wright, Edmund Wright, Jacob Wright, William Wright, James Wright, Robert Wright, Benjamin Wright, Nancy Wright, Mary Wright, Sally Wright, Henry Wright

In 1803, Robert Richard Wright entered the world in Halifax, NC, USA, born to James Wright and Elizabeth Roper. Robert Richard Wright married Nancy Talitha Cody, and had children including John Thomas Wright, WILLIAM EDMUND WRIGHT, Sarah Elizabeth Wright, Edmund Wright, Jacob Matthew "Matt" Wright, William Edmund "Edd" Wright, James Henry Wright, Robert F Wright, Benjamin P Wright, Nancy Ann Wright, Mary Jane Wright, Sally Wright, Henry Wright. Robert Richard Wright passed away in 1853 in Detroit, Marion, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1803, Robert Richard Wright entered the world in Halifax, NC, USA, born to James Wright and Elizabeth Roper.
  • Robert Richard Wright married Nancy Talitha Cody, and had children including John Thomas Wright, WILLIAM EDMUND WRIGHT, Sarah Elizabeth Wright, Edmund Wright, Jacob Matthew "Matt" Wright, William Edmund "Edd" Wright, James Henry Wright, Robert F Wright, Benjamin P Wright, Nancy Ann Wright, Mary Jane Wright, Sally Wright, Henry Wright.
  • Robert Richard Wright passed away in 1853 in Detroit, Marion, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wright
1776 – 1809
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Roper
1766 – 1808
Birth Location: Halifax , North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Cody
1805 – 1896
Birth Location: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
NC

Children(s)

John Wright
1829 – 1921
Birth Location: Fayette, Tennessee, United States
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WILLIAM WRIGHT
1830 –
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Wright
1831 – 1862
Birth Location: Fayette, Tennessee, United States
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Edmund Wright
1833 – 1835
Birth Location: Lindley, Steuben, New York, United States
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Jacob Wright
1833 – 1910
Birth Location: Fayette, Tennessee, United States
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William Wright
1835 – 1905
Birth Location: Fayette, Tennessee, United States
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James Wright
1839 – 1920
Birth Location: Marion, Alabama, USA
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Robert Wright
1842 – 1919
Birth Location: Marion, Alabama, USA
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Benjamin Wright
1845 – 1888
Birth Location: Marion, Alabama, USA
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Nancy Wright
1851 – 1945
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Mary Wright
1851 – 1929
Birth Location: Marion, Alabama, USA
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Sally Wright
1858 – 1903
Birth Location: –
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Henry Wright
Birth Location: –
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Robert Wright's Ancestors

Self
Robert Wright
1803 – 1853
Birth Place: Halifax, NC, USA
Parents
James Wright
1776 – 1809
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Roper
1766 – 1808
Halifax , North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John ((5)) Roper
1750 – 1797
Virginia, USA
Lucy Haws
1740 – 1803
, , North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1711 – 1784
Mary Clay
1710 – 1770
John Hawes
1725 – 1790
Mary
1710 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1660 – 1759
Susannah Unknown
1665 – 1720
John Hawes
1700 – 1790
Mary Smith
– 1730

Robert Wright's Descendants

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Robert (Richard) Wright (03 Feb 1803 – 1853) m. Nancy (Talitha) Cody (24 Dec 1805 – 22 August 1896)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Wright (13 Jan 1829 – 13 Aug 1921) m. Talitha (Caroline) WINSTEAD (30 Jan 1830 – 29 Jul 1916)
    1. 1. Thomas Wright (abt 1843 – )
    2. 2. John (Henry Davis) Wright (17 Jul 1850 – 17 Mar 1931)
    3. 3. Robert (B.) Wright (ABT 1851 – )
    4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Wright (9 Aug 1852 – 17 Jul 1928)
    5. 5. William (Tom) Wright (ABT 1853 – )
    6. 6. Robert (Benjamin) Wright (9 May 1854 – 9 Sep 1886)
    7. 7. Mary (Francis) Wright (Oct 1854 – 1905)
    8. 8. Nancy (Talitha) WRIGHT (14 Aug 1856 – 24 Jan 1904) m. Thomas (Green) Gilliland (1 Mar 1857 – 26 Oct 1933)
      1. 1. Talithia (Evelyn) Gilliland (28 OCT 1880 – 21 DEC 1961) m. ROBERT (BENJAMIN) MAXEY (20 Jan 1880 – )
        1. 1. BERTHA (ERLINE) MAXEY (26 SEP 1901 – 22 Jun 1996)
        2. 2. LESSIE (VIVIAN) MAXEY (06 Jan 1905 – 10 November 1981) m. James (Shannon) McCarver (16 November 1903 – 27 Feb 1954)
        3. 3. ROBERT (ERNEST) MAXEY (4 JAN 1908 – 10 NOV 1981)
        4. 4. Robert (Ernest) Maxey (4 Jan 1918 – 1 Sep 2005)
      2. 2. Thomas (Washington) Gilliland (19 May 1883 – 19 Aug 1960) m. Eula Stockton (1888 – 1915) m. Bertha (Alice) McCullar (19 Nov 1893 – 6 Jan 1964)
        1. 1. Vernie (Lee) Gilliland (7 FEB 1907 – 20 APR 1996) m. Alford (Marshall) Hunt (10 May 1896 – Feb 1979) m. James (Kerry) Bevill (11 May 1925 – 25 Jun 1994)
        2. 2. LOLA (GRACE) GILLILAND (abt 1911 – 05 Jan 1990)
        3. 3. Carroll (Linwood) Gilliland (1 Apr 1917 – 19 Sep 1980) m. Evelyn Harbin (14 October 1922 – 27 Oct 2001)
        4. 4. Mildred (Ruth) Gilliland (30 Jan 1919 – 26 Sep 2007) m. Monroe (Auburn) Argo (Aug 8, 1912 – Feb 27, 2002)
        5. 5. Thomas (Edsel) Gilliland (12 May 1922 – 9 Apr 1999)
        6. 6. William (Maurice) Gilliland (abt 1925 – July 7 1989) m. Joyce Gilliland (13 July 1926 – 9 July 1993)
        7. 7. James (Edwin) Gilliland (25 February 1927 – 22 February 2015)
        8. 8. Betty (Joyce) Gilliland (15 Feb 1930 – 6 Feb 2017) m. James (Kerry) Bevill (11 May 1925 – 25 Jun 1994)
        9. 9. Tom Gilliland
      3. 3. William (Lemuel) Gilliland (07 Feb 1886 – 17 March 1957) m. Ethel Harmon (4 Apr 1892 – 17 Jan 1977)
        1. 1. Jewell (D) Gilliland (2 Oct 1908 – 19 OCT 1908)
        2. 2. Verla (Ethlene) Gilliland (10 AUG 1910 – 28 Mar 2007) m. "MONROE" (WILLIAM MONROE) ROBBINS (22 August 1907 – 25 July 1990)
        3. 3. George (Lance) Gilliland (12 Feb 1912 – 2 Sep 1956)
        4. 4. Louse Gilliland (abt 1913 – )
        5. 5. Flora (Belle) Gilliland (1 Jul 1914 – 15 Jun 2001) m. Renford (Napoleon) Chrismond (30 Sep 1911 – 17 Jun 1979)
        6. 6. Jewel (Olene) Gilliland (4 Jul 1916 – 24 Dec 1987) m. Alford m. Morris Mahan
        7. 7. Edward (Leroy) Gilliland (7 Nov 1918 – 28 November 1999)
        8. 8. Marie (Ruth) Gilliland (30 Jul 1920 – 7 Jun 2011)
        9. 9. Lillian (Irene) Gilliland (31 December 1922 – 1 September 2009)
        10. 10. Mavis (Evelyn) Gilliland (16 Nov 1924 – 27 Jan 1983)
        11. 11. Euginia Gilliland (9 May 1926 – 5 Jul 1927)
        12. 12. Hilda Gilliland (8 May 1928 – May 1929)
        13. 13. Katherine (Juanita) Gilliland (17 April 1930 – 13 August 1983)
        14. 14. William (Kenneth "Ken") Gilliland (30 Apr 1932 – 4 Jan 2003)
        15. 15. Virginia (Dale) Gilliland (19 Aug 1935 – Jan 1984)
        16. 16. Mabel Gilliland (1938 – Jan 1984)
        17. 17. Lethia Gilliland
      4. 4. Annie (Vilola) Gilliland (02 Feb 1889 – 28 July 1958)
      5. 5. Mary (Clementine) Gilliland (15 Aug 1892 – 07 Nov 1971)
      6. 6. Francis (Burkett) Gilliland (04 Sep 1895 – 10 July 1944)
      7. 7. Francis (Burkett) Gilliland (4 Sep 1895 – 10 Jul 1944)
      8. 8. Eugene (Bryan) Gilliland (22 Oct 1899 – April 1987)
    9. 9. William (Thomas) Wright (22 Aug 1858 – 29 Nov 1950)
    10. 10. Tom Wright (abt 1859 – )
    11. 11. Eliza (Elizabeth) WRIGHT (2 Apr 1861 – 16 May 1938)
    12. 12. Mary (Frances) WRIGHT (9 Aug 1864 – 4 Dec 1951)
    13. 13. James (M.) WRIGHT (29 Dec 1866 – 25 Jul 1868)
    14. 14. Leoretta (Amelia) Wright (7 Sep 1872 – 20 Jan 1874)
  2. 2. WILLIAM (EDMUND) WRIGHT (1830 – )
  3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wright (07 Jul 1831 – 22 Jul 1862)
  4. 4. Edmund Wright (1833 or 1834 – 1835)
  5. 5. Jacob (Matthew "Matt") Wright (07 May 1833 – 1910)
  6. 6. William (Edmund "Edd") Wright (07 Aug 1835 – 29 Aug 1905)
  7. 7. James (Henry) Wright (07 Jul 1839 – 11 Oct 1920)
  8. 8. Robert (F) Wright (22 Jun 1842 – 17 Dec 1919)
  9. 9. Benjamin (P) Wright (13 Nov 1845 – 08 Mar 1888)
  10. 10. Nancy (Ann) Wright (1851 – 1945)
  11. 11. Mary (Jane) Wright (05 Jun 1851 – 19 Oct 1929) m. Columbus (Washington "Lum") Coker (21 Jul 1844 – 22 Mar 1917)
    1. 1. Victoria (Clementine "Pink") Coker (Dec 11, 1867 – 19 Feb 1952)
    2. 2. Amoss (C) Coker (abt 1869 – )
    3. 3. Robert (Marshall) Coker (19 Feb 1869 – 20 Feb 1893)
    4. 4. Nancy (Ellen) Coker (12 Jan 1873 – 20 February 1954)
    5. 5. Helen (Marzella (Zed)) Coker (6 Mar 1875 – 18 Nov 1960)
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Coker (23 Oct 1877 – 6 Mar 1955)
    7. 7. Robert (Marshall) Coker (16 May 1880 – 20 Feb 1893)
    8. 8. Henry (Myrtis) Coker (16 May 1880 – 25 August 1970)
    9. 9. Hilliard (Loren "Hill") Coker (Dec 21, 1882 – Oct 1967) m. Celia ("Seely" Jane) Harris (abt 1885 – Jan 1968)
      1. 1. Ellis (Mothe) Coker (11 May 1903 – 04 Jan 1995) m. Willie (Lou) Campbell (18 October 1906 – 24 June 2005)
        1. 1. Harold (Berman) Coker (3 January 1923 – 29 January 1947)
        2. 2. Harrold (Berman) Coker (3 January 1923 – 29 Jan 1947) m. Flora (Gertrude) Cole (3 Mar 1924 – 08 Nov 1991)
        3. 3. Willard Coker (abt 1925 – )
        4. 4. Lisa Coker
      2. 2. Elmer (L.) Coker (13 Mar 1905 – 12 Feb 1998) m. Clara (L) Coker (18 February 1910 – 3 January 2008)
      3. 3. Eva (Masingale) Coker (abt 1910 – )
      4. 4. Coy (M) Coker (21 Apr 1914 – Jan 1987) m. Maxine Peterson (abt 1923 – )
      5. 5. Avis Coker (16 Feb 1924 – May 1996) m. Louis (P) Trotter (12 Aug 1917 – 03/08/2001)
        1. 1. Louis Trotter (abt 1939 – )
    10. 10. Dessie (Mozell) Coker (Mar 26, 1886 – 24 February 1973)
    11. 11. Girl Coker (3 March 1888 – 3 March 1888)
    12. 12. Boy Coker (3 March 1888 – 3 March 1888)
    13. 13. Nola (Lee) Coker (05 May 1890 – 11 Jan 1966)
    14. 14. Zed Coker
  12. 12. Sally Wright (04 Mar 1858 – 20 Mar 1903)
  13. 13. Henry Wright

Robert Wright's Timeline

6 Records

1803
3 Feb 1803
Birth of Robert Richard Wright in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
1803
03 Feb 1803
Birth of Robert Richard Wright in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
1803
03 Feb 1803
Birth of Robert Richard Wright in Halifax, NC, USA
Halifax, NC, USA
1853
1853
Age 50
Death of Robert Richard Wright in Detroit, Marion, Alabama, United States
Detroit, Marion, Alabama, United States
1870
1870
Age 67
Robert Richard Wright resided here in Western District, Marion, Alabama, USA
Western District, Marion, Alabama, USA
1880
12 Jul 1880
Age 77
Death of Robert Richard Wright in Detroit, Marion, Alabama, United States
Detroit, Marion, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Western District, Marion, Alabama; Roll: M593_29; Page: 33A; Family History Library Film: 545528
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Halifax, NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Western District, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Western District, Marion, Alabama; Roll: M593_29; Page: 33A; Family History Library Film: 545528

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1880
    Event Place: Detroit, Marion, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Detroit, Marion, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Detroit, Marion County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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