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Silas Wilmore Wright 1829 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Death Date: Abt 1915

Death Location: Stephen street

Father: Mingo Wright

Mother: Hannah Waters

Spouse(s): Charlotte Brown

Children(s): Rufus Wright, Hanna Wright, Julia Wright, Silas Wright, Harriett Wright, Feldora Wright, Hetty Wright, Lincon Wright, Andrew Wright, Stewart Wright, Hance Wright

Silas Wilmore Wright Sr. was born in 1829 in Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA, the child of Mingo Wright and Hannah Waters. Silas Wilmore Wright Sr. married Charlotte Brown, and had children including Rufus Hayes Wright, Hanna Wright, Julia Wright, Silas Wilmore Wright, Harriett E. Wright, Feldora Wright, Hetty Wright, Lincon Wright, Andrew W. Wright, Stewart Wright, Hance Wright. Silas Wilmore Wright Sr. passed away in 1915 in Stephen street.

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Biography

  • Silas Wilmore Wright Sr. was born in 1829 in Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA, the child of Mingo Wright and Hannah Waters.
  • Silas Wilmore Wright Sr. married Charlotte Brown, and had children including Rufus Hayes Wright, Hanna Wright, Julia Wright, Silas Wilmore Wright, Harriett E. Wright, Feldora Wright, Hetty Wright, Lincon Wright, Andrew W. Wright, Stewart Wright, Hance Wright.
  • Silas Wilmore Wright Sr. passed away in 1915 in Stephen street.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mingo Wright
1797 – 1912
Birth Location: Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA
MW
Hannah Waters
1800 – 1870
Birth Location: Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Brown
1830 –
Birth Location: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
CB

Children(s)

Rufus Wright
1850 –
Birth Location: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
RW
Hanna Wright
1852 –
Birth Location: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Julia Wright
1853 – 1941
Birth Location: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
JW
Silas Wright
1845 – 1952
Birth Location: Chance, Maryland
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Harriett Wright
1857 –
Birth Location: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
HW
Feldora Wright
1862 –
Birth Location: Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA
FW
Hetty Wright
1864 –
Birth Location: Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA
HW
Lincon Wright
1867 – 1938
Birth Location: Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA
LW
Andrew Wright
1869 – 1957
Birth Location: Fruitland, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
AW
Stewart Wright
1867 – 1938
Birth Location: Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Hance Wright
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland
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Silas Wright's Ancestors

Self
Silas Wright
1829 – 1915
Birth Place: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Parents
Mingo Wright
1797 – 1912
Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Hannah Waters
1800 – 1870
Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Wright
1769 – 1844
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Bethyer ((Bethia) Mattie) Dutton
1774 – 1867
Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Wright's Descendants

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Silas (Wilmore) Wright (1829 – Abt 1915) m. Charlotte Brown (1830 – )
  1. 1. Rufus (Hayes) Wright (Oct 1850 – ) m. Anna (R) Teagle (Nov 1854 – ) m. Leah (Jane) Hayward (Oct 1854 – 12 Jun 1925)
    1. 1. Rufus (M.) Wright (Oct 1877 – 11 Oct 1963)
    2. 2. Jerome Wright (1883 – )
    3. 3. Irene Wright (1884 – )
    4. 4. Edgar Wright (Jan 1886 – )
    5. 5. Denwood Wright (Mar 1890 – )
    6. 6. Madeline Wright (1895 – 1938)
    7. 7. Indiana Wright (1892 – )
    8. 8. Shelly Wright (Feb 1894 – )
    9. 9. Mattie (Wright) "Smith" (25 Sep 1895 – 13 Feb 1938)
    10. 10. William ("Willie") Wright (Mar 1897 – 1923)
    11. 11. Shadrack (B.) Wright (Abt 1874 – )
    12. 12. Johnny Wright (1880 – )
    13. 13. Charles (W.) Wright (18 Apr 1881 – Feb 1965)
    14. 14. Bertha (Mar) Bell (15 May 1898 – 7 Jun 1926)
  2. 2. Hanna Wright (1852 – )
  3. 3. Julia Wright (1853 – 1941)
  4. 4. Silas (Wilmore) Wright (1845 – 16 Aug 1952) m. Clara (Virginia) Williams (7 Dec 1884 – 30 Nov 1970)
    1. 1. Lillie Wright (04 Mar 1867 – Jan 1985)
    2. 2. Henry Wright (1891 – )
    3. 3. Wilmore (Wilbur) Wright (1900 – 11 Mar 1937)
    4. 4. Wilmore (Prettyman) Wright (13 Apr 1904 – July 13, 1986)
    5. 5. Sinclair (John) Wright (5 Dec 1905 – 31 Mar 1988) m. Drucilla (Muzzalee) Dashiell (12 Apr 1908 – 14 Jun 1972)
      1. 1. Drucilla (Elizabeth) Wright (24 May 1927 – 25 Jul 2008) m. William (Monroe) Hearne (7 Sep 1923 – 26 June 2009)
        1. 1. Princess (Monica) Wright (15 Dec 1959 – ) m. Ronald (Dwayne) Bussey (11 Aug 1959 – 24 Jul 2004) m. Nykki (L. Starr aka Karl Glenn) Boyd (18 May 1959 – )
      2. 2. Helen (V.) Wright (1929 – )
      3. 3. Norma (Lee Wright) Barkley (4 Feb 1930 – 3 Apr 2021) m. Marion (Winfield) Barkley (8 Mar 1930 – 6 Oct 2017)
      4. 4. Fredrick (Douglas) Wright (6 Feb 1931 – 30. June 2017)
      5. 5. John (Richard (Dickie)) Wright (8 Mar 1932 – 12 Apr 2010) m. Doris Spry
        1. 1. Tanya (Darleen) Wright (02 Oct 1959 – 6 Mar 2007)
      6. 6. Ogria (Delores) Wright (3 Apr 1933 – 2 Apr 1998) m. Rossie (Alfonze) Bratten (18 Aug 1930 – 31 May 2021)
        1. 1. Rossie (Alfonze) Bratten (24 Oct 1961 – ) m. Sharon (Christine) Brown (10 May 1963 – 21 Apr 2021)
      7. 7. Catherine (Anna) Wright (14 Dec 1934 – 14 Jan 2015)
      8. 8. Clifton (Eugene) Wright
      9. 9. Sinclair (J) Wright
    6. 6. Ethel (Clara) Wright (abt 1909 – 15 May 1937)
    7. 7. Samuel (Brewster (Bruce) Wright) Sr. (abt 1914 – October 10, 1995) m. Florence (Naomi Wright) Wright (21 December 1915 – 8 Feb 2001)
      1. 1. Samuel (Brewster) Wright (30 Mar 1934 – 27 Feb 1957)
      2. 2. David (Eugene) Wright (11 May 1939 – 9 Mar 2004)
      3. 3. Wanda (Jean Wright) Wallace (19 Apr 1947 – 23 March 2017)
    8. 8. Orville Wright (1920 – )
    9. 9. Hazel (Winifred) Wright (22 Jan 1922 – 2 Mar 2003)
    10. 10. Calvin (Arvett) Wright (November 24, 1924 – November 21, 1967) m. Martha (Corrine) Gale (20 Dec 1923 – 31 May 2008) m. Elois ("Bootsie") Jones (4 Jul 1933 – )
      1. 1. Calvin (Wilmore) Wright (25 Oct 1946 – 4 Jul 2005)
      2. 2. Darren (Laray) Wright (30 Jan 1960 – 19 Mar 2005)
      3. 3. Tanya (Calvette) Wright (21 Feb 1964 – 21 May 2000)
  5. 5. Harriett (E.) Wright (1857 – )
  6. 6. Feldora Wright (1862 – )
  7. 7. Hetty Wright (1864 – )
  8. 8. Lincon Wright (1867 – 6 Oct 1938)
  9. 9. Andrew (W.) Wright (1869 – 19 Sep 1957)
  10. 10. Stewart Wright (1867 – 6 Oct 1938)
  11. 11. Hance Wright

Silas Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1829
1829
Birth of Silas Wilmore Wright Sr. in Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1912
27 Dec 1912
Age 83
Death of Silas Wilmore Wright Sr. in Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1915
Abt 1915
Age 86
Death of Silas Wilmore Wright Sr. in Stephen street
Stephen street

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1912
    Event Place: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1915
    Event Place: Stephen street
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