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Susan Emma Wright 1846–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1846

Birth Location: Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 9 Jul 1906

Death Location: Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Wright

Mother: Julia Empson

Spouse(s): Henry Defrees

Children(s): Arthur DeFrees, John Sr, William Defrees, Risley Defrees, Rosena DeFrees, Zonia Defrees, Reason Defrees, Francis Defrees, George Defrees, Dora Defrees, Cordelia Defrees, Guy Defrees, Charles Defrees

Susan Emma Wright was born in 1846 in Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, USA, the child of William Holmes Wright And Julia Ann Empson. Susan Emma Wright married Henry Clay Defrees, and had children including Arthur James Defrees, Charles Defrees, Cordelia Grace Defrees, Dora Ann Defrees, Francis Marion Defrees, George Washington Defrees, Guy Lester Defrees, John Henry Defrees Sr, Reason Erustus Defrees, Risley Claiborn Defrees, Rosena Enia Defrees, William Jefferson Defrees, Zonia Victory Defrees. Susan Emma Wright passed away in 1906 in Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Susan Emma Wright was born in 1846 in Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, USA, the child of William Holmes Wright And Julia Ann Empson.
  • Susan Emma Wright married Henry Clay Defrees, and had children including Arthur James Defrees, Charles Defrees, Cordelia Grace Defrees, Dora Ann Defrees, Francis Marion Defrees, George Washington Defrees, Guy Lester Defrees, John Henry Defrees Sr, Reason Erustus Defrees, Risley Claiborn Defrees, Rosena Enia Defrees, William Jefferson Defrees, Zonia Victory Defrees.
  • Susan Emma Wright passed away in 1906 in Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Susan Wright's Ancestors

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Susan Wright
1846–1906
Birth Place: Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Parents
William Holmes Wright
1815–1856
Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
Julia (Ann) Empson
1814–1855
Jackson, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Elijah Wright
1788–1835
Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Margaret Holmes
1786–1831
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Wright
1761–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Immigrant
1726–1785
Nancy Evans
1760–1795

Susan Wright's Descendants

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Susan (Emma) Wright (22 Mar 1846–9 Jul 1906) m. Henry (Clay) Defrees (4 June 1846–7 April 1917)
  1. 1. Arthur (James) DeFrees 1879–1954
  2. 2. John (Henry Defrees) Sr 1888–1961
  3. 3. William (Jefferson) Defrees 1868–1868
  4. 4. Risley (Claiborn) Defrees 1869–1938
  5. 5. Rosena (Enia) DeFrees 1870–1883
  6. 6. Zonia (Victory) Defrees 1871–1902
  7. 7. Reason (Erustus) Defrees 1874–1878
  8. 8. Francis (Marion) Defrees 1875–1964 m. Mary (G) Zender 1882–1912 m. Agnes Caron 1896–1998
    1. 1. Norbert (Aloysius De) Frees 1908–1990
    2. 2. Harlan (E) Defrees 1905–1928
    3. 3. Ervin (Francis) DeFrees 1907–1922
    4. 4. Yvonne (Celania) Defrees 1920–2010
    5. 5. Margaret (Susan) DeFrees 1923–2002
    6. 6. Roberts 1923–2008 m. Paul (Stanley) Roberts 1924–2012
    7. 7. Helen (Jeanette) Defrees 1917–2014
  9. 9. George (Washington) Defrees 1878–1929
  10. 10. Dora (Ann) Defrees 1881–1978
  11. 11. Cordelia (Grace) Defrees 1884–1969
  12. 12. Guy (Lester) Defrees 1886–1908
  13. 13. Charles Defrees 1867–

Susan Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1846
22 Mar 1846
Birth of Susan Emma Wright in Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, USA
1906
9 Jul 1906
Age 60
Death of Susan Emma Wright in Mt Pulaski, Logan, Illinois, United States
Mt Pulaski, Logan, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1846
    Event Place: Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1906
    Event Place: Mt Pulaski, Logan, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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