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Thomas Houston Wright 1776 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1859

Death Location: De Witt, De Witt, Illinois, United States

Father: James Wright

Mother: Lucy Shell

Spouse(s): Susannah Garrison

Children(s): Mary WRIGHT

The story of Thomas Houston Wright began in 1776 in South Carolina, USA. Thomas Houston Wright married Susannah Garrison, and had children including Mary Ann WRIGHT. Thomas Houston Wright passed away in 1859 in De Witt, De Witt, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Houston Wright began in 1776 in South Carolina, USA.
  • Thomas Houston Wright married Susannah Garrison, and had children including Mary Ann WRIGHT.
  • Thomas Houston Wright passed away in 1859 in De Witt, De Witt, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wright
1745 – 1825
Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
JW
Lucy Shell
1756 – 1824
Birth Location: , Surry, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Garrison
1780 – 1838
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
SG

Children(s)

Mary WRIGHT
Birth Location: –
MW

Thomas Wright's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Wright
1776 – 1859
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
James PVT Wright
1745 – 1825
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Lucy Shell
1756 – 1824
, Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Gov (James Alexander) Wright
1716 – 1785
Little Eating, Middlesex, England
Sarah (Maidman) WOOD
1705 – 1763
Presbury, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Wright's Descendants

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Thomas (Houston) Wright (1776 – 12 Oct 1859) m. Susannah Garrison (1780 – 1838)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) WRIGHT m. Thomas LAMB (1800 – Aft. 1870)
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) LAMB (Aug 12, 1836 – Sep 08, 1896) m. Alfred (Uriah) WALTERS (Feb 09, 1828 – Sep 08, 1896)
      1. 1. Clara (Nettie) WALTERS (1869 – May 06, 1930) m. Franklin (Pierce) HELMICK (Abt. 1866 – Apr 12, 1938)
        1. 1. Otto (Carl) HELMICK (Mar 22, 1879 – Jan 16, 1975) m. Daisy (Agnes) SIGLER (1896 – Dec 1981) m. Lola (Loetta) Isaacs (Aug 14, 1904 – Apr 05, 2001)

Thomas Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Thomas Houston Wright in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1859
12 Oct 1859
Age 83
Death of Thomas Houston Wright in De Witt, De Witt, Illinois, United States
De Witt, De Witt, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1859
    Event Place: De Witt, De Witt, Illinois, United States
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