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Thomas Jefferson Wright 1902 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1902

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 21 Jan 1980

Death Location: Claxton, GA

Father: George Wright

Mother: Margaret Stevens

Spouse(s): Minnie Dawson

Children(s): Maggie Wright, Thomas Wright, Samuel Wright, Norma Wright, Laura Wright, Lara Wright, Herbert Wright, Shennand Boyd, Dorothy Wright

Thomas Jefferson Wright was born in 1902 in Georgia, United States, the child of George Wright and Margaret Maggie Stevens. In 1920, Thomas Jefferson Wright resided in Militia District 16, Liberty, Georgia, USA. In 1930, Thomas Jefferson Wright resided in Rye Patch, Rye Patch, Long, Georgia, USA. Thomas Jefferson Wright married Minnie Mae Dawson, and had children including Maggie Daisy Wright, Thomas Jefferson Wright, Samuel Wright, Norma Jean Wright, Laura Juanita Wright, Lara Belle Wright, Herbert Hoover Wright, Shennand L Boyd, Dorothy Mae Wright. Thomas Jefferson Wright passed away in 1980 in Claxton, GA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jefferson Wright was born in 1902 in Georgia, United States, the child of George Wright and Margaret Maggie Stevens.
  • In 1920, Thomas Jefferson Wright resided in Militia District 16, Liberty, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1930, Thomas Jefferson Wright resided in Rye Patch, Rye Patch, Long, Georgia, USA.
  • Thomas Jefferson Wright married Minnie Mae Dawson, and had children including Maggie Daisy Wright, Thomas Jefferson Wright, Samuel Wright, Norma Jean Wright, Laura Juanita Wright, Lara Belle Wright, Herbert Hoover Wright, Shennand L Boyd, Dorothy Mae Wright.
  • Thomas Jefferson Wright passed away in 1980 in Claxton, GA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Wright's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Wright
1902 – 1980
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
George Wright
1871 –
South Carolina
Margaret (Maggie) Stevens
1877 – 1949
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
George Wright
1849 –
Georgia
Missouri Wright
1851 – 1922
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Abram Stevens
1843 –
Liberty County, Georgia, United States
Annie Monroe
1850 –
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Wright's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Wright (20 Sep 1902 – 21 Jan 1980) m. Minnie (Mae) Dawson (22 Nov 1903 – 8 January 1966)
  1. 1. Maggie (Daisy) Wright (27 AUG 1924 – MAR 1957)
  2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Wright (abt 1926 – 10 Oct 2007)
  3. 3. Samuel Wright (abt 1930 – 10 May 2013)
  4. 4. Norma (Jean) Wright (abt 1933 – )
  5. 5. Laura (Juanita) Wright (14 May 1938 – 30 Jul 1992)
  6. 6. Lara (Belle) Wright (May 14, 1938 – July 30, 1992)
  7. 7. Herbert (Hoover) Wright (1940 – 2013)
  8. 8. Shennand (L) Boyd (abt 1940 – )
  9. 9. Dorothy (Mae) Wright (17 Mar 1944 – 5 Jul 1994) m. Joel Culver (abt 1945 – )

Thomas Wright's Timeline

7 Records

1902
20 Sep 1902
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Wright in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1920
1920
Age 18
Thomas Jefferson Wright resided here in Militia District 16, Liberty, Georgia, USA
Militia District 16, Liberty, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
Thomas Jefferson Wright resided here in Rye Patch, Rye Patch, Long, Georgia, USA
Rye Patch, Rye Patch, Long, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Thomas Jefferson Wright resided here in Rye Patch, Long, Georgia
Rye Patch, Long, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 38
Thomas Jefferson Wright resided here in Rye Patch, Long, Georgia, USA
Rye Patch, Long, Georgia, USA
1941
1941
Age 39
Thomas Jefferson Wright resided here in Ludowici, Long, Georgia, USA
Ludowici, Long, Georgia, USA
1980
21 Jan 1980
Age 78
Death of Thomas Jefferson Wright in Claxton, GA
Claxton, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1902
    Event Place: Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rye Patch, Long, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00690; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 91-1
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Militia District 16, Liberty, Georgia; Roll: T625_266; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 125
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Militia District 16, Liberty, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Militia District 16, Liberty, Georgia; Roll: T625_266; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 125

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rye Patch, Rye Patch, Long, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rye Patch, Long, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rye Patch, Long, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00690; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 91-1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rye Patch, Long, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rye Patch, Long, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00690; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 91-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Ludowici, Long, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Long, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia Deaths, 1919-98

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1980
    Event Place: Claxton, GA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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