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Virgil Clayton Wright 1879–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1879

Birth Location: Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 28 April 1954

Death Location: Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Erastus Wright

Mother: Sarah Williamson

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The story of Virgil Clayton Wright began in 1879 in Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois, USA. Virgil Clayton Wright passed away in 1954 in Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil Clayton Wright began in 1879 in Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois, USA.
  • Virgil Clayton Wright passed away in 1954 in Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Virgil Wright's Ancestors

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Virgil Wright
1879–1954
Birth Place: Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois, USA
Parents
Erastus C Wright
1849–1904
Jackson, Indiana, USA
Sarah (Ellen) Williamson
1859–1950
Clay County, Illinois
Grandparents
Claiborne Wright
1819–1896
, Washington, Indiana, USA
Charlotte Clayton
1825–1904
, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Sr
1788–1835
Margaret Holmes
1786–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wright
1761–1838
Martha Morgan
1768–1834

Virgil Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1879
21 Dec 1879
Birth of Virgil Clayton Wright in Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois, USA
Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois, USA
1954
28 April 1954
Age 75
Death of Virgil Clayton Wright in Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, United States of America
Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1879
    Event Place: Larkinsburg, Clay, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 April 1954
    Event Place: Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Clay
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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