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William Edmund "Edd" Wright 1835 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Aug 1835

Birth Location: Fayette, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 29 Aug 1905

Death Location: Monroe, Mississippi, United States

Father: Robert Wright

Mother: Nancy Cody

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In 1835, William Edmund "Edd" Wright entered the world in Fayette, Tennessee, United States, born to Robert Richard Wright and Nancy Talitha Cody. William Edmund "Edd" Wright passed away in 1905 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1835, William Edmund "Edd" Wright entered the world in Fayette, Tennessee, United States, born to Robert Richard Wright and Nancy Talitha Cody.
  • William Edmund "Edd" Wright passed away in 1905 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States.

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William Wright's Ancestors

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William Wright
1835 – 1905
Birth Place: Fayette, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Robert Richard Wright
1803 – 1853
Halifax, NC, USA
Nancy (Talitha) Cody
1805 – 1896
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James Wright
1776 – 1809
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Roper
1766 – 1808
Halifax , North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1750 – 1797
Lucy Haws
1740 – 1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1711 – 1784
Mary Clay
1710 – 1770
John Hawes
1725 – 1790
Mary
1710 – 1730

William Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1835
07 Aug 1835
Birth of William Edmund "Edd" Wright in Fayette, Tennessee, United States
Fayette, Tennessee, United States
1905
29 Aug 1905
Age 70
Death of William Edmund "Edd" Wright in Monroe, Mississippi, United States
Monroe, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1835
    Event Place: Fayette, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1905
    Event Place: Monroe, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithville, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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