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William Breedlove Wright 1881–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1881

Birth Location: Sparta, White Co., Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 13 Jun 1966

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, USA

Father: George Wright

Mother: America Troglin

Spouse(s): Martha Joseph

Children(s): Reba Muncy, Geneva Wright, Loyd Wright, Charles Wright

William Breedlove Wright was born in 1881 in Sparta, White Co., Tennessee, USA, the child of George Harvey Wright And America Jeanette Troglin. In 1935, William Breedlove Wright resided in Rural, Harlan, Kentucky. William Breedlove Wright married Martha Crawford Cunningham Joseph, and had children including Charles Wright, Geneva Wright, Harold Wright, Loyd Wright, Reba L Muncy. William Breedlove Wright passed away in 1966 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Breedlove Wright was born in 1881 in Sparta, White Co., Tennessee, USA, the child of George Harvey Wright And America Jeanette Troglin.
  • In 1935, William Breedlove Wright resided in Rural, Harlan, Kentucky.
  • William Breedlove Wright married Martha Crawford Cunningham Joseph, and had children including Charles Wright, Geneva Wright, Harold Wright, Loyd Wright, Reba L Muncy.
  • William Breedlove Wright passed away in 1966 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wright's Ancestors

Self
William Wright
1881–1966
Birth Place: Sparta, White Co., Tennessee, USA
Parents
George Harvey Wright
1850–1904
Sparta, White Co., Tennessee, USA
America ("Jeanette") Troglin
1854–1885
McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James Wright
1815–1878
Henry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wright's Descendants

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William (Breedlove) Wright (10 Sep 1881–13 Jun 1966) m. Martha (Crawford Cunningham) Joseph (28 APR 1890–09 MAY 1978)
  1. 1. Reba (L.) Muncy 1935–2002 m. Albert (S. Muncy) Jr 1933–2006
  2. 2. Geneva Wright 1925–
  3. 3. Loyd Wright 1924–
  4. 4. Charles Wright 1918–

William Wright's Timeline

5 Records

1881
10 Sep 1881
Birth of William Breedlove Wright in Sparta, White Co., Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White Co., Tennessee, USA
1905
3 Aug 1905
Age 24
William Breedlove Wright was married in Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Rhea, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
William Breedlove Wright resided here in Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 59
William Breedlove Wright resided here in Mag Dist 1, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 1, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1966
13 Jun 1966
Age 85
Death of William Breedlove Wright in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Sparta, White Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01313; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 48-5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1905
    Event Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01313; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 48-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist 1, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01313; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 48-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1966
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, USA

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