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Willis Jasper Wright 1861 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 OCT 1861

Birth Location: Barnsville, Marion County, Alabama

Death Date: 05 May 1946

Death Location: Barsville, Marion County, Alabama

Father: Miles Wright

Mother: Melinda Gray

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Willis Jasper Wright was born in 1861 in Barnsville, Marion County, Alabama, the child of Miles Franklin Wright and Melinda Elizabeth Gray. Willis Jasper Wright passed away in 1946 in Barsville, Marion County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Willis Jasper Wright was born in 1861 in Barnsville, Marion County, Alabama, the child of Miles Franklin Wright and Melinda Elizabeth Gray.
  • Willis Jasper Wright passed away in 1946 in Barsville, Marion County, Alabama.

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Willis Wright's Ancestors

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Willis Wright
1861 – 1946
Birth Place: Barnsville, Marion County, Alabama
Parents
Miles Franklin Wright
1839 – 1912
Detroit, Marion, Alabama, United States
Melinda (Elizabeth) Gray
1832 – 1921
Carrollton, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Wright
1806 – 1845
Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Martha (Elizabeth) Cody
1804 – 1892
Jackson, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Wright
1776 – 1809
Elizabeth Roper
1766 – 1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1750 – 1797
Lucy Haws
1740 – 1803

Willis Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1861
24 OCT 1861
Birth of Willis Jasper Wright in Barnsville, Marion County, Alabama
Barnsville, Marion County, Alabama
1946
05 May 1946
Age 85
Death of Willis Jasper Wright in Barsville, Marion County, Alabama
Barsville, Marion County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1861
    Event Place: Barnsville, Marion County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 May 1946
    Event Place: Barsville, Marion County, Alabama

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