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Wright Kirby 1797–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States

Father: Francis Kearbey

Mother: Elizabeth Wright

Spouse(s): Sarah Bryant

Children(s): Barbara Layton

The story of Wright Kirby began in 1797 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Wright Kirby married Sarah Sally Bryant, and had children including Barbara A Layton. Wright Kirby passed away in 1870 in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Wright Kirby began in 1797 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
  • Wright Kirby married Sarah Sally Bryant, and had children including Barbara A Layton.
  • Wright Kirby passed away in 1870 in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Kearbey
1754–1840
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
FK
Elizabeth Wright
1760–1829
Birth Location: St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bryant
1800–1880
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
SB

Children(s)

Barbara Layton
1824–1888
Birth Location: South Carolina
BL

Wright Kirby's Ancestors

Self
Wright Kirby
1797–1870
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Francis Marion Kearbey
1754–1840
Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (1760) Wright
1760–1829
St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wright Kirby's Descendants

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Wright Kirby (1797–1870) m. Sarah (Sally) Bryant (1800–1880)
  1. 1. Barbara (A) Layton 1824–1888 m. James (H) Layton 1839–1876
    1. 1. Lucinda ("Sinda") LAYTON 1868–1918 m. William (Richard) Sparks 1846–1917
      1. 1. Iva (May Sparks) G43V-Q9Z 1893–1969 m. Ivory (James Manley) LRQQ-XJ9 1886–1953 m. Jesse (Lee) Dean 1891–1946
        1. 1. Retha (Jane Manley) (Boyd) 1925–2000
        2. 2. William (Edward) Dean 1913–2001
        3. 3. Golda (Jeraldine (Goldie)) Dean 1919–1921
        4. 4. Wilburn (Arlia (Bill)) Dean 1915–1979
        5. 5. Flossie (Mae) Dean 1918–1964
        6. 6. Robert (Lester) Dean 1910–1983
        7. 7. Helen (Marguerite) Dean 1921–1986
        8. 8. Orley (W) Dean 1916–
      2. 2. Mathew (Robert) Sparks 1888–1947
      3. 3. Dawsey (C) Sparks 1895–

Wright Kirby's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Wright Kirby in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 73
Death of Wright Kirby in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
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