Wright

Wright - Extended Family

Martha "Patsy" Wright (Jan 14, 1797 in NC - 1880 in GA)
Daughter of John Wright (1759-1806) and Alisey Langston (1770-1852)
Married James William Nowell (1793-1877) on Dec 12, 1814 in NC
Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
Click here to go to Martha's record on the William Wright extended family page

The 7 children of Martha and James are:

1. Apple White Nowell (Nov 23, 1815 in NC - 1857 in AK)

2. William Walton Nowell (Nov 23, 1815 in NC - Jun 19, 1866)

Married Elizabeth S. Brisoe (1829-1900) in 1847

1. William Walton Nowell (Jan 22, 1855 - Aug 10, 1922 in GA)

Married Anna Marshall (1889-1929) in 1909
1. John Marshall Nowell, III (Apr 21, 1914 in GA - Dec 26, 1967) WW2 Vet

2. Oscar L. Nowell (Aug 31, 1857 in GA - Sep 3, 1934 in GA)

Married Mary Emma Smith (1858-1939) in 1883
1. Robin Smith Nowell (Jan 8, 1855 - Nov 30, 1963 in GA)

Married Olive Hester (1893-1953)
1. Olive Hester Nowell (May 26, 1913 - Apr 7, 1919 in GA)

2. Elma Elender Nowell (Dec 28, 1891 in GA - Jun 8, 1971 in GA)

Married James Crofford Wills (1883-1945)
1. Lessie Audrey Wills (Oct 28, 1909 - Feb 5, 1977)

2. James Hansel Wills (Aug 22, 1928 in GA - Feb 22, 1996 in TX)

Married Norma Ruth Ferguson (1834-2016) in 1975
3. Lucius B. Nowell (Sep 25, 1859 - Dec 3, 1925 in GA)

Married Mary L. Chaffin (-)

3. James Hendricks Nowell (Aug 23, 1817 in NC - Mar 22, 1892 in GA)

          Married Jane Elizabeth Hailes (1818-1871) on Jan 12, 1840 in GA
          Census: 1840, 1860, 1870

               1. James William Nowell (Jan 26, 1841 in GA - Dec 16, 1928 in GA) Civil War Vet

                   Married (1) Parmelia Thomas (1845-1879) in 1861 - 5 children
                   Married (2) Martha A. Hairston (1861-1926) in 1884 - 1 child

               2. Elizabeth A. Nowell (1842 in GA - )
               3. Addison W. Nowell (1843 in GA - Sep 16, 1863)
               4. Martha Jane Nowell (Aug 31, 1845 in GA - Jun 8, 1920 in TX)
               5. Celia Emaline Nowell (Jan 23, 1847 in GA - Mar 22, 1940 in GA)
               6. John F. Nowell (1849 in GA - )
               7. Addison W. Nowell (Apr 1850 in GA - Sep 16, 1863 in GA)
               8. Sarah Frances Nowell (Apr 14, 1855 in GA - Jan 18, 1925 in GA)

    4. John W. Nowell (1823 - Jul 1863 in GA)
        Married Elizabeth Smith (-) on Nov 30, 1843 in GA
        Census: 1850, 1860

               1. Calvin Nowell (Abt. 1848 in GA - )
               2. William Nowell (Abt. 1850 in GA - Bef. 1860 in GA)

   5. Lieut. Calvin Gordon Nowell (Oct 3, 1827 in GA - May 17, 1910)

- Civil War Vet
       Married Elizabeth Felker (1835-1922) in 1856
       Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910

               1. Edwin Percy Nowell (Aug 27, 1857 in GA - Jul 14, 1942 in GA)

Married Hettie B. Harman (1861-1911) - 3 children
2. Frank Foster Nowell (Mar 19, 1859 in GA - Nov 15, 1917 in GA)

Married Ada Hardin Carithers (1861-1946) in 1886 - 5 children
3. Robert Lee Nowell (May 6, 1865 in GA - Dec 11, 1949 in GA)

Married Alma Hill (1873-1958) - 2 children
4. Hal Gordon Nowell (Mar 19, 1870 in GA - Feb 7, 1921 in GA)

5. Eva Nowell (Jul 23, 1872 - Sep 2, 1962)

Married Allen Johnson Arnold (1861-1918) in 1893 - 2 children
6. Elizabeth Nowell (Nov 1874 - Jun 15, 1940 in GA)

Married Jackson Arnold (1873-1931) - 2 children
7. Nelle Nowell (Oct 3, 1876 in GA - Nov 28, 1966 in GA)

Married William Lloyd Ricker (1881-1918) in 1909
8. Callie Nowell (Oct 3, 1878 in GA - Aug 30, 1923 in GA)

Married Gray Quinney (1878-1965)

6. Emeline J. Nowell (Oct 15, 1829 in GA - Jun 15, 1901 in GA)

       Married Hezekiah Dickson Tillman (1826-1883) on Jan 27, 1848 in GA
       Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900

               1. William Jasper Tillman (Mar 24, 1849 in GA - May 29, 1920 in GA)

Married Martha Haygood (1851-1936) in 1875 - 6 children
2. Nancy Ann Tillman (Dec 1851 in GA - May 19, 1935 in GA)

3. Barry/Berry Dickson Tillman (Oct 15, 1853 in GA - Jan 27, 1943 in GA)
4. James Russell Tillman (Apr 11, 1855 in GA - Nov 7, 1941)

                   Married Anna Hale (1865-1935) in 1889 - 2 children
               5. Sarah A. Tillman (Abt. 1856 in GA - )
               6. Florence L. Tillman (Abt. 1858 in GA -)
               7. Martha "Mattie" Hezekiah Tillman (Mar 10, 1962 in GA - Nov 17, 1920)

Married Richard Calvin Patrick (1857-1933) in 1881 - 1 child

7. Martha Elizabeth "Puss" Nowell (Aug 18, 1832 in GA - May 17, 1899 in GA)

       Married John F. Jackson (1824-1864) on Dec 7, 1851 in GA
       Note: John disappeared during the Civil War
       Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880

               1. James A. Jackson (Jun 1854 in GA - )
               2. B.F. Jackson (Abt. 1856 om GA - Bef. 1870 in GA)
               3. Sarah E. Jackson (1857 in GA - Oct 5, 1931 in GA)
               4. Hendricks Mitchell Jackson (Apr 23, 1863 inb GA - May 24, 1923 in GA)

Married Mary Callie Sorrells (1870-1954)
1. Bessie India Jackson (Feb 5, 1889 in GA - Nov 30, 1969 in GA)