Wright - Extended Family |
William Wright
(Abt. 1779 in Newberry, SC - Abt. 1855 in Bibb, AL) [1] p. 88; 92 Eldest son of Nathan Wright (1758-c1805) and Sarah Jay (1761-c1834) Married (1) Mary Mills on Oct 30, 1800 in Newberry, SC Married (2) Marjorie Caroline Palmber (1811-) in 1828 in Bush River, SC I have 39 DNA matches from this family Click here to go to William's record on the Wright surname page |
The 8 children of William and 1st wife Mary are: 1. Martha Wright (Abt. 1802 in Newberry Co., SC - Aft. 1822) 2. Mary Wright (Abt. 1806 in Newberry Co., SC - Aft. 1822) 3. Sarah Wright (Abt. 1808 in Newberry Co., SC - Aft. 1822) 4. Rachel Wright (Abt. 1810 in Newerry Co., SC - Aft. 1822) 5. Sophia Wright (Bet. 1801-1813 in Newberry Co., SC - Bef. Nov 2, 1848) Married Dr. Green Berry Woolley (1794-1869) on Jul 8, 1835 in Perry Co., AL I have 11 DNA matches from this family Click here to go to Sophia's extended family page 6. Nathan Wright (Bet. 1812 - 1815) in SC - Oct 31, 1883 in Butler Co., AL) Married Martha J. Childs (c1819-1883) abt. 1835 Click here to go to Nathan's extended family page 7. John Mills Wright (Feb 7, 1817 in Newberry Co., SC - Sep 12, 1883 in AL) John married (1) Frances Cornett on Jul 19, 1840 in Marion, GA John married (2) Nancy W. Yeager on Aug 17, 1848 in Bibb Co., AL Click here to go to John's extended family page 8. James Anderson Wright (Abt. 1815 in Newberry Co., SC - Aft. 1851) 1 DNA match James married (1) Caroline Smith on Nov 14, 1844 Census: 1860 1. William Jasper Wright (Oct 6, 1844 in AL - Feb 25, 1923 in AL) Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 William married (1) Patience Missouri Culp (1846-1879) in 1865 1. Thomas Jefferson Wright (May 31, 1867 in AL - Jan 16, 1942 in AL) 2. George W. Wright (Aug 3, 1868 in AL - Jun 12, 1943) 3. John J. Wright (Abt. 1869 in AL - May 17, 1915 in AL) 4. Emma J. Wright (Abt. 1873 in AL - Apr 6, 1941 in AL) 5. Sarah A.E. Wright (Abt. 1876 in AL - Apr 6, 1941) 6. Walter J. Wright (Abt. 1878 in AL - Mar 2, 1949 in FL) William married (2) Mary Parleee Gafford (1852-1931) in 1880 7. Marion Fletcher Wright (Jun 1881 in AL - Jan 2, 1955 in AL) 8. Lee Franklin Wright (Dec 1882 in AL - Feb 25, 1967 in AL) 9. Charlie Benjamin Wright (Nov 1884 in AL - Dec 8, 1965) 10. Nancy Louisa Wright (Jun 1, 1890 in AL - Oct 16, 1975 in AL) 11. Robert Daniel Wright (Mar 1892 in AL - Apr 26, 1968) James married (2) Susannah Susan Terry (1825-1909) in 1851 2. John Nathaniel Wright (Jun 26, 1851 in AL - Jul 16, 1920 in AL) Census: 1860, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 John married (1) Manda Smith (1848-1891) in 1871 1. J.W. Wright (Abt. 1872 in AL - ) 2. William Henry Wright (May 12, 1874 in AL - Jul 25, 1941 in AL) 3. John Wright (Abt. 1875 in AL - ) 4. William Wright (Abt. 1878 in AL - ) John married (2) Mary J. Lynn (1864-1948) in 1890 5. Charlie J. Wright (Jun 23, 1891 in AL - Jan 17, 1969 in TN) 6. Samuel D. Wright (Mar 2, 1893 in AL - Aug 13, 1983) 7. Joseph M. Wright (Abt. 1897 in AL - ) 8. Daniel E. Wright (Mar 17, 1900 in AL - Jul 5, 1979 in TN) 9. Stephen L. Wright (Oct 5, 1902 in AL - Aug 4, 1982 in GA) 10. Warner Wright (Dec 21, 1906 in AL - Apr 14, 1977 in TN) |
The 6 children of William and Marjorie are: 9. William Palmer Wright (Abt. 1831 in Newberry Co., SC - Bef. 1857 in Bibb Co., AL) Census: 1850 10. Horatio Warren Wright (Abt. 1833 in Bibb Co., AL - Bet. 1870-1880) 10 DNA matches Married Mary Jane Dale (1842-1923) in 1858 Census: 1850, 1870, 1880 1. Inez Dale Wright (Sep 20, 1868 in AL - Jun 7, 1954 in NM) Married William James Dunn (1860-1951) on Dec 23, 1886 Census: 1870, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 1. Willie Dale Dunn (Apr 1, 1888 in MS - Mar 19, 1951 in TX) Married Mary Alice Boruff (1891-1969) 1. Willie Leonard Dunn (Jul 5, 1911 in TX - Apr 15, 1986 in TX) Married Othelia Merle Acker (1916-2007) 2. Lenora Dunn (Jul 30, 1919 - Sep 8, 1984) Married Walter Bee McKinnerney (1909-1995) 1. Mary Anner McKinnerney (1937-1979) 2. Bonnie Lou McKinnerney (1946-) 3. Alta Rita Dunn (1928-1997) 2. George Woodson Dunn (Oct 16, 1889 in MS - Aug 19, 1960 in TX) Married Grace Rushing (1897-1978) 1. Edith Honoria Dunn (Mar 11, 1917 in TX - Dec 18, 1998 in TX) 3. Mary Eugenia Dunn (May 3, 1892 in MS - 1900) 4. Hanna Lillie Dunn (Feb 1894 in TX - Dec 27, 1950 in TX) Married (1) Ruben Elliott Davis (1887-1916) in 1909 1. Jessie Inez Davis (1910-1986) 2. Zelda Mae Davis (1912-1965) Married (2) James Whitt Gipson (1890-1955) 3. Ameda Charlese Gipson (1918-1998) 4. Margaret Eukelelio Gipson (1920-1980) 5. Billie Duann Gipson (1927-2006) 6. Freddy Max Gipson (1931-1976) 5. Hallie Lee Dunn (Feb 13, 1894 in TX - Dec 26, 1950 in TX) 6. Robert Lee Dunn (Dec 1, 1895 in TX - Jun 29, 1963 in TX) Married Gracie Goldie Davis (1902-1986) 1. Robert Glenn Dunn (1922-2012) 2. V. Louise Dunn (1924-2007) 3. Grace Laverne Dunn (1929-2015) 7. Norman Pearl Dunn (Aug 20, 1897 in TX - Apr 6, 1945 in NM) Married Hettie Jewel Gipson (1902-1959) in 1918 1. Thelma Noretta Dunn (1919-2013) 2. Norman Eugene Dunn (1921-2010) 3. Solon James Dunn (1922-1965) 4. Mary Inez Dunn (1924-1999) 5. Odessa Vertaline Dunn (1926-1994) 8. Velma Louise Dunn (Jun 16, 1901 in TX - Nov 17, 1983 in CA) Married Irvin Bennie Rushing (1896-1942) - 6 children 9. Homer Rufus Dunn (Jan 6, 1904 in TX - Aug 4, 1996 in TX) Married (1) Ava Ida Peters (1906-1984) in 1924 1. Homer Ishmael Dunn (1926-2015) Married (2) Gladys Marie Riley (1927-2018) 10. Ada Belle Dunn (Jan 5, 1909 in TX - Mar 20, 1993 in NM) Married George Walter Waltrip (1911-1981) 1. William Walter Waltrip (1944-1944) 2. June LaVelle Waltrip (1946-2002) 2. Ada Corrine Wright (Nov 30, 1869 in AL - Dec 23, 1945 in TX) Married Rufus "Rudy" Hayden Francis (1866-1940) Census: 1870, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 1. Ellie F. Francis (1891 in MS - 1972 in OK) Married John Alderson McClung (1889-1965) in 1911 1. F. Corrinne McClung (Feb 6, 1919 - Sep 1, 1991) Married Victor Henry Luenemann (1914-1992) 2. John Dailey McClung (Jan 4, 1926 in OK - Dec 5, 2006 in WA) Vet Married (1) Leoma Gray (1933-2000) in 1965 Married (2) Lois Dorothy Sharum (1924-2015) 2. Madie Marguerite Francis (Nov 11, 1906 in TX - Jan 24, 1968 in TX) 11. Emmaline (Emily) Wright (Apr. 1835 in Bibb Co., AL - Bet 1900-1910) 4 DNA matches Emily married (1) Alexander W. Worrell (1816-1865) on Apr 4, 1854 in Bibb Co., AL Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 1. Cordelia Ann Worrell (Sep 1855 in AL - Sep 26, 1921 in AL) Married Ewatha Carroll "Carl" Dockery (Sep 1853-) on Nov 24, 1872 in AL Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 1. Alexander Van Buren Dockery (Nov 23, 1874 in AL - May 14, 1950 in AL) 2. Ewatha Carroll Dockery (Nov 29, 1878 in AL - Oct 17, 1952 in AL) 3. John Searcy Dockery (Mar 4, 1881 in AL - Oct 5, 1932 in AL) 4. William Carl Dockery (Jan 7, 1883 in AL - Jul 24, 1957 in AL) Married Evie L. (1891-1982) 5. Henry Britton Dockery (Feb 1885 in AL - Jun 13, 1938 in AL) 6. Margy E. Dockery (Apr 1887 in AL - ) 7. Albert L. Dockery (Jul 1889 in AL - Nov 16, 1972 in AL) 8. Amanda Catherine Dockery (Aug 22, 1889 in AL - Nov 1980 in AL) Married Joseph Benjamin Clements (1882-1936) 1. Burley Parker Clements (1907-1985) 2. Audie B. Clements (1914-1974) 3. David Otto Clements (1917-1999) 4. Retha Jewell Clements (1920-1971) 5. Ida Belle Clements (1930-1966) 6. William Tell Clements (1930-2007) 9. David Homer Dockery (Mar 1894 in AL - 1961) 10. Ona C. Dockery (Jan 1897 in AL - ) 11. Dony A. Dockery (Mar 1899 in AL - Nov 4, 1990) 11. Annie Dockery (Abt. 1902 in AL - ) Emily married (2) Henry C. Dockery (1840-1880) in 1865 Emily married (3) George A. Griffin in 1883 12. Mary Caroline Wright (Dec 1836 in Bibb Co., AL - Jan 11, 1914 in Hale Co., AL) Married William Lafayette Dockery (Oct 4, 1834 - Jan 15, 1906) on Apr 10, 1857 in AL I have 14 DNA matches from this family Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 1. William Sidney Ham Dockery (Dec 26, 1859 - Feb 24, 1926) Married Permelia Charlotte Watson (1868-1954) - 1 DNA match 1. Lewis William Dockery (1888-1936) 2. Kitty Alma Dockery (1891-1931) 3. Lora Greene Dockery (1893-1977) 4. Marilla Dockery (1895-1999) 5. Wilburn A. Dockery (1898-1971) 6. Fannie B. Dockery (1904-1987) 7. Sidney Ira Dockery (1909-1987) 8. Theresa Ada Dockery (1912-2000) 2. Jefferson Dockery (1863-) 3. Emiline Ella Dockery (Apr 1867 - 1906) Married George Archibald Griffin (c1859-1926) - 1 DNA match 4. Greenberry Dockery (Mar 8, 1870 - May 5, 1929) Married Mary Ellen Montgomery (1870-1929) - 5 DNA matches 1. George William Dockery (Oct 8, 1891 - Mar 18, 1958) WW1 Vet 2. Julia Jane Dockery (Oct 7, 1892 - Feb 5, 1943) Married George Washington Sumner (1885-1957) 1. General Gordon Sumner (Dec 19, 1911 in AL - Aug 3, 1931) age 19 2. James Berry Sumner (Jan 10, 1914 in AL - Aug 23, 1973) Married Nannie B. Morrison (1916-2002) 1. James Leon Sumner (Oct 15, 1936 - Sep 26, 2015 in AL) 3. Troy Miliner Sumner (Jan 18, 1916 - Sep 17, 1917) 4. Samuel Pershing Sumner (Jun 28, 1919 - Apr 11, 1943) WW2 vet; age 23 5. Annie Mae Sumner (Apr 5, 1922 - Aug 12, 1994 in AL) 6. Leo Sumner (Jul 9, 1924 in AL - Apr 19, 2006 in AL) 7. Robert Ford Sumner (Jan 1, 1927 in AL - Nov 21, 2000) Married Carlene Molly Weeks (1936-2005) 1. Patricia Diane Sumner (Sep 18, 1961 - Dec 12, 2019 in AL) 3. Edward Green Dockery (Dec 23, 1893 - Aug 14, 1948) Married Mae Sumner (1899-1981) 1. Edward Burrell Dockery, Sr. (Mar 1, 1923 in AL - May 13, 1986 in AL) Married Grace Evelyn Hughes (1924-2015) 1. Sherry Anne Dockery (May 18, 1957 in AL - Jan 10, 2019) 2. Charles Samuel Dockery (Feb 15, 1933 - Jul 10, 1951) age 18 4. Paralee Emmaline Dockery (Jan 17, 1896 - Mar 23, 1940) Married Luther Taylor Wyatt (1891-1977) 1. Otis Claude Wyatt (1913 in AL - Sep 6, 1998 in AL) 2. Stella Mae Wyatt (Jul 23, 1914 - Aug 9, 1993) Married Newton Lee Davis (1908-1982) 3. Edward Watson Wyatt (Aug 5, 1917 in AL - Jun 22, 1984 in AL) Married Irma Ruth Averette (1919-2003) 4. Luther W. Wyatt (Sep 16, 1919 - Feb 14, 1998) WW2 Vet Married Lalla J. (1923-2002) 5. Opal Maudine Wyatt (Jan 16, 1921 in AL - Feb 14, 1986 in AL) 6. Maggie Lou Wyatt (Dec 23, 1922 in AL - Aug 22, 1998 in AL) 7. Edna Lee Wyatt (Oct 2, 1925 in AL - Feb 11, 2006 in AL) 8. James Roscoe Wyatt (Jan 12, 1927 - Feb 15, 1975) Vet Married Bobby L. Olmsted (1929-2012) 9. Willie Rue Wyatt (Jan 7, 1931 in AL - Sep 23, 2006 in AL) Married (1) Seldon Jackson Englebert (1930-2010) in 1947 Married (2) Olis Garner (1925-2011) 10. Julius Leon Wyatt (Mar 24, 1933 in AL - Sep 3, 1999 in TX) Married Doris Louise Jenkins (1930-1987) in 1967 11. Glen Olen Wyatt (Aug 1, 1935 - Nov 13, 2007 in AL) Married Bermadene Faye Waller (1936-2002) 5. Ollie Carson Dockery (Mar 4, 1897 in MD - Feb 6, 1968 in AL) WW1 Vet Married Nellie Mae Pair (1912-1998) 6. Ernest King Dockery (Jan 14, 1898 - Jun 30, 1918 in AL) age 20 7. Hilrie Herbert Dockery (Jul 15, 1899 - Sep 2, 1975) Married Shelley Louise Mitchell (1907-1974) 8. Velia Velmer Dockery (Sep 7, 1903 - Nov 11, 1978) Married Edward Elias Boothe (1900-1968) 1. Ottis J. Boothe (- Oct 14, 1962 in AL) 2. Mary Lee Boothe (Jan 14, 1923 in AL - Jan 30, 2011 in MS) Married William Thomas Swedenburg (1921-1968) 3. Lougene Boothe (Jun 25, 1925 in AL - Jun 23, 2017 in AL) Married Claudie B. Reed (1921-1995) 4. Betty Ruth Boothe (1939 - Nov 14, 1940 in AL) 5. Alice Lafay Boothe (Oct 20, 1945 - Aug 24, 2014) 9. Lonnie Mills Dockery (Feb 3, 1907 in AL - Nov 1978) Married (1) Ruby Beckham (1911-1992) in 1935 1. Irvin Donald Dockery (Feb 22, 1942 in AL - Nov 15, 2010 in GA) Vet Married (2) Maebell Mewborn (1927-2017) 10. David Meadow Dockery (Oct 20, 1908 in AL - Sep 16, 1971 in AL) 5. Hobson Dockery (Abt. 1874 - Died young) 6. Lodella Velma Dockery (Jan 1875 - Nov 26, 1919) Married Joseph Andrew Guy (1863-1930) 1. William J. Guy (Jul 21, 1891 in AL - Feb 3, 1914 in AL) age 22 2. Mary Katherine Guy (Jun 29, 1893 in MS - Jul 25, 1945 in AL) Married Douglas Beatty Spencer (1890-1964) 1. Douglas B. Spencer (Sep 26, 1914 - Jan 1, 1998) Married Josie Edna Rogers (1918-1998) in 1935 1. Douglas Beatty Spencer III (Apr 27, 1936 in AL - Jun 24, 2020 in AL) 1. Douglas Beatty Spencer IV (1962-2000) Vet 2. Wilford Spencer (Aug 29, 1918 - Feb 12, 1982) 3. Willard Spencer (Aug 29, 1918 - Apr 15, 1991) 4. Imogene Spencer (Feb 13, 1921 in AL - Jan 27, 1996 in AL) Married Raymond Hutchins (1916-2009) 3. Delia Josephine Guy (Dec 1896 in AL - Feb 28, 1921 in AL) age 24 Married Walter David Sumner (1896-1972) 1. Lula Velma Sumner (Mar 22, 1917 in AL - Jan 22, 1981 in NC) Married Mack Odell White (1928-1983) 1. Evie Eugene Price (1937-) 2. Rachel Beatrice Sumner (Jun 28, 1918 in AL - Mar 3, 1999) Married Emmett Franklin Price (1915-1992) 1. Helen Geneva Price (Jun 30, 1937 in AL - Mar 30, 2017 in AL) Married Herbert Eugene Scruggs (1937-2012) 2. Sue Price (Jun 5, 1947 - Sep 2, 2018 in AL) Married Bobby Skelton (1945-2015) 3. Helen Maude Sumner (1920-1993) 4. Sarah E. Guy (Oct 1899 in AL - Sep 27, 1966) Married Emmanuel T. Hellwege (1885-1973) 5. Snow Velma Guy (Jan 29, 1900 in AL - Jan 27, 1960 in TX) 7. Richard Dockery (Abt. 1878 - Bef. 1900) 8. Nancy Jane Dockery (Sep 24, 1881 - Dec 25, 1953) Married James Monroe Rowe (1878-1939) - 7 DNA matches 1. Bessie B. Rowe (-) 2. Connie Lafayette Rowe (Dec 21, 1905 in AL - Nov 12, 1987 in AL) Married Euell Crews Rowe (1913-1991) in 1930 1. James Earl Rowe (Jun 11, 1931 in AL - Oct 22, 1988 in AL) 2. Doris Jean Rowe (Oct 23, 1933 in AL - Apr 6, 2003 in CA) 3. Dewett Crews Rowe, Sr. (Apr 9, 1938 in AL - Oct 7, 2013 in TX) 13. Susannah Wright (Jan 1840 in Bibb Co., AL - Jan 11, 1914 in Sumter Co., AL) 14. David T. Wright (Abt. 1845 in Bibb Co., AL - Bef. 1860 Prob. Bibb Co. AL) Census: 1850 |
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