Person:James Wright (107)

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James WRIGHT
m. 24 Dec 1804
  1. John Thomas WRIGHT1806 - 1839
  2. James WRIGHT1808 - 1883
  3. Margaret M. WRIGHT1810 -
  4. Amanda W. WRIGHT1811 -
  5. Mary B Wright1814 -
  6. Samuel M. WRIGHT1815 - 1889
  7. Elizabeth “Eliza’ WRIGHT1818 - 1876
  8. America WRIGHT1824 -
m. 9 May 1833
  1. Carey Campbell Wright1834 - 1913
  2. Eleanor Elizabeth WRIGHT1836 - 1865
  3. Samuel Newton WRIGHT1838 - 1930
  4. William Cyrus WRIGHT1841 - 1926
  5. Julia Ann WRIGHT1843 - 1930
  6. John Thomas WRIGHT1847 - 1916
  7. Margaret Emma WRIGHT1850 - 1933
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4] James WRIGHT
Gender Male
Birth? 21 Jan 1808 Decatur, Brown Co., Ohio
Marriage 9 May 1833 Decatur, Ohioto Melinda (Malinda) BAYNE
Occupation? Farmer
Death? 1 Jun 1883 Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa
Burial? Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa
Religion? Christian/ Presbyterian


James Wright was born in 1833 in Decatur, OH, probably on the family farm. In 1833 James married Melinda Bayne, daugther of Samuel Duvall Bayne and Eleanor West. They raised a family of seven children: Carey Campbell, Eleanor Elizabeth, Samuel Newton, William Cyrus, Julia Ann, John Thomas, and Margaret Emma. James moved his family to Washington Twp, Tazewell Co., IL in 1859 and farmed there. Sometime after 1880 James retired to Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA. He died there in 1883.

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  2. Source. (Wright Family Bible, originally owned by James Wright and Melinda Bayne, but now in possession, as of 1/26/01 of Richard W. Wright and Janet Miner Wright.).
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