Person:Allen Wright (10)

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Chief Allen Wright, Sr.
b.1825 Mississippi, United States
d.1885 Boggy Depot, Atoka, Oklahoma, United States
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m. Est 1855
  1. Eliphalet Nott Wright, M. D.1858 - 1932
  2. Rev. Frank Hall Wright1860 - 1922
  3. Mary Wright1863 - 1960
  4. Anna Wright1865 - 1955
  5. Honorable Allen Wright, Jr.1867 - 1955
  6. Hattie Wright1870 - 1870
  7. Clara Eddy Wright1870 - 1960
  8. Miss Kathrine Wright1872 - 1953
  9. James E. Wright, C. E.1876 - 1963
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Name[1] Chief Allen Wright, Sr.
Unknown[1] Reverend Allen Wright, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1825 Mississippi, United States
Residence[1] 1832 Oklahoma, United States
Education[1] 1852 Schenectady, New York, United States
Education[1] 1855 NYC, New York, United States
Marriage Est 1855 "soon after his graduation" New York? Ohio?
to Harriet Newell Mitchell
Education[1] Choctaw, Oklahoma, United StatesDoaksville
Education[1] Delaware, United States
Occupation[1] Presbyterian minister
Death[2] 1885 Boggy Depot, Atoka, Oklahoma, United States
Burial[2] Atoka, Oklahoma, United States
Nationality[1] Choctaw, principal chief, Choctaw Nation

Credited with proposing the name "Oklahoma" for the name of the state. Oklahoma means home of the red man. Sources: see children's obituaries.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 .

    1910. "Handbook of American Indians north of Mexico." Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin. 30 (2):1–1221. https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/15497

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 .

    Rev Allen Wright
    Birth: Nov 1826 Attala County, Mississippi, USA
    Death: 2 Dec 1885 (aged 59) Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
    Burial: Boggy Depot Cemetery, Atoka, Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
    Plot: 32, SEE Tyner's Plat Map
    Memorial #: 23315744
    Bio: Article appears in The Weekly Chieftain, Vinita, Oklahoma, Thursday, 10 December 1885 reads...

    Died - Ex-Governor Allen Wright, of the Choctaw Nation died at his home at Boggy Depot, the latter part of last week. He was an eminent and a Christian gentleman and one of whose name his people may feel proud. Miss Wright, who is attending school at Kirkwood, passed through here Friday on her way home in answer to a summons.

    Contributor: Mary Achterhof

    Allen Wright was the Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation from 1866 to 1870. He was also ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1855. He held several offices in the church as well as teaching at Armstrong Academy.
    Family Members
    Spouse
    Harriet Newell Mitchell Wright 1834-1894
    Children
    Eliphalet N. Wright 1858-1932
    Frank Hall Wright 1860-1922
    Mary Wright Wallace 1863-1960
    Mary Wright Wallace 1863-1960
    Anna Wright Ludlow 1865-1955
    Allen Wright 1867-1955
    Hattie Wright 1870-1870
    Clara Eddy Wright Richards 1870-1960
    Katherine Wright Morris 1872-1953
    James Brookes Wright 1876-1963
    Created by: Gene Phillips (46927046)
    Added: 9 Dec 2007
    URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23315744/allen-wright
    Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23315744/allen-wright: accessed 29 September 2022), memorial page for Rev Allen Wright (Nov 1826–2 Dec 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23315744, citing Boggy Depot Cemetery, Atoka, Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Gene Phillips (contributor 46927046) .

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