Re: Sid Wright and son Newt McGrady Wright
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In reply to:
Sid Wright and son Newt McGrady Wright
Michelle Murphy 1/11/13
Michelle,
Some additional information for you following up on Lisajean's posting and the 1910 to 1930 Census records.
Findagrave.com listed the gravestone of William Payne Wright at this URL:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=wright&GSfn=william&GSby=1871&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1929&GSdyrel=after&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=17519747&df=all&http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=wright&GSfn=william&GSby=1871&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1929&GSdyrel=after&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=17519747&df=all&
and with the following information:
Birth: Aug. 4, 1871
Death: Mar. 30, 1937
Burial:
Riverdale Cemetery
Columbus
Muscogee County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Section 12
Created by: Lois Hottinger
Record added: Jan 17, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 17519747
You may be able to find a will or probate proceeding in Muscogee County, Georgia, in 1937 or 1938 which would list Newton McGrady Wright as a son.
And the death record may give you the name of William P. Wright's parents.
Findagrave.com also listed the gravestone of Loucile Moore Wright at the following URL:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=wright&GSiman=1&GScid=36617&GRid=17519761&http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=wright&GSiman=1&GScid=36617&GRid=17519761&
and with the following information:
Birth: May 28, 1877
Death: Feb. 1, 1949
Burial:
Riverdale Cemetery
Columbus
Muscogee County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Section 12
Created by: Lois Hottinger
Record added: Jan 17, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 17519761
Interestingly, Riverdale Cemetery also lists a Sidney Harper Wright, born 1895 and died 1949.Perhaps the person providing the death record information for Newton McGrady Wright was confused about Newton's father's name and somehow mixed up Sidney with William P.
And FamilySearch.org listed the marriage of William P. Wright and Loucilla Moore on Nov 1, 1893, in Polk County, Georgia:
William P. Wright, "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967"
groom's name: William P. Wright
groom's birth date:
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bride's name: Loucilla Moore
bride's birth date:
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bride's age:
marriage date: 01 Nov 1893
marriage place: Polk, Georgia
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
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groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
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indexing project (batch) number: M71352-2
system origin: Georgia-EASy
source film number: 419308
reference number: 405
Citing this Record
And the 1940 Census for Muscogee County, GA, listed Lucille M. Wright in the George M. Benson and Pauline Benson household, her relationship as mother, her age as 62 and born in GA, and her marital status as widow.
Robert N. Grant
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