My great grand aunt.
Born: 18 Aug. 1841, Georgia. 1 4
Parents: JASPER NEWTON COPELAN* AND MARY ELIZABETH FURLOW*
Married: 22 Dec. 1858. 4 5
Death: 16 June 1902, Greene Co., GA. 2 4
Burial: Walker Church Cemetery, Greene Co., GA. 2 4
OBITUARY
Notes:
Husband William listed as an overseer in the 1860 Federal Census, Greene, GA.
William listed as a farmer in the 1870 Federal Census, Militia District 142, Greene, GA (indexed as Hiram Wright).
William listed as a farmer in the 1880 Federal Census, District 162, Greene, GA.
William listed as a farmer in the 1900 Federal Census, Hutchinson, Greene, GA; indicates six children born, five surviving.
William listed as a widower and a farmer in the 1910 Federal Census, Hutchinson, Greene, GA.
Spouse: WILLIAM HIRAM WRIGHT b. 13 Oct. 1831, GA 1 4 d. 30 May 1911. 4
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM HIRAM WRIGHT AND SARAH ISADORA COPELAN:
(my first cousins twice removed)
WILLIAM J. WRIGHT b. March 1860 GA d. 24 Jan. 1950, Greene Co., GA.
WALTER WRIGHT b. about 1863, Georgia. 3
MARY CECILA WRIGHT b. 14 Nov. 1868, Greene Co., GA d. 28 Feb. 1958, Milledgeville, GA.
THOMAS L. WRIGHT b. Nov. 1873, GA d. 12 Nov. 1963, Greene Co., GA.
ANNA WRIGHT b. about 1877, Georgia. 3
Sources:
1. 1900 Federal Census, Hutchinson, Greene, GA.
2. Greensboro Herald-Journal, obituary, 4 July 1902.
3. 1880 Federal Census, District 162, Greene, GA.
4. "The Cemeteries of Greene County Georgia," E H. Armor, Agee Publishers, 1987.
5. "Greene County, Georgia marriage Records 1788-1875, Frances t. Ingmire, Mountain Press, TN, 1985; indicates bride as Sarah Isadora Colclough.
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