My second cousin once removed.
Born: 2 May 1889, Morgan Co., GA. 1 2 5
Parents: WILLIAM J. WRIGHT AND SALLIE H. (UNKNOWN)
Married: about 1910. 4
Death: 8 May 1971, Pinellas Co., FL. 5 6
Notes:
As of 5 June 1917 William was married with two children and farming for the Mays Brothers nears Mayswood, Greene County, GA; he was tall and slender, with blue eyes and light hair. 2
Listed as a general helper (occupation unreadable) in the 1920 Federal Census, Wrayswood, Greene, GA (indexed as W. H. Wright).
Listed as an engineer for the fire department in the 1930 Federal Census, Gainesville, Alachua, FL.
The Florida death index lists the death of Mary Leona Wright, possibly his wife, in Alachua County in 1946, but no further information is given; another Mary Leona Wright died in Dade County in 1938. 6
Social Security Death Index:
Name: William Wright
SSN: 263-40-9714
Last Residence: 33516 Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, United States of America
Born: 2 May 1889
Died: May 1971
State (Year) SSN issued: Florida (Before 1951)
Spouse: MARY LEONA (UNKNOWN) b. about 1894, Georgia. 3
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM HIRAM WRIGHT AND LEONA (UNKNOWN):
(my third cousins)
WILLIAM ASBURY WRIGHT b. about 1913, Georgia. 3
JESSIE MAY WRIGHT b. about 1916, Georgia. 3
WILLIAM S. WRIGHT b. about 1921, GA 4 WWII Veteran. 7
Sources:
1. 1900 Federal Census, Hutchinson, Greene, GA.
2. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
3. 1920 Federal Census, Wrayswood, Greene, GA.
4. 1930 Federal Census, Gainesville, Alachua, FL.
5. Social Security Death Index.
6. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
7. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives, College Park, MD.
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