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Descendants of WILLIAM WRIGHT

Generation No. 1

WILLIAM WRIGHT was born in Kentucky. He married UNKNOWN.

Child of WILLIAM WRIGHT and UNKNOWN is:

  1. WILLIAM HENRY WRIGHT, b. June 14, 1867, Tennessee; d. February 15, 1952, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Generation No. 2

WILLIAM HENRY WRIGHT (WILLIAM) was born June 14, 1867 in Tennessee, and died February 15, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He married MATILDA AMZELLA THOMPSON, daughter of WILLIAM THOMPSON and MARTHA COX in 1893. He is buried in Sunny Lane Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Children of WILLIAM WRIGHT and MATILDA THOMPSON are:

  1. INFANT WRIGHT, b. Bet. 1894 - 1896.
  2. EMMA ANN WRIGHT, b. August 20, 1898, Texas; d. April 14, 1976, Hayward, Alameda County, CA.
  3. BARRETT WRIGHT, b. January 08, 1901, Montague County, TX; d. November 21, 1948, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM.
  4. E. BASCUM WRIGHT, b. December 17, 1903, Montague Co., TX; d. January 19, 1935, Perry, Noble Co., OK.
  5. DESSA LEE WRIGHT, b. February 12, 1905, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; d. June 16, 1975, Monahans, TX.
  6. ARTHUR OTTO WRIGHT, b. October 06, 1909, Bowie, Texas; d. September 02, 1967, Oklahoma City, OK.
  7. JEWEL MARIE WRIGHT, b. May 06, 1912, Texas; d. March 15, 1973, Oklahoma City, OK.

Generation No. 3

EMMA ANN WRIGHT (WILLIAM HENRY, WILLIAM) was born August 20, 1898 in Texas, and died April 14, 1976 in Hayward, Alameda County, California. She married WILLIAM LESTER WILLIAMS.

Note: WILLIAM LESTER WILLIAMS was the older brother of JANEY, wife of BARRETT WRIGHT.

Children of EMMA WRIGHT and WILLIAM WILLIAMS are:

  1. HAZEL LEE WILLIAMS, b. April 6, 1921; d. July 4, 2008, Downey, CA.
  2. WILLIAM LESTER WILLIAMS, JR., b. August 29, 1922, Duncan, OK; d. 1991, Lubbock, TX.
  3. Living WILLIAMS

BARRETT "BUD" WRIGHT (WILLIAM HENRY, WILLIAM) was born January 08, 1901 in Montague County, TX, and died November 21, 1948 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM. He married JANEY/JANNIA LUCY WILLIAMS Abt. 1920.

Note: JANEY/JANNIA LUCY WILLIAMS was the younger sister of WILLIAM LESTER WILLIAMS, SR., husband of EMMA WRIGHT WILLIAMS.

Child of BARRETT WRIGHT and JANEY/JANNIA WILLIAMS is:

  1. LEROY "ROY" WRIGHT, b. June 24, 1933, Vinson, OK; d. June 4, 2013, Toledo, OH; On August 21, 1954, Erie, MI, he married CHARLOTTE LEE KAISER, b. October 23, 1933, Erie, MI; d. January 12, 2013, Toledo, OH.

Children of ROY WRIGHT and CHARLOTTE KAISER are:

  1. STEVEN K. WRIGHT, b. September 19, 1956; d. October 3, 1994.
  2. Living WRIGHT
  3. Living WRIGHT

E. BASCUM WRIGHT (WILLIAM HENRY, WILLIAM) was born December 17, 1903 in Montague Co., TX, and died January 19, 1935 in Perry, Noble Co., OK. He married OLIVE ROE BROOKHART on June 23, 1923 in Blackwell, Kay Co., Oklahoma, daughter of WILLIAM BROOKHART and MAUD SPEER. Note: It is unknown what the initial "E" stood for, it is possible that he was named after his uncle, Elijah Bascom Thompson.

Children of BASCUM WRIGHT and OLIVE BROOKHART are:

  1. VERNA MAE WRIGHT, b. March 9, 1927, Tonkawa, Kay County, OK; d. December 22, 2004, Vancouver, Clark Co., WA.
  2. LLOYD B. WRIGHT, b. March 14, 1930 Tonkawa,Kay County, OK; d. March 24, 2015, Joplin, Missouri, buried Tonkawa, Oklahoma.

DESSA LEE WRIGHT (WILLIAM HENRY, WILLIAM) was born February 12, 1905 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and died June 16, 1975 in Monahans, Texas. She married HARRY E. NELSON on April 03, 1926 in Wellington, KS.

Children of DESSA WRIGHT and HARRY NELSON are:

  1. VIRGINIA MAY NELSON, b. January 13, 1927, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; d. December 20, 1986, Monahans, Texas.
  2. JACK NELSON, b. May 19, 1928; d. July 23, 2005, Monahans, Texas.
  3. ERIC NELSON, b. about 1933; deceased.

ARTHUR OTTO WRIGHT (WILLIAM HENRY, WILLIAM) was born October 06, 1909 in Bowie, Texas, and died September 02, 1967 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is buried in Sunny Lane Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK.

Child of ARTHUR OTTO WRIGHT and UNKNOWN is:

  1. KENNETH WRIGHT.

JEWEL MARIE WRIGHT (WILLIAM HENRY, WILLIAM) was born May 06, 1912 in Texas, and died March 15, 1973 in Oklahoma City, OK. She married CHARLES HASKELL HOPKINS about 1930 in Hollis, OK, son of CARLOS FRANKLIN HOPKINS and MILLIE JANE PATTON. JEWEL and CHARLES are buried in Holdenville Cemetery, Holdenville, OK.

Children of JEWEL WRIGHT and CHARLES HOPKINS are:

  1. JIMMY WAYNE HOPKINS, b. November 22, 1931; d. March 13, 2007, Tulsa, OK.
  2. RUTH JANE HOPKINS, b. June 21, 1939; d. September 14, 1988, Ada, OK; m. HAROLD NUNN.