Mary Maude (King) Wright (1889 - 1960)

Born 7 Sep 1889 in Simpson County, Mississippi

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Died 6 Oct 1960 at age 71 in Warren County, Mississippi

Biography

I remember Aunt Maude visiting my Grandmother May Ruthie King Purser and occasionally spending the night with us. She lived in Yokena, Claiborne County, Mississippi and would come with her sons Willie George Wright and Henry Claiborne Wright and their wives often along with her daughter Hattie Mae Wright Marshall. She is buried in the Yokena Cemetery, Claiborne County, Ms.

Sources

• Personal knowledge and census along with cemetery records.
• 1900 Census, Beat 2, Simpson County, Maud King age 10, Granddaughter with birth year Oct. 1889, Jane 63, Widow, with May 13 and John 7.
• 1910 Census, Beat 2, Jones County, Mississippi, Maude Wright age 19, married to Willie B. Wright, wrong on Census should be Willie C. age 25, with Percy W. age 0, and Vadle age 2. marriage abt 1807,
• 1920 Census, Redbone, Warren County, Mississippi, Maude age 29, Willie age 34, with Sadie, (Vadle age 10), Hattie 8, Florence 5, Blanch 2 and Willie 0. Percy W. had died.
• 1930 Census, Beat 5, Warren County, Mississippi, Maude 35, Willis C 45, Florence 16, Blanch 12. Willie G 10, Henry C. 5.
• 1940 Census, Warren County, Mississippi, Maud 48, William C. 55, Willie George 20 and Henry C. 15.
• 1950 Census, Warren County, Mississippi, Maude Wright age 60, mother in hh of son Willie 30, Sarah 28, Patricia 1, and Eugene Wilson age 30 Nephew.