Death record states buried at Oak Grove Cemetery and employed as a night watchman at an elderly age.
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Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 August 2020), memorial page for William Henry Wright (20 Mar 1851–20 Dec 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #75295288, citing Oak Grove First Baptist Cemetery, Oak Grove, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Diona Dickerson (contributor 46857758), headstone photo.
"Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-5BNS : 4 November 2017), W. H. Wright in entry for T. W. Wright and Lula L. Howton, 10 Nov 1892; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,299,244.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98R-Y2C : accessed 12 August 2020), William H Wright, Precinct 4, 35, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 4A, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,020.
William H Wright
United States Census, 1900
Name William H Wright
Event Type Census
Event Year 1900
Event Place Precinct 4, 35, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Gender Male
Age 49
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) W
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Years Married 30
Birth Date Mar 1851
Birthplace Alabama
Marriage Year (Estimated) 1870
Father's Birthplace South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace Alabama
William H Wright Head M 49 Alabama
Pernesie Wright Wife F 53 Alabama
Newton E Wright Son M 20 Alabama
Fannie R Wright Daughter F 17 Alabama
Ella Wright Daughter F 15 Alabama
Virgie Wright Daughter F 13 Alabama
Lee Gilbert Cousin M 14 Alabama
District 87
Sheet Number and Letter 4A
Household ID 66
Line Number 34
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number T623
GS Film Number 1240020
Digital Folder Number 004119988
Image Number 00458
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQT-X4D : accessed 12 August 2020), William H Wright, Parsons, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 35, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 17; FHL microfilm 1,374,030.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX8S-77Q : accessed 12 August 2020), William H Wright, Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing ED 4, sheet 16B, line 83, family 349, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 20; FHL microfilm 1,820,020.
"Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21Z-7GWR : 28 November 2018), William Henry Wright in entry for Thomas Wesley Wright and Candis Erwin, 15 Jan 1938; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,877,207.
"Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-LR7N : 28 November 2018), Wm Henry Wright in entry for David Nathaniel Wright and Pearl B Wright, 05 Dec 1946; citing Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,580.
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1X-7CF : 13 March 2018), William Wright in entry for Fannie Wright Battles, 19 Nov 1968; citing certificate number 80383, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,190.
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Sheet Number and Letter 4A
Household ID 66
Line Number 34
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number T623
GS Film Number 1240020
Digital Folder Number 004119988
Image Number 00458
Sheet Number and Letter 4A Household ID 66 Line Number 34 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number T623 GS Film Number 1240020 Digital Folder Number 004119988 Image Number 00458
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