John was born in 1871. He was the son of James Wright and Martha Mayfield. He passed away in 1947. Son of James Washburn Wright and Martha Jane Mayfield; married Mary Jane Moats 23 February 1890 in Fayette County, Illinois.
Obituary
John Henry Wright with wife, Mary Jane and daughter Bertha and son-in-law Ona Glen Landers were killed in a car train accident on May 18, 1947 in Hagerstown, Illinois. They had been visiting Oral Wright who lived near by. their view of the tracks was abscurred by a line of empty box cars parked on a rail siding. All four occupants were killed instantly. This information came from Roy Neathery who attended the funeral.
Burial
McInturff Cemetery
Hagarstown
Fayette County
Illinois, USA
Sources
Find A Grave Memorial# 33907696
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: