Born in Dallas, Texas
Ancestors 
Daughter of John William Wright Sr
and Sarah Elizabeth (Leonard) Wright
Sister of
Martha Ann Wright, George Thomas Wright, John William Wright Jr, Sarah Elizabeth Wright, James William Wright, Susan Crissa Jane (Wright) Horton [half], Jefferson Davis Wright [half] and Lewis Wigfall Wright [half]
Wife of
James Madison Brooks
— married
1880 in Texas
Mother of
Frankie (Brooks) Jones, Lewis Wiley Brooks, Lannie Brooks, Howard Brooks, Mabel Brooks, Ada Brooks and Sallie E (Brooks) Newberry
Died
at age 54
in Abilene, Taylor, Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Aug 2016
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Biography
Ada Catherine Wright was born on April 1855 in Dallas County, Texas to John William Wright and Sarah Elizabeth Leonard. Ada married James Madison Brooks about 1880 and their union blessed them seven children.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFN-CKW : 26 July 2017), Ada Wright in entry for Jno W Wright, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXG5-FXQ : 12 April 2016), Ada Wright in household of John Wright, Texas, United States; citing p. 266, family 1702, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,080.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNP-H3V : 15 July 2017), A C Brooks in household of J M Brooks, Precinct 3, Johnson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 83, sheet 289D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1313; FHL microfilm 1,255,313.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M356-K1B : accessed 16 August 2017), Ada Brooks in household of James M Brooks, Justice Precinct 1 (excl. Abilene city), Taylor, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 148, sheet 7B, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,672.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Z-9W43 : 11 July 2016), Ada C. Wright Brooks, 1909; Burial, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States of America, Abilene Municipal Cemetery; citing record ID 61568637.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ada by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ada:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ada by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ada:
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~3.12%
Dean Brown
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
Melinda (Wright) Watts :
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