Welcome to G2G forum, Tessa.
Your great grandfather Thomas was the youngest of the 3 children that Sidney and Nannie had.
The older was a girl named Mirtie. The other one was a boy named Melson C.
Melson was born in 1898 and died on 17 Jul 1954.
Name: Melson C Wright
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Jul 1954
Event Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1898
Birthplace: Wood, Texas
Father's Name: Sidney Wright
Mother's Name: Nannie Stacy
Certificate Number: 35820
Citing this Record
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37M-SZP : 13 March 2018), Nannie Stacy in entry for Melson C Wright, 17 Jul 1954; citing certificate number 35820, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,217.
Sidney, Nannie and their two oldest children in the 1900 Census:
|
Household |
Role |
Sex |
Age |
Birthplace |
|
Sidney W Wright |
Head |
M |
25 |
Texas |
|
Nannie Wright |
Wife |
F |
26 |
Arkansas |
|
Mirtie Wright |
Daughter |
F |
5 |
Texas |
|
Milson C Wright |
Son |
M |
2 |
Texas |
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GY-NG5 : accessed 19 August 2019), Milson C Wright in household of Sidney W Wright, Justice Precinct 6 (south part), Hopkins, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 18A, family 311, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,646.
Melson C Wright, WWI Draft. Reg. Card. (the "NEAREST RELATIVE" listed is his mother, Nannie Bolland. See the original document):
Name: Melson C Wright
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1898
Birthplace: , , United States
Nationality: United States
Citing this Record
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZDT-L1Z : 14 August 2019), Melson C Wright, 1917-1918; citing Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,125.
Your 2nd great grandmother, Nannie, married William H Bolland. Your great grandfather Thomas (Tommy) was 9 y/o in 1910:
| Household |
Role |
Sex |
Age |
Birthplace |
| William H Boland |
Head |
M |
52 |
Arkansas |
| Nannie Boland |
Wife |
F |
35 |
Texas |
| Myrtie R Right |
Stepdaughter |
F |
14 |
Texas |
| Nelson Right |
Stepson |
M |
12 |
Texas |
| Tommy Right |
Stepson |
M |
9 |
Texas |
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK15-539 : accessed 20 August 2019), Tommy Right in household of William H Boland, Justice Precinct 5, Comanche, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 11B, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1541; FHL microfilm 1,375,554.
Nannie died 29 Jul 1934. There is an obituary with more information on her in the following FindAGrave record.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61507836
It is said that your 2nd great grandfather, William Sidney, died on 1904.
I hope that the records above help in your search.
