Bethany Wright (1826 - 1885)

Born 11 Feb 1826 in Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1885 at age 58 in Alabama, United States

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Biography

BIRTH AND DEATH:

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1826, per gravestone

Birth Place: Alabama, per census

... possibly born Green Hill, Lauderdale, Alabama, per undocumented source

Death Date: 14 Jan 1885, per gravestone

Death Place: Alabama, based on burial location, and last census

... possibly died Center Hill, Lauderdale, Alabama, per undocumented source

Sources

BURIAL:

Find A Grave Memorial# 14930752 (gravestone pictured)

Inscription: Bethney Wright Gray

Birth: Feb. 11, 1826

Death: Jan. 14, 1885

Burial: Wright Cemetery, Center Hill, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA

Plot: Row 6 (S-N)

Created by: Judy N. Stevens

Record added: Jul 14, 2006

CENSUS:

1850 census: Division 2 East of the Military Road, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

John Gray .......... 30 ... TN ... laborer

Bethana Gray .... 24 ... AL

Mary Gray ......... 10 ... AL

Eliza Gray ............ 8 ... AL

James Gray ......... 5 ... AL

Elizabeth Gray .... 4 ... AL

John Gray ............ 2 ... AL

LISTING OF CHILDREN:

Bethany (Wright) Gray of Lauderdale, AL, names her 10 children in a 1871 petition to the Commissioners of Claims. The petition was for the reimbursement of property (crops, animals, food stores, etc.) taken by Union soldiers in 1864.

Source: Fold3 - https://www.fold3.com/image/4226194

(There are 47 pages in the document. Below is an excerpt from page 15)

I am a widow. I was married 34 years ago – My husband was strickly a logal man – during the whole of the war – he done nothing to aid the confederacy in any way – My husband is dead – he died the 27th day of October 1864. I have 10 children. Their names are – Eliza J – James W – Suzie B – John D – Ephraim N – Benjamin S – Ann – Jesse M – Willis H – Rebecca Gray. There ages are the 1st – 26 years – 25 – 23 – 22 – 20 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 9 – years are their ages – None of my children were in the confederate service. I came in possession of the property by the death of my husband – I have never taken out any letters of administration. I am asking for myself and the children. I took possession of the property at the death of my husband.