Abigail was born in 1868. She was the daughter of Chris and Nancy Bench. [1]
She married James E. Wright.
In 1903, she petitioned to take guardianship of her relative (possibly younger brother) Henry Clay Bench. [2]
She passed away in 1961 and is interred at Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [3]
Sources
↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H9-R7W8 : accessed 17 December 2017), Abbie Wright, 1899-1907; citing Oklahoma, United States, tribe or clan Choctaws by Blood Roll, file Pacific County Probate Estate Files., National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H9-TN44 : accessed 17 December 2017), Clay Bench, 1899-1907; citing Oklahoma, United States, tribe or clan Choctaws by Blood Roll, file Pacific County Probate Estate Files., National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 December 2017), memorial page for Abigail B. Wright (16 Dec 1868–18 Jun 1961)
Find A Grave: Memorial #62151390, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by shirley tauer (contributor 46946720) .
"Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H9-R77H : accessed 17 December 2017), Abbie Wright, 1899-1907; citing Oklahoma, United States, tribe or clan Choctaws by Blood Roll, file Pacific County Probate Estate Files., National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
"Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H9-R787 : accessed 17 December 2017), Abbie Wright, 1899-1907; citing Oklahoma, United States, tribe or clan Choctaws by Blood Roll, file Pacific County Probate Estate Files., National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
"Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H9-RH7M : accessed 17 December 2017), Abbie Wright, 1899-1907; citing Oklahoma, United States, tribe or clan Choctaws by Blood Roll, file Pacific County Probate Estate Files., National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQB-P1M : accessed 17 December 2017), Abbie Wright in household of James E Wright, Johnston, McClain, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 184, sheet 2A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1261; FHL microfilm 1375274.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJM1-TH1 : accessed 17 December 2017), Abbie Wright in household of James E Wright, Johnson, McClain, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 79, sheet 8A, line 38, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1470; FHL microfilm 182470.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCWW-F2D : accessed 17 December 2017), Abbie Wright in household of James E Wright, Johnson, McClain, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 7A, line 16, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1912; FHL microfilm 2341646.
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