Born in Graham, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Uriah Simpson Sherrill
and Mary (Harrison) Sherrill
Sister of
Dixie Harrison (Sherrill) McFalls
Wife of
M L Willis
— married
27 Dec 1904 in Swain, North Carolina, United States
Wife of
Kenneth Troy Wright
— married
30 Jul 1907 in Graham, North Carolina, United States
Mother of
Paul O Willes and Ray Xenophon Wright
Died
at age 31
in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Mar 2019
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Biography
- North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
Name: Lula Wright [Lula Shervill] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 31y 7d Marital status: Married Birth Date: 21 Feb 1887 Birth Place: , Graham, N.C. Residence Date: 28 Oct 1918 Residence Place: Topton, Cherokee, North Carolina Death Date: 28 Oct 1918 Death Place: Topton, Cherokee, North Carolina Burial Date: 30 Oct 1918 Burial Place: Topton, N.C. Father: Ute Shervill Mother: Mary Harrison Spouse: K.T. Wright Reference ID: fn 367 cn 338 FHL Film Number: 4215519
Sources
- 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Cheoah, Graham, North Carolina; Roll: 1196; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0016
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #57105581 (accessed 3 October 2023)
Lula Sherrill (13), single daughter, in household of Ute Sherrill (39) in Cheoah, Graham, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina, USA.
- Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #15017673 (accessed 3 October 2023)
Lula Sherrell marriage to M L Willis on 27 Dec 1904 in Swain, North Carolina, USA.
- Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #8274924 (accessed 3 October 2023)
Lula Willis (20) marriage to Troy Wright on 30 Jul 1907 in Graham, North Carolina, USA.
- 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Valley Town, Cherokee, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1103; Page: 25b; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1375116
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #155975007 (accessed 3 October 2023)
Lura M Wright (22), wife, in household of Kenneth T Wright (24) in Valley Town, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
- Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976"
North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1121 #1754058 (accessed 3 October 2023)
Lula Wright death 28 Oct 1918 (born 21 Feb 1887), daughter of Ute Sherrill & Mary Harrison, in Valleytown; Topton, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA.
- Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8908 #4275577 (accessed 3 October 2023)
Lula Wright death 28 Oct 1918 (age 31) in Cherokee, North Carolina.
- Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8908 #4275577 (accessed 3 October 2023)
Lula Wright death 28 Oct 1918 (age 31) in Cherokee, North Carolina.
- Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
- Death of son Gerald G Wright: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976"
North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1121 #750770629 (accessed 3 October 2023)
Laura Sherrill in death record for son Gerald G Wright 13 Feb 1966, wife of K T Wright, in Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, USA.
- Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Ancestry Record 60901 #785870875 (accessed 3 October 2023)
Name: Lura M Sherrill; Gender: Female; Spouse: Kenneth T Wright; Child: Ray Xenophon Wright.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura 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 Laura:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura 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 Laura:
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~6.25%
Sarah McFalls
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RS7874699 [compare], Ancestry member smmcfalls
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