John Benjamin Wright (1855 - 1940)

Born 3 Dec 1855 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Charlotta (Mcgrew) Miller — married 24 Dec 1884 (to after 1940) in Clarke, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1940 at age 84 in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

John Benjamin "J B" Wright was born 3 December 1855 in Alabama and he passed away on 19 June 1940 in Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma. He is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma.^[1]

J. B. Wright and Susan C McGrew were married 24 December 1884 in Clarke, Mississippi.^[2]

In the 1900 U.S. Federal Census of Dyer, Crawford, Arkansas, the family is listed as:

• John B Wright, a farmer, age 43 born December 1856 in Alabama,
• Susan E age 32 born June 1868 in Mississippi - this record states they have been married 15 years and Susan has had eight children with five still living,
• Oscar N age 13 born March 1887 in Mississippi,
• Maggie M age ten born February 1890 in Mississippi,
• James L age eight born April 1892 in Mississippi,
• Ezra C age six born April 1894 in Mississippi, and
• Sitha E age two born March 1898 in Arkansas.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : 13 June 2023), J B, ; Burial, Claremore, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States of America, Woodlawn Cemetery; citing record ID 33581937, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33581937/john-benjamin-wright: accessed 29 September 2023), memorial page for John Benjamin “J B” Wright (3 Dec 1855–19 Jun 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #33581937, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Beckyhunt (contributor 47295721).
2. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: V2ZV-9C9, Image Unavailable : 14 February 2020), J. B. Wright, 1884.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: M3XR-DZH, FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTRS-1LJ: Sun Sep 17 12:56:38 UTC 2023), Entry for John B. Wright and Susan E Wright, 1900.