Beth WRIGHT (1926-1929)
1 Beth Arlene WRIGHT1,2 (1926-1929) [7257]. Born 7 Aug 1926, Flint, MI.1,2 Died Sep 1929, St. Joseph Hospital, Flint, MI.2 Buried Sep 1929, Avondale Cemetery.2
Obituary of Beth Arleen Wright in the Flint Journal, September 1929.
” 3 YEAR OLD GIRL IGNITES CLOTHING, DIES OF BURNS; Burned over nearly the entire surface of her body when her clothing became ignited while she was playing with matches last night, three-year-old Beth Wright, 1360 Washington Ave., died at 7:15 a.m. today at St. Joseph Hospital. The tragedy occurred about 8 p.m. Sunday. Beth had been playing about the yard while her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Wright, were sitting on the front porch of their home, chatting with neighbors. All unknown to them, she obtained the matches. It is believed she could not have gotten them from the house for the back door was locked and she was not seen to go in at the front door. Lighting them, she tried to ignite a pile of rubbish in the back yard but succeeded only in firing her clothing. A mass of flames, she ran screaming up the back porch and tried to open the door. Her father heard her screams and ran to her aid. He was able to extinguish the flames only after Beth had been deeply burned. She was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where she died after remaining in a semi-conscious state during the night. Prostrated by the shock of the misfortune the child’s mother was in a serious condition today. The body was removed to the Howard P. Lynch funeral home. Funeral was the 4th of September, with burial in Avondale Cemetery, row 126, block L, lot 29."
2 Oliver Floyd WRIGHT3,4,5 (1879-1947) [7239]. Born 4 Mar 1879, Millington, MI.3,6 Marr Leah MCCARTY 17 Feb 1903, Charlotte, Eaton County, MI.7 Marr Blanche Marie PARKS 29 May 1911.7 Div. Died 20 Jan 1947, Flint, MI.8,9 Buried 22 Jan 1947, Grace Lawn cemetery.8,9
4 James Leonard WRIGHT5,10 (1840-1900) [7226]. Born 20 Mar 1840, Tompkins County, NY.7,11 Bap 28 Mar 1840, New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church.12 Marr Ellen Augusta SHARP 8 Jul 1860, Tioga County, NY by Thomas Goodenough J.P.7 Marr Margaret Lewis TAYLOR 31 Dec 1885, Otisville, MI.13 Marr Eliza WINCHEL 7 Nov 1896, Saginaw, MI.7,14 Died 23 Mar 1900, Vassar, Tuscola Co., MI.15 Cause: Pneumonia. Buried Riverside Cemetery, Block F, Seciton 71, Vassar, MI.
Enlisted into Company D, 50th New York Engineers, on the 29th of January, 1864, he was wounded by a explosion of a shell at Fort Hell (real name was Fort Sedgwick, In Petersburg, Virginia) Virginia on the 28th of September 1864 to the chest, gun shot to the right arm at Halctez (should be Hatcher's Run) Run, in Virginia on the 28th of October 1864, right arm, plus developed diarrhea for his pension case. He was discharged on the 13th of June 1865. James went AWOL in the month of February or March of 1864, at Elmira, New York, but gave "delivered himself up" on the 21st of June 1864.
Length of service was 1 year, 4 months and 15 days. Pension was for gun shot wound in left breast and chronic diarrhea.
8 James WRIGHT10,16 (1801-1864) [148]. Born 1801, New Jersey.3,17,18 Marr Jemima CLARK bef 1831.10 Died 3 Apr 1864, Tioga County, NY.17 Buried Lounsbury Cemetery, Tioga County, NY.17
The death certificate of son, George W. Wright, lists his father as "John Wright". This error caused a many year delay in locating the correct parents of George W. Wright.
In the 1860 NY, Tioga, Tioga census the wife of James Wright is shown as "Anna". We believe this is in error as both James and Jemima are buried together in the Lounsbury Cemetery, Tioga County, NY. There is no evidence that James had other than one wife, Jemima Clark.
Find-A-Grave lists his birth year as 1810. This appears to be in error based on his age of 63 at the time of death in 1864 and the age reported on the 1850 and 1860 census.
Probate record from the village of Owego, County of Tioga, January 20, 1866.
"At a Surrogate's Court held at the Surrogate's office in the village of Owego, in and for the County of Tuoga, on the 30th day of January 1866. Present Thomas Farrington, Surrogate.
In the matter of the final accounting of the administration ??, of James Wright Deceased.
It appearing to the said court tha Sara Wright, Mary Wright, George Wright & Adeline Vaunostra, next of kin and heirs at law of the said deceased are infant's under the age of twenty-one years, having no general guardian, and Charles E. Parker of the town of Owego in the County of Tioga having consented to act as Special Guardian of the said infants in the premises, which consent is duly filed in the office of said County Surrogate.
It is THEREFORE ORDERED that the said Charles E. Parker ne, and he is herby appointed the Special Guardian of the the said infants for the purpose of appearing for, and taking care of their interests in this matter.".19
9 Jemima CLARK10,15,16,17 (1816-1864) [7225]. Born 1816, Tompkins County, NY.3,10,17 Died 23 May 1864, Tioga County, NY.17 Buried Lounsbury Cemetery, Tioga County, NY.17
In the 1850 NY, Tompkins, Danby census, Jemima is listed as a person who cannot read or write. In the 1860 NY, Tioga, Tioga census, she is incorrectly shown as Anna with no indication that she cannot read or write.
5 Ellen Augusta SHARP5,20,21 (1847-1934) [7234]. Born 11 May 1847, Chaumont, NY.20,22 Died 19 Apr 1934, At the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Martin, Lapeer St., Flint, MI.23 Buried 23 Apr 1934, Grace Lawn cemetery, section H, lot 191.23
10 Amos SHARPE22 ( - ) [7242].
11 Ellen MOSHER22 ( - ) [7243]. Born Otsego, NY.22
3 Blanche Marie PARKS7 (c. 1892- ) [7247]. Born c. 1892, Swartz Creek, MI.4,6
6 Oliver PARKS7 ( - ) [7248].
7 Margaret MCGAULEY7 ( - ) [7249].
Sources
| 1 | "1930 Flint, MI census.". |
| 2 | "Obituary of Beth Arleen Wright in the Flint Journal, September 1929.". |
| 3 | "1880 Millington, Tuscola Co., MI census.". |
| 4 | "1920 Flint, MI census". |
| 5 | "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950 for James Leonard Wright". |
| 6 | "Death certificate of Floyd O. Wright, Genesee County, MI.". |
| 7 | "Information provided by Bob Walls". |
| 8 | "Death certificate of Oliver F. Wright.". |
| 9 | "Obituary of Oliver F. Wright in the Flint Journal. January 20, 1947.". |
| 10 | "1850 NY, Tompkins, Danby census.". |
| 11 | "Riverside Cemetery records, Vassar, MI". |
| 12 | "New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 for James Wright, page 172 of 384". |
| 13 | "Genesee County Marriage license # 6139.". |
| 14 | "Michigan Marriage Records for James L. Wright and Eliza Winchel". |
| 15 | "Veterans Census of Micihgan death report of James L. Wright.". |
| 16 | "1860 NY, Tioga, Tioga census.". |
| 17 | "Find A Grave Memorial Record". |
| 18 | "1855 New York State census". |
| 19 | "Probate record from the village of Owego, County of Tioga, January 20, 1866". |
| 20 | "1870 MI, Genesee Co., Vienna Twp. census". |
| 21 | "1920 MI, Genesee, Gaines census". |
| 22 | "Death certificate of Ellen Augusta Wright from Genesee County.". |
| 23 | "Obituary of Ellen A. Wright in the Flint Journal, April 20, 1934.". |
