See also

Beth WRIGHT (1939- )

1 Beth Ann WRIGHT1,2 (1939- ) [7690]. Born 1939.2 Marr Wayne Wilks ROCK 10 Sep 1960.3

2 Merle J. WRIGHT4,5 (1916-1991) [7252]. Born 9 Sep 1916, Flint, MI.4,6 Marr Joy O. CARROLL 20 Mar 1976, Flint, MI.6 Died 24 Apr 1991, St. Joseph Hospital, Flint, MI.6 Buried 27 Apr 1991, Evergreen Cemetery.6

Obituary from “The Flint Journal,” 26 April 1991.

Merle J. Wright of Au Gres, age 74, died Wednesday April 24, 1991, at St. Joseph Hospital, Tawas. Memorial service will be held 3 PM Saturday April 27th, 1991, at Bristolwood Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1158 W. Bristol Road. Elder Harvey Foote and Elder Fred McClellan officiating. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Out-reach International or Temple Fund of the Church. He was born in Flint, Michigan September 9, 1916. He married Joy Carroll on March 20th, 1976 in Flint. Mr. Wright was a member of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, where he was a Deacon, member of Masonic Genesee Lodge #174 F&AM, member of Shriners and Bay City Consistory. He was a Salesman for Peerless Furniture and Mattress Company for 26 years, retiring in 1987.

4 Oliver Floyd WRIGHT4,7,8 (1879-1947) [7239]. Born 4 Mar 1879, Millington, MI.7,9 Marr Leah MCCARTY 17 Feb 1903, Charlotte, Eaton County, MI.10 Marr Blanche Marie PARKS 29 May 1911.10 Div. Died 20 Jan 1947, Flint, MI.11,12 Buried 22 Jan 1947, Grace Lawn cemetery.11,12

8 James Leonard WRIGHT8,13 (1840-1900) [7226]. Born 20 Mar 1840, Tompkins County, NY.10,14 Bap 28 Mar 1840, New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church.15 Marr Ellen Augusta SHARP 8 Jul 1860, Tioga County, NY by Thomas Goodenough J.P.10 Marr Margaret Lewis TAYLOR 31 Dec 1885, Otisville, MI.16 Marr Eliza WINCHEL 7 Nov 1896, Saginaw, MI.10,17 Died 23 Mar 1900, Vassar, Tuscola Co., MI.18 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.

9 Ellen Augusta SHARP8,19,20 (1847-1934) [7234]. Born 11 May 1847, Chaumont, NY.19,21 Died 19 Apr 1934, At the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Martin, Lapeer St., Flint, MI.22 Buried 23 Apr 1934, Grace Lawn cemetery, section H, lot 191.22

5 Blanche Marie PARKS10 (c. 1892- ) [7247]. Born c. 1892, Swartz Creek, MI.4,9

10 Oliver PARKS10 ( - ) [7248].

11 Margaret MCGAULEY10 ( - ) [7249].

3 Bernadine Marie USHER10,23 (1914-1975) [7326]. Born 22 Oct 1914.10,24 Died 23 Feb 1975.10,23,24

Sources

1"Obituary of Joy O. Wright in the Flint Journal, June 7, 1997.".
2"U.S. Public Records Index".
3"Obituary of Wayne W. Rock in the Flint Journal, September 15, 1999.".
4"1920 Flint, MI census".
5"1930 Flint, MI census.".
6"Obituary of Merle J. Wright in the Flint Journal, April 26, 1991.".
7"1880 Millington, Tuscola Co., MI census.".
8"Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950 for James Leonard Wright".
9"Death certificate of Floyd O. Wright, Genesee County, MI.".
10"Information provided by Bob Walls".
11"Death certificate of Oliver F. Wright.".
12"Obituary of Oliver F. Wright in the Flint Journal. January 20, 1947.".
13"1850 NY, Tompkins, Danby census.".
14"Riverside Cemetery records, Vassar, MI".
15"New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 for James Wright, page 172 of 384".
16"Genesee County Marriage license # 6139.".
17"Michigan Marriage Records for James L. Wright and Eliza Winchel".
18"Veterans Census of Micihgan death report of James L. Wright.".
19"1870 MI, Genesee Co., Vienna Twp. census".
20"1920 MI, Genesee, Gaines census".
21"Death certificate of Ellen Augusta Wright from Genesee County.".
22"Obituary of Ellen A. Wright in the Flint Journal, April 20, 1934.".
23"Genesee County Clerk Public Web Access".
24"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996".