Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Henry James WRIGHT

HAIRSTON.org ID#1563, b. 22 February 1860, d. 11 October 1938

Father*

James C. WRIGHT¹ b. a 1811

Mother*

Rebecca S. BARRET b. Jun 1825

Birth*

Henry James WRIGHT was born on 22 February 1860 in Cary, Mississippi.²

He was the son of James C. WRIGHT and Rebecca S. BARRET.¹

Census 1870

Henry James WRIGHT appeared on the 1870 census of Rebecca S. BARRET on 23 August 1870 in Schola, Issaquena, Mississippi; R L Wright 45f, Emma Wright 20f, Ella Powell 16f, Willie Wright 13m, Henry Wright 10m.¹

Census 1880

Henry James WRIGHT appeared on the 1880 census of Rebecca S. BARRET in 1880 in Beat 3, District 114, Sharkey, Mississippi; Rebecca 54, W B 22, H J 20 boaders with J H Robertson.³

Census 1880*

Henry James WRIGHT appeared on the census of 30 June 1880 in Sharkey, Mississippi, Rebecca female 54 boarder,WB m 22, HJ m 20.³

Occupation*

He was sheriff for 18 years in about 1890 in Rolling Fork, Sharkey, Mississippi.

Marriage*

He married Frances Rebecca "Fannie" Foote CLEMENTS, daughter of Dr. Early Coleman CLEMENTS and Anne FOOTE, on 4 September 1893 in Sharkey, Mississippi.²

Census 1900*

Henry James WRIGHT appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 in Beat 2, Sharkey, Mississippi, Lists; Henry 40, Francis C. 20, Fielding F. 5, Ann F. 1, Early C. 1.⁴

Census 1910*

He appeared on the census of 1910 in Beat 3, District 84, Sharkey, Mississippi.⁵

Census 1920*

He appeared on the census of 1920 in Rolling Fork, Sharkey, Mississippi.⁶

Death*

He died on 11 October 1938 in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, at age 78.²

Obituary*

Family

Frances Rebecca "Fannie" Foote CLEMENTS b. 21 Jul 1870, d. 20 Jun 1957

Children

Fielding Lewis WRIGHT^4,2 b. 16 May 1895, d. 4 May 1956
Anne Foote WRIGHT^4,2 b. 11 Oct 1898, d. 27 Sep 1990
Early Clements WRIGHT^4,2 b. 11 Oct 1898, d. 20 Aug 1938
Rebecca Lewis WRIGHT^6,2 b. 28 Apr 1903, d. 1 Apr 1980
Henry James WRIGHT Jr.^6,2 b. 25 Sep 1905

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S3133] Glenn, Justin. The Washingtons, A Family History: Volume 5, Part 1, Generation Nine of the Presidential Branch: Savas Beatie LLC, CA - 2015, Personal Collection - printed book.
[S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

22 Nov 2021