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Leroy Clay Wright
20 Nov 1820 – 17 May 1905
| Birth | 20 Nov 1820 |
| Death | 17 May 1905 |
| Cemetery | Wrightsboro Cemetery Wrightsboro , Gonzales County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | George Foulds on 14 Oct 2017 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23899931 |
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Son of James Butler and Lucy Watters Wright. Husband of Margaret M. Rayburn, married June 20, 1844 Panola Co. MS. City of Wrightsboro named after him. CSA, 1st Lt., Santos Benavide's 33rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry. Gonzales Inquirer Jan.30, 1902 Destroyed By Fire-Resident of Jack Wright at Wrightsboro Destroyed This Mornin A phone message from Wrightsboro this morning states that the residence of Mr. Jack Wright, an old and well known citizen of the county , was destroyed this morning by fire at 5 o'clock. The house caught from the fire place. The house was also occupied by his son-in-law A. G. Henry, who has a number of children, and the family barely made their escape from the burning building. The Inquirer understands the family has lost everything and is left Ina critical condition. Obituary Gonzales Inquirer May 25, 1905 Mr. M. L. Wright, better known as Jack Wright, died on Wednesday evening at his home in Wrightsboro, after a protracted illness. He was 85 years of age, and had been a resident of Gonzales county for half a century. The town of Wrightsboro was named for him. He was well and favorable known over the county, having at one time served as county commissioner from his precinct. He leaves several children in different portions of the state (among whom is Mr. M. B. Wright, sheriff of Nueces county) and other relatives in this county. His remains were laid to rest on Thursday in the cemetery at Wrightsboro in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends.
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- Sarah Watters Wright Wells 1816–1880
- Pvt William Woodson Wright Sr 1818–1897
- Michael Thomas Wright 1827–1923
- Martha Ann Wright Cook 1828–1913
- Adeline Elvira Wright Hinton 1829–1921
- James Butler Watters Wright 1832–1919
- Henry Clay Wright 1834–1921
- Lucy Ann Wright Peterson 1836–1925
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- Jane G Wright Anderson 1846–1919 FaG
- William Jefferson Wright 1848–1928 FaG
- Samuel Graham Wright 1850–1933 FaG
- James Pierce "Jim" Wright 1853–1909 FaG
- Michael Bennett "Mike" Wright 1857–1917 FaG
- Ella Knox Wright Henry 1858–1929 FaG
- Margaret Louise "Maggie" Wright Hocut 1859–1921 FaG
- Lucy Waters Wright Trammell 1863–1955 FaG
- Elizabeth Rayburn Wright Biddle 1867–1923 FaG
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