Martha's Heastone *

On this date the 15th of September in 1920, our maternal great-great grandmother, Fannie Wright passed away. She is buried in Heard Cemetery, Manifest, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA.** Martha FannieEubanks was married to George Washington Wright and they had 7 children including our great grandfather John E Wright.* According to the 1860 …

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Aerial view of the four rivers, Jonesville, Louisiana

For Grandparent’s Day and because the change of the seasons always make me think of my mother and granny. They made sure we paid attention…. “To My Mothers” I know so deeply that there is no justification. No lectures from …

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On this date, the 11th of September in 1982 our maternal great-Uncle William Lee Wright passed away. Lee was our Granny Dee’s oldest brother. He and his wife Lillie S. Wilks Wright are buried at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in West Monroe, Louisiana. They had 6 children:** 1- Milford …

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Oscar "E.O" Wright, Irene (or maybe Fannie E. Wright), George Washington Wright, and Wesley J. Wright. Special thanks to Myra Wilson Mathis for helping identify those in this picture.

Lankford Wright was married to Louise Eliza Brown.* They were the parents of our great-great-grandfather George Washington Wright  and eight other children:** 1- WILLIAM Z. WRIGHT, b. 1846, Louisiana. 2- EMILY C. WRIGHT, b. 1850, Louisiana. 3- LIDDY IRENE WRIGHT, b. …

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Our maternal great-great grandparents, George Washington Wright and Martha Fannie Eubanks were married and the parents to our great grandfather, John E Wright.* They had 7 children:** 1- JOHN ESTLE WIRGHT, b. June 25, 1879; d. March 08, 1957, burial Heard Cemetery, Catahoula Parish, LA 2- WILLIAM …

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Grandma Gracie Wright oan son Lee Wright

On this date, the 13th of January in 1904* our maternal great-uncle William “Lee” Wright  was born to John E. Wright and Gracie Pierce in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. Lee was our Granny Dee’s oldest brother. *Source: Find A Grave **Source: Descendants of William Franklin Pierce …

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