John Wright b about 1813 d after 1880 Letcher Co KY, (1850
Letcher Co KY Census and
1860 Letcher Co KY Census), s/o Joel Martin
Wright and Susannah Unknown. John Wright m. before 1838 to Mary Ann Bentley,
b Sept 1819, d/o Benjamin
Bentley and Elizabeth Crase. Children of John Wright and Mary Ann
Bentley
1. Benjamin Wright b about 1838 d before 1870 Civil War m. about 1860 to Serilda
Austin b 24 Sept 1837 NC d 17 Feb 1896 Wise Co VA, d/o Jessee Austin and
Margaret Douglas. Sarilda Austin m.
John Wesley "Devil John" Wright (aka "Bad John") b 17 May 1844 d 30 Jun 1931 Pound
Wise Co VA 87 years of age, s/o Joel Ellis Wright and
Eliza Agnes Bates.
2. Andrew Jefferson Wright b about 1841 m. 12 Nov 1865 Scott Co VA (at the home of Adaline Brickey) to Adaline Brickey b 18 Jan 1832 d Dec 1904 age 72, d/o
Jared Brickey and Nancy Parish. Adaline Brickey m. 2nd to John Slone
Sloan. Children of Andrew Jefferson Wright and Adaline Brickey;
I. Emeline L Wright b about 1867 m. John Creech.
II. Andrew Wilson Wright b 1868 m. Martha Hutchison.
III. Eliza Jane Wright b about 1871 m. Harvey Skaggs.
IV. Caroline V Wright b about 1873 m. John Lewis Skaggs.
V. Parish Jefferson Wright b about 1874 Child;
i. Emory Wright.
3. Hiram
Wright b 1 Oct 1843 Letcher Co KY d 5 Oct 1917 at
age 74 buried Wright Cemetery, Dorton, KY. Hiram Wright m.
about 1867 to Serina Bowling b 23 Apr 1845 Pound,
Wise Co VA d 4 Mar 1907 Jenkins, Letcher Co KY at age 61
buried at the Country Club, Jenkins, KY.
4. John Vint Wright b about 1845 Letcher Co KY m. Martha
Unknown b about 1845.
5. Eliza Wright b about 1848 Letcher Co KY.
6.
Elizabeth Wright b 15 Jul 1852 Letcher Co KY d 27 Aug
1931 at age 79 buried Aug 1931 Hall / Trivett Cemetery,
Jonancy, Pike Co KY; m. 11 Apr 1875 KY to
William
Wright b Aug 1855 KY, s/o Samuel W
Wright and Elizabeth Adams. William Wright b Aug of 1855 KY m. 16 Mar 1871
to (1) Artemia
M Artie Potter b 1 Jan
1853 Letcher County, KY d 29 Jul 1917, d/o
John Boone Potter and
Susannah Sookie Ellen Sanders.
William Wright m. (2) to
Cindy Johnson.
Artemia M "Artie" Potter m.
George Washington
Howell b 4 Jul 1859 Letcher Co KY d 13 Dec 1948 Eubanks, Pulaski Co KY;
buried Clay Co Cemetery, Waynesburg, KY; s/o
Samuel Howell and Sarah
Watson. George Washington Howell m.
Millie Howell.
7. Joel Wright b 9 Sept 1855 Letcher Co KY m.
28 Mar 1879 Wise Co VA to (1) Charity Mullins. Joel Wright m. 31 Oct 1884 Letcher Co KY to
(2) Louisa E
Hall. Joel Wright m. 1905 to (3) Susan Johnson Hall.
8. Lucinda Wright b 6 Feb 1859 Letcher Co KY d 15
Sept 1948 McRoberts, Letcher Co KY at age 89 m. 4
Dec 1880 Letcher Co KY to William P Johnson.
