James Wright

1833 - Abt 1896  (63 years)   Has 14 ancestors and 32 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Wright
  Birth	1832/1833	Surry Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E005898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400000AEE
  Death	Abt 1896	Surry Co, NC
  Person ID	I10752	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Daniel S Wright,   b. 1793/1794, Surry Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Surry Co, NC (Age > 77 years)
  Mother	Patience Franklin,   b. 1793/1794, Surry Co, NC d. 1860/1870, Wilkes Co, NC (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1810/1816	Surry Co, NC
  _UID	2A141A1ECCEAF045B47708B7FE6CC041B6CA
  Notes	!MARRIAGE: Due to the 9 year gap in children between Richard (c1818) and Deborah (c1827) it is suspected that perhaps there was a wife prior to Patience Franklin. However, that may not be the case. Perhaps no children were born in that period, or some were but died young;
  Family ID	F1124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Moody,   b. Oct 1835, Surry Co, NC d. Abt 1910/1913, Yadkin Co, NC (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1853	Surry Co, NC
  _UID	114AD238A4164541981451724A92B045E546
  Children	1. Daniel Murphy Wright,   b. Apr 1856, Surry Co, NC d. 26 Nov 1922, Winston Salem, Forsyth Co, NC (Age 66 years)   2. Sarah Wright,   b. Jul 1857, Surry Co, NC d. Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC   3. Nancy C Wright,   b. 10 Nov 1861, Surry Co, NC d. 7 Mar 1927, Winston Salem, Forsyth Co, NC (Age 65 years)   4. John Pruner Wright,   b. Apr 1866, Surry Co, NC d. Abt 1902, Yadkin Co, NC (Age 35 years)   5. Zed D Wright,   b. 27 Jun 1876, Surry Co, NC d. 4 Jul 1956, Winston Salem, Forsyth Co, NC (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F2308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1840 Surry Co, NC pg 70 w/Daniel Wright age 5-9 (1830/35) 0210001-1010001; !CENSUS:1850 Surry Co, NC PHF 326B-836-836 North Division Hotel District Abram Golding* 22 M Farmer 300 North Carolina Alsey D.* 22 F " Daniel Wright 21 M Farmer 300 " Elizabeth Golding 73 F " Daniel Wright 62 M Farmer " Patience 43 F " James 17 M Farmer " Mary 12 F " * Married within census year; !MARRIAGE BOND:19 Jan 1853 Surry Co., NC James Wright & Elizabeth Moody, Cicero Williams, bm, married 19 Jan 1853 by D. R. Webster, JP !CENSUS:1860 Surry Co., NC PHF 214B-443-443 Hotell District Elkin PO James Wright Jr. 27 M Farmer 400 100 N.C. Elizabeth 26 F “ Daniel 4 M “ Sarah 2 F “ - Why was he listed as "Jr" here when there was no other James Wright in Surry at this time? My guess is because of James Wright in neighboring Wilkes who probably didn't live too far away; !CIVIL WAR:17 Mar 1862 Company H. 54th Regiment, James WRIGHT Jr, 29 of Surry, enlisted Yadkin Co, NC. Absent without leave Jun 1862. Absent Sick Nov 1862 thru Feb 1863. Returned to duty Mar/Apr 1863. Wounded in Abdomen near Fredericksburg, VA May 4, 1863. Hospitalized Richmond, VA. Furloughed for 30 days on Jun 4, 1863. Deserted on Aug 1, 1863. Returned to duty Aug 30, 1863. Captured at Rappahannock Station, VA on Nov 7, 1863. Confined at Point Lookout, MD Nov 11, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout on Feb 24, 1865. Received at Aikens Landing, James River, VA Feb 25 thru Mar 3, 1865 for exchange; !CENSUS:1870 Surry Co., NC PHF 247B/248-33-33 Bryan Township Judsville PO James Wright 37 M W Farmer 300 North Carolina Bettie 36 F W Keeping House “ ” Daniel 14 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina Sally 12 F W At Home “ ” Nancy 9 F W “ ” John 4 M W “ !CENSUS:1880 Surry Co., NC PHF 32-26-26 Hotel Township James Wright W M 48 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Eliza W F 40 Wife M Keeps House NC-NC-NC Danl W M 25 Son Farming NC-NC-NC Sallie W F 22 Dau S At Home NC-NC-NC Nancy W F 20 Dau S At Home NC-NC-NC John W M 15 Son S At Home NC-NC-NC Zed W M 6 Son S At Home NC-NC-NC