Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
John L Wright
1820 - Aft 1880 (> 61 years) Has 10 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.-
Name John L Wright Birth 1819/1820 Wilkes Co, NC 
Gender Male _UID 97382233FF23E44AA80FF35ECE0B1044A910 Death Aft 1880 Rowan Co, NC Person ID I71702 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 6 Jul 2010
Father William Williams Wright, b. 26 Feb 1791, Surry Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Wilkes Co, NC (Age > 80 years)Mother Sarah Martin, b. 15 Sep 1794, Wilkes Co, NC d. 1863/1870, Wilkes Co, NC (Age 75 years)Marriage 1810/1820 Wilkes Co, NC _UID B6F6719B6E37BD479CBBDC82AF9A2BD761A3 Family ID F13321 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Mary M Shoaf, b. 1831/1832, Rowan Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Rowan Co, NC (Age > 49 years)Marriage 7 Jun 1849 Rowan Co, NC _UID 71E7F8209C04D447BA4DE030DE51001C8DAE Children 1. Ellen L Wright, b. 1851/1852, Davie Co, NC d. 27 Oct 1924, Rowan Co, NC (Age 72 years)2. Alice Muprhy Wright, b. 1 Nov 1856, Davie Co, NC d. 12 Mar 1928, Rowan Co, NC (Age 71 years)3. George W Wright, b. 1 Jun 1859, Davie Co, NC d. 15 Apr 1934, Rowan Co, NC (Age 74 years)4. Henry M Wright, b. 1864/1865, Davie Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Rowan Co, NC (Age > 16 years)5. Robert E Lee Wright, b. 16 Sep 1867, Davie Co, NC d. 12 Mar 1955, Rowan Co, NC (Age 87 years)6. James F Wright, b. 1871/1872, Davie Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Rowan Co, NC (Age > 9 years)Family ID F21793 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !CENSUS:1820 Wilkes Co, NC pg 543 w/Wm W. Wright age 0-9 (1810/20)
400010-00010-0, slaves=0100-0000;
!CENSUS:1830 Madison Co., AL pg ? w/William W. Wright age 5-9 (1820/25)
122101-010001;
!CENSUS:1840 Wilkes Co, NC pg 65/19 w/Wm W. Wright age 20-29 (1810/20)
0010301-0101001;
!MARRIAGE BOND: 7 Jun 1849 Rowan Co., NC John L. Wright & Mary Shoaf, Thos C. McNelly, bm;
!CENSUS:1850 Wilkes Co., NC PHF 358-1395-1395
John Wright 30 M Farmer 150 Wilkes
Mary 18 F Rowan
Eli C. Ratan 9 M Davidson
- Next door to Thomas Wright (c1818), brother;
!CENSUS:1860 Davie Co., NC PHF 74-1125-1125 The Town of Mocksville Mocksville PO
J. L. Wright 45 M Trader 1000 1500 N.C.
Mary M. 23 F “
Ellen L. 8 F “
Alice 5 F “
Geo W. 2 M “
Thos Sutton 28 M Smith 50 “
Eli Rolan 19 M Painter 350 “
!SLAVE CENSUS:1860 Davie Co., NC John L. Wright, one slave 51, female, black;
!NAMED-WILL:30 Jan 1863 Wilkes Co., NC Will Book 5 page 421 James W. Wright proven Oct 1865. To father and mother (not named), wife Frances, son Charles C. Wright. Wife's father James W. Transou. Brothers and sisters: Robert M. Wright, Thomas Wright, John L. Wright & William M. Wright and Amelia M. Brotherton. Executor brother Robert M. Wright. Witnesses: G. J. Thornburg, William H. Parker.
!CENSUS:1870 Davie Co., NC PHF 349-179-179 Mocksville Township Fulton PO
Jno L. Wright 54 M W Buggy Repairer 250 No Ca
Mary M. 37 F W Keeping House “ ”
Ellen 16 F W At Home “ ”
Alice 14 F W “ ” “ ”
George W. 11 M W “ ” “ ”
Henry 5 M W “ ”
Robert Lee 3 F W
!CENSUS:1880 Rowan Co., NC PHF 396B-53-58 (Salisbury) 246
J. L. Wright W M 62 M Buggy Maker NC-NC-NC
M. M. W F 46 Wife M Keeping House NC-NC-NC
G. W. W M 21 Son S Merchant NC-NC-NC
H. M. W M 14 Son S NC-NC-NC
R. E. C. W M 13 Son S NC-NC-NC
James F. W M 8 Son S NC-NC-NC
- !CENSUS:1820 Wilkes Co, NC pg 543 w/Wm W. Wright age 0-9 (1810/20)