Abner Wright

1844 - 1919  (75 years)   Has 4 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Abner Wright
  Birth	30 Jan 1844	Yancey Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1D9E888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000DFA7
  Death	6 Mar 1919	Yancey Co, NC
  Burial	Sioux, NC
  Person ID	I79518	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Swinfield Wright,   b. 1812/1813, Burke Co, NC (now Yancey Co, NC) d. 1851/1860, Yancey Co, NC (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Evaline Griffith,   b. 1814/1815, NC d. Aft 1880, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 66 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1835	Yancey Co, NC
  _UID	ACC47B1790C58B43A9FF18B69EB5BDE79278
  Family ID	F22886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Temperance Ann Hilmon,   b. 17 Apr 1842, Hawkins Co, TN d. 23 Jul 1924, Yadkin Co, NC (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1864	Mitchell Co, NC
  _UID	AEE7C16F3DFA4849B34CC0C897D56DF4E152
  Children	1. Thomas Turner Wright,   b. 27 Jan 1864/1865, Yancey Co, NC d. 6 Feb 1936, McDowell Co, NC (Age 71 years)   2. Mary E Wright,   b. 1866/1867, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 14 years)   3. Louly Wright,   b. 1868/1869, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 2 years)   4. Turner Wright,   b. 1873/1874, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 7 years)   5. John Posey Wright,   b. 19 Apr 1875/1876, Yancey Co, NC d. 18 Jul 1932, McDowell Co, NC (Age 56 years)   6. Lillie C Wright,   b. 1877/1878, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 3 years)   7. Solomon S Wright,   b. Apr 1880, Yancey Co, NC d. 21 Feb 1953, Yancey Co, NC (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F22890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I can determine. However, I am interested in them due to my own Wright ancestry in Western North Carolina.; !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co, NC PHF 443-837-876 Swinfield Wright 37 M W Farmer North Carolina John P. 11 M W " Solomon 6 M W " Abner 4 M W " Cornelius 1 M W " Evaline 35 F W " Anna 15 F W " Myra 13 F W " Lobelia 10 F W " Rachel 8 F W " !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC PHF 436-900-900 Red Hill PO Eveline Wright 44 F W Weaver 100 175 North Carolina Rachel 17 F W Abner 13 M W Cornelious 10 M W Turner 9 M W Solomon Wright 72 M W Farmer Pennsylvania !MARRIAGE: 4 Jan 1864 Mitchell Co., NC A. B. Wright & Temperance Hilmon, by J. B. Slagle, JP; !CENSUS:1870 Yancey Co., NC PHF 792B-132-132 Egypt Township Egypt PO Abner Wright 25 M W Farmer NC Anny 24 F W Keeping House NC Thomas 5 M W NC Mary 3 F W NC Louly 1 F W NC !CENSUS:1880 Yancey Co., NC PHF 533B-190-190 Caney River Township Abner Wright W M 34 M Laborer [Loss of Hand] NC-NC-NC Tempey A. W F 33 Wife M Keeping House NC-NC-NC Thomas C. W M 15 Son S Laborer NC-NC-NC Mary E. W F 13 Dau S NC-NC-NC Turner W M 6 Son S NC-NC-NC John W M 4 Son S NC-NC-NC Lillie C. W F 2 Dau S NC-NC-NC Solomon S. W M 1/12 Son S [Apr] NC-NC-NC