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Elizabeth (Wight) Maxam b. 1802--- marr. George Maxam b. 1800 marr date Mar 12 1834
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Wright Family Bible 1800 –Present * will be digital jpg format soon
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We have an 205 old Wright family Bible in our family Deal of Mt. Carmel , Il. 62863 -
this bible was-handed down thru
Elizabeth (Wight) b. 1802--- then James W. Wright b. 1825 family then thru- William
Key Wright b.1853 / California (Wheeler) Wright b.1859 family.
* And then 1880 Fred Wright b. 1880 / Edith (Galliher) b. ~ 1891
Last Elsie Geraldine Wright (Deal) family b. 1918 now 86 yrs old
It starts as so: first two entries --- correct is with no (e) or Maxam
George Maxame born 1800 Died Jan. 11 1841 as below e was left off thus Maxam
Elizabeth Maxame born Dec. 12 1802
Elizabeth Wright married George Maxam in 1834 Mar 12 at Gibson Co. Indiana
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* I will list WWW sites later- as I can do with most doc.s now. and hopefully all docs
late.
This these entries are in English script --by that I mean Fancy-flowing script Good ink
by a very educated scribe- there are other entries in same scripts but not as Fancy
-as-below
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Andrew Wright born Aug 14 1822 *note I believe his mid.
Initial was J and was Jackson
James Wright born Feb 27 1825 *note I believe his mid.
Initial was W*need to check notes out
I think they were Bro.s
Eliza Phillips Wright born July 24 1828 - D. Feb 13 1912 my GG
Grandmother
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James Wright marr. Elizabeth Cunningham before 1842
*and they had 2 children.
George M. Wright born Mar 4 1843
John William Wright born 1849
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** after Elizabeth Cunningham Wrights Death
James Wright marr. Eliza Jane Phillips in 1850
** they had 5- 6 more Children (7-8 total)
Elizabeth - born Feb. 8 1851
William Key Wright born April 17 1853 - D. Mar 2 1929
Matilda Ellen - born Sept. 6 1855 - D. Feb 9 1907
Sarah M. (Marsalene) - born June 17 1857
Lucinda - born 8 th ? 1860
Laura Alice (Alalis)- born may 8 1861
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