Brief Life History of Anna M
When Anna M Wright was born on 12 October 1875, in Missouri, United States, her father, Jubal Alexander Wright, was 21 and her mother, Mary Victoria Smith, was 17. She married John Milton Denney on 10 February 1909, in Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Hardin Township, Clinton, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Preston Township, Platte, Missouri, United States in 1930. She died on 3 June 1933, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Ridgely Community Cemetery, Ridgely, Platte, Missouri, United States.
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- Annie M Wright in household of Jubal A Wright, "United States Census, 1880"
- Anna M Wright, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Anna M Wright Denney, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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