Brief Life History of James Lewis
When James Lewis Wright was born in November 1818, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Richard Wright Sr., was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Fowler, was 23. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Nancy Malinda Badgett. He lived in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States in 1850. He died on 9 March 1876, in Logan, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 57.
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- James Wright, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: James L. Wright - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth: November 1818; ,,South Carolina, United States
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1822 · Slave Rebellion
"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."
1835 · Angry Mob Seizes U-S Mail
On August 31, 1835, in Charleston, South Carolina an angry mob takes control over the U-S mail and burns it in public.
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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