Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Wright was born on 20 July 1855, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Samuel Wright, was 45 and his mother, Celia Smith, was 38. He married Sarah Samanthe Owen in 1878, in Fentress, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 31 December 1901, in Fentress, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Fentress, Tennessee, United States.
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- Silas Wright in household of Samuel Wright, "United States Census, 1850"
- Samuel Wright, "Find A Grave Index"
- Samuel Wright in entry for Mae Jenkins, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
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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As I searched for records in the books of judicial actions in the area around Jamestown, TN, there were multiple legal issues related to Sam Wright. I have not tried to untangle all that happened, bu …
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