Brief Life History of George Henderson
When George Henderson Wright was born on 6 August 1853, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States, his father, Jeremiah Wright, was 45 and his mother, Mahala Hendricks, was 44. He married Martha F Pugh on 8 March 1877, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Franklinville Township, Randolph, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 24 April 1920, in Franklinville, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
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- Geo. H. Wright, "United States Census, 1880"
- G H Wright, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- George H Wright, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
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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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