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Born
2 June 1855 ,  Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Died
9 April 1899 ,  Austin, Texas, USA
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George Washington WRIGHTEliza Jane GRESHAM
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Born: 2 June 1855 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA

Paternal grandparents: Abraham WRIGHT , Anna BURTZ (BURTS)
Maternal grandparents: Edward Harris GRESHAM , Mary HOGAN (HOGUE)


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Columbia Anna  married  Thomas Samuel JOHNSON 11 November 1875 in Gray Rock, Franklin, Texas, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas Samuel JOHNSON  was born 17 September 1854 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.  Thomas Samuel died 7 December 1918 in Locker, San Saba, Texas, USA.  Thomas Samuel was the child of William Keener JOHNSON and Julia Ann TAYLOR.

Columbia Anna WRIGHT died 9 April 1899 in Austin, Texas, USA.





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Spouse & Children of Columbia Anna WRIGHT

Columbia Anna WRIGHT married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Thomas Samuel JOHNSON
Marriage date: 11 November 1875
Marriage place: Gray Rock, Franklin, Texas, USA
Thomas Samuel JOHNSON was the child of William Keener JOHNSON and Julia Ann TAYLOR

Children of Thomas Samuel JOHNSON and Columbia Anna WRIGHT

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Freddie May JOHNSON
Born: 20 March 1878, Grayrock, Franklin, Texas, USA
Died: 20 October 1962, Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, USA

Married: John Henry NELSON 13 June 1895



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BirthBirth — 1855
2 June 1855
Meriwether, Georgia, USA
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Columbia Anna Wright was the daughter of George Washington Wright and Eliza Jane Gresham Wright. She was born on Saturday evening the second of June in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-five.(1855) near Greenville, Meriwether Co., Georgia. She was known affectionately as Lummie by her family.

Her mother, Eliza, died in 1863 and her father, George in 1864 during the Civil War. Her uncle, Dr. Jacob Bowman Wright, was appointed her guardian in 1872.

In December of 1874 she moved with her Uncle's family to Gray Rock, Franklin County and Titus County, Texas. While enroute to Texas the baggage car on their train burned and they lost all their possessions. They detrained at Jefferson, Texas, and went by covered wagon on to Gray Rock where Dr. Wright practiced medicine for many years.

Mr. Thomas S. Johnson and Columbia Anna Wright were married on Thursday the eleventh day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventy - five. (1875)

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Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
marriage1875 Marriage / Partner
Columbia Anna WRIGHT and Thomas Samuel JOHNSON 11 November 1875, Gray Rock, Franklin, Texas, USA

She was 20 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
1878 Birth of Child
Freddie May JOHNSON was born 20 March 1878, Grayrock, Franklin, Texas, USA

Columbia Anna was 22 years old.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
DeathDeath — 1899
9 April 1899
Austin, Texas, USA
She died at the age of 43.
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Oakwood Cemetery Austin Travis County Texas, USA
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Last updated: 5/3/2024 5:42:16 PM

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