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The Wright - Parks Connection

The following information is recorded in Ginger Taylor's family bible:

" My Grandfather was Alonzo Curtis Wright. As you can see, he died during World War 2. "

Descendants of James Parks

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES1 PARKS was born January 30, 1764 in Horseshoe, Md., and died March 13, 1837 in Scott Co., Ky.. He married JANE BUCHANON May 04, 1786.

Child of JAMES PARKS and JANE BUCHANON is:
2. i. MARGARET M.2 PARKS, b. 1792 (?), Kentucky.

 

Generation No. 2
2. MARGARET M.2 PARKS (JAMES1) was born 1792 (?) in Kentucky. She married JAMES WRIGHT, son of SAMUEL WRIGHT.

Child of MARGARET PARKS and JAMES WRIGHT is:

3. i. JAMES PARK3 WRIGHT, b. 1819, Adams County, Ohio.

Generation No. 3

3. JAMES PARK3 WRIGHT (MARGARET M.2 PARKS, JAMES1) was born 1819 in Adams County, Ohio. He married MARTHA A. TRABER April 22, 1846 in Butler, Ohio, daughter of JOHN TRABER and ELIZABETH CRAWFORD.

Children of JAMES WRIGHT and MARTHA TRABER are:

4. i. ALICE4 WRIGHT.

ii. ELLA WRIGHT, m. UNKNOWN VAN METER.

iii. LYDA WRIGHT, m. UNKNOWN EURATE.

5. iv. JOHN TRABER WRIGHT, b. 1849, Missouri ?; d. 1926, Missouri ?.

Generation No. 4

4. ALICE4 WRIGHT (JAMES PARK3, MARGARET M.2 PARKS, JAMES1). She married UNKNOWN RANKIN.

Child of ALICE WRIGHT and UNKNOWN RANKIN is:

i. DESSA5 RANKIN.

5. JOHN TRABER4 WRIGHT (JAMES PARK3, MARGARET M.2 PARKS, JAMES1) was born 1849 in Missouri ?, and died 1926 in Missouri ?. He married SARAH BISCOMB, daughter of ? BISCOMB and UNKNOWN.

Child of JOHN WRIGHT and SARAH BISCOMB is:

6. i. WILLIAM JAMES 5 WRIGHT, b. 1876, Bates County, Mo.; d. February 1938.

Generation No. 5

6. WILLIAM JAMES 5 WRIGHT (JOHN TRABER4, JAMES PARK3, MARGARET M.2 PARKS, JAMES1) was born 1876 in Bates County, Mo., and died February 1938. He married MARY ELLEN ROBINSON, daughter of JOHN ROBINSON and NANCY SAYLORS.

Children of WILLIAM WRIGHT and MARY ROBINSON are:

i. VERA B.6 WRIGHT, b. November 22, 1903, Gas City, Kansas; m. GUSS W. MARTIN.

ii. GENEVIEVE WRIGHT, b. October 09, 1907, Gas City, Allen Co. , Kansas; d. March 1986, Chula Vista, Ca.; m. JOE J. MARSH.

iii. ALONZO CURTIS WRIGHT, b. September 29, 1909, Iola, Allen Co., Kansas; d. June 1943, USS Runner (possible mine at sea); m. MARJORIE WILLIAMS, October 31, 1933, San Pedro, Ca..