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James Benjamin (Rev) Wright

Age  84
Where born:   Monroe Co IN
Where died:   Lawrence Co IL
Son of:   James Benjamin Wright (16 Dec 1775 NC-11 May 1873 Monroe Co IN) & Elizabeth Sears (1783 NC-1834 Monroe Co IN)
Married 1st:   9 Dec 1841 Lawrence Co IL Nancy Jane Wooden (30 Jun 1826 IN-13 Sep 1854 buried Wright Cem)
Married 2nd:   25 Dec 1855 Lawrence Co IL Mary Jane Ridgley (1936 IL-1856 IL buried Ridgley Cem)
Married 3rd:   28 Dec 1856 Lawrence Co IL Sarah Phene McMahan*
Lived at:   1860-1900 Lukin twp -Lawrence Co IL
Children:
- Rev John Riley (20 Jul 1843 IL-10 Jan 1914 buried Capron Cem Boone Co IL)
- Mary Ellen (28 Dec 1845-8 Oct 1914 buried Sumner Cem m: Bainbridge Lafayette Cunningham)
- David Perry (19 May 1849 IL-23 Jun 1920 Mt Carmel)
- Catherine (20 Oct 1851 IL-8 Feb 192 buried Bement-Piatt Co IL m: George W McMillen)
- Nancy Lamira* (23 Jul 1859 IL m: Elijah Thomas Gaddy*)
- Elizabeth Charity (15 Jul 1861 IL-15 Nov 1957 FL m: Stephen C Lewis)
- James Lafayette* (27 Sep 1865 IL)
- Margaret M (m: Barekman)
- Della (Feb 1868 IL-13 Oct 1945 buried Sumner Cem m: William Lewis Wetzel) Martha Susan (22 Dec 1869 IL-15 Nov 1942 buried Sumner Cem m: James Morgan)
- Grace (12 Oct 1872 IL-27 Sep 1960 buried Mound Cem m: John H Fornoff)
- Rachel (14 Oct 1873-3 Dec 1967 buried Sumner Cem m: Joseph F Foss)
- Dr William Markwell (11 Feb 1876 IL-31 Mar 1957 buried Sumner Cem)
- Albert B (11 Apr 1878 IL-Dec 1964 DeKalb Co IL)
- George H (8 Feb 1884 IL-20 May 1969 buried Highland Memorial Cem)
- Naoma (Mar 1889 IL m: Edgar Bell)

      * indicates buried with James Benjamin (Rev) Wright in Bell Cemetery.