[stacey.23]

…possibly…

Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992 (on Ancestry.com)

Name: S. P. Wright

Marriage Date: 1 Sep 1889

Spouse: S. J. Thomas

County: Crawford

State: Arkansas

Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992 (on Ancestry.com)

Name: S. P. Wright

Marriage Date: 2 Jul 1899

Spouse: Grace M. Kizer

County: Crawford

State: Arkansas

1900 Federal Census:

Mountain Twp., Crawford Co., Arkansas; ED# 59; June 19, 1900; sheet 10B; visit 178/188

Wright, Sterling P., head, wm, Aug. 1864, 35, m’d 11 months, Arkansas, California, Arkansas, farmer

—– Gracie, wife, wf, Feb. 1884, 16, 0 children, Kansas, Virginia, Kentucky, none

NOTE: Nancy (Wright) Leonard was two households away…

Mountain Twp., Crawford Co., Arkansas; ED# 59; June 18, 1900; sheet 10A; visit 176/186

Leonard, Nancy, head, wf, Sept 1858, 41, m’d 2 years, 12 children – 4 living, Arkansas, Virginia, California, farmer

Smith, Sarah J., daughter, wf, Feb. 1880, 20, m’d 4 years, 3 children – 1 living, Arkansas, Virginia, Arkansas, none

Blankenship, Rhoda Ann, daughter, wf, Jan. 1890, 10, single, Arkansas, Missouri, Arkansas, none

—– Mary M., daughter, wf, Dec. 1892, 7, single, Arkansas, Missouri, Arkansas, none

—– Louisa A., daughter, wf, Feb. 1896, 4, single, Arkansas, Missouri, Arkansas, none

Smith, Henry M., grandson, wm, Jun 1896, 3, single, Arkansas, Missouri, Arkansas, none

I assume Sterling “Price” Wright died sometime between 1902 (Rena’s birthdate) and about 1903-1904 (Grace’s marriage to Walter Reece). Ancestry.com only covers years 1877-1896 for Crawford County. If you are able to find the marriage licenses, sometimes they state how the 1st marriage ended, it might narrow down some information on Price Wright for you.

1910 Federal Census:

Whitley Twp., Crawford Co., Arkansas; ED# 17; May 11(?), 1910; sheet 15A; visit 262/262

Reece, Walter L., head, wm, 26, m’d 6 yrs, OK, MO, MO, farmer

—– Grace M., wife, wf, 25, m’d 6 yrs, 3 children – 3 living, KS, VA, OH, none

—– Artie D., son, wm, 3, AR, OK, KS, none

—– Clarence C., son, wm, 2, AR, OK, KS, none

Wright, Rena M., step-daughter, wf, 8, AR, AR, KS, none

NOTE: 8 households away on the same page is Fred (age 61, b. VA) and Kate (age 59, b. OH) Kizer. Most likely these are Grace’s parents. They had been m’d 39 years with 11 children – 8 still living.

Here is one tree mentioning this family…

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sueparsons&id=I6704

Lawson Cemetery Records, Payne County, Oklahoma (on Ancestry.com)

Name Birth Date Death Date Grave Inscriptions

Rena M Hairgrove 26 Jan 1902 18 Apr 1990 –> Rena, Sterling Price Wright’s daughter

Russell F Ross 19 Feb 1902 23 Feb 1977 Dad –> Rena’s husband

Beatrice B Reece 24 Jun 1907 31 Jan 1981

A.D. “Bud” Reece 13 Aug 1906 27 May 1979 –> Rena’s step-brother

Kenneth Reece 17 Jan 1927 21 Jul 1950

Eugene C Reece 23 Oct 1925 17 Nov 1925

Norma Wahneeta Reece 3 Feb 1921 2 Dec 1934 Daughter

Grace May Reece 7 Feb 1885 18 Jul 1928 –> Rena’s mother, Sterling Price Wright’s wife

Walter L (Jack) Reece 12 Nov 1884 16 Apr 1969 –> Rena’s step-father, Grace Kizer’s 2nd husband

Lola May Reece 1911 Dec 1957

Clarence C Reece 1908 Dec 1973 –> Rena’s step-brother

Debra Kathleen Reece 8 May 1954 7 May 1987 Loving mother of Shannon, Cindi, Danea & Billy Jr

Omah R. Reece 28 Nov 1912 6 May 1989

Lonnie D. Reece 12 May 1910 10 Oct 1984 married Nov 30, 1929. children Geneva, LD, Kathryn and Colleen

Kathryn Reece 13 Jun 1954

[stacey.23]

Lena wrote: yes, my great grandmother was Rhoda.

thank you for the information, I seen some where else, or maybe she had put NC for parents, did you see that?

I thought I was told Georgia. I thought also, that Fort Sabastian, was for the Indians back then. Thanks again

Lena,

I am not sure where to look for Nancy (b. Sept 1858 in Arkansas) and Price’s (b. August 1864 in Arkansas) parents. According to the 1910 census, Nancy said her mother and father were both born in California. In the 1900 census, Nancy said her father was born in Virginia and her mother in California, but Price said their father was born in California and their mother was born in Arkansas.

I think it was kind of unusual for a family to be moving from west (California) to east (Arkansas) in that timeframe. Maybe they went west for a while and came back “home” and that is why we can’t find them in the census records. I don’t know. I will have to look again and see how many people in Arkansas were born in California.

Do you have copies of Nancy’s marriage records? Sometimes (depending on location and years involved) information about their parents are included.

Stacey

[mommanelda]

I too am looking for info on the WRIGHT Surname and its ties to Native American Ancestry. My Great, Great Grandmother was Elizabeth WRIGHT, CLICK, ACORD, REEVES she had a Sister Named Nancy WRIGHT. This family ended up around The areas in Arkansas that you mention above. I have to wonder if they were not in someway related. Please PM me if you have any info you would be willing to share. As the Elizabeth and Nancy WRIGHT I am looking for were born in North Carolina and are the daughters of Claiton WRIGHT and Anna SNIDER/WRIGHT. Thank you!

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