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Submitted: 4/9/22 • Approved: 4/11/22 • Last Updated: 4/14/22 • R1427853-G1427851-S3
George Henry
Sept 9, 1857 - Aug 3, 1943
Melinda Jane
July 28, 1858 - Feb 8, 1936
*When George Henry W. Wright was born on September 9, 1857, in Mississippi, his father, James, was 23 and his mother, Rachel, was 24. He married Melinda Jane Selvidge on September 19, 1876. They had ten children in 24 years. He died on August 3, 1943, at the age of 85, and was buried in Joy, Arkansas.
When Melinda Jane Selvidge was born on July 28, 1858, in Cleveland, Tennessee, her father, William, was 22, and her mother, Mary, was 19. She married George Henry W. Wright on September 19, 1876. They had ten children in 24 years. She died on February 8, 1936, in White, Arkansas, at the age of 77, and was buried in Joy, Arkansas.
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