Lydia Jane Wright

First Name: Lydia
Middle Name(s): Jane
Last Name: Wright
Residence (County): 
Tallapoosa County, AL
Biography: 

Lydia Jane Wright (1826-1899) lived in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. She married Bryant L. Wright (b. 1823) in Harris County, Georgia. At the time of the 1860 Census, they were living on their Alabama farm with three children, Hepsaba/Hepsibah (1850-1929), Zachariah (1852-1929), and Martha (b. 1855). During the war, the couple had another son, Bryant A. (1864-1944). After the war, the family relocated to Sebastian County, Arkansas and had several more children, including Mary E. (b. 1866) and John O. (1869-1899).

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11393 Wright5 November 15, 1863 Lydia Jane Wright Bryant L. Wright Tallapoosa County, AL
11394 Wright6 November 26, 1863 Lydia Jane Wright , Lot Dodson Bryant L. Wright Tallapoosa County, AL
11396 Wright8 December 20, 1863 Lydia Jane Wright Bryant L. Wright Tallapoosa County, AL
11403 Wright12 April 3, 1864 Lydia Jane Wright Bryant L. Wright Tallapoosa County, AL

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11391 Wright3 Bryant L. Wright Lydia Jane Wright Tallapoosa County, AL
11390 Wright2 August 19, 1863 Bryant L. Wright Lydia Jane Wright Macon County, AL Tallapoosa County, AL
11392 Wright4 October 15, 1863 Zachariah Wright Lydia Jane Wright , George Washington Birmingham Harris County, GA Tallapoosa County, AL
11395 Wright7 November 26, 1863 Zachariah Wright , Permelia Wright Lydia Jane Wright Tallapoosa County, AL
11397 Wright9 January 7, 1864 Bryant L. Wright , Thomas Tucker Lydia Jane Wright Pollard, AL Tallapoosa County, AL
11408 Wright16 March 31, 1864 James S. Chappell Lydia Jane Wright Orange Court House, VA Tallapoosa County, AL
11404 Wright13 April 8, 1864 Bryant L. Wright , Thomas Tucker Lydia Jane Wright Pollard, AL Tallapoosa County, AL
11407 Wright15 August 2, 1864 Bryant L. Wright Lydia Jane Wright Atlanta, GA Tallapoosa County, AL

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