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Wright Cemetery, Washington County, Missouri
This cemetery is located in Harmony Township, S22-T36N-R1E.
Location/directions: Hwy P out of Potosi - 3/4 mile north of Hwy C, turn right onto County Rd 642 (Wright Cemetery Rd). Cemetery 4/10 mile.
See also: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/32404/wright-cemetery
| NAME | BORN | DIED | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfield, Charles Talmadge 'Tal' Sr. | 18 Aug 1921 | 25 Jan 1984 | S/O Thomas Frederick & Ida Pearl (Sheppard) Belfield. H/O Norma Jean (Owens). Initially buried in Wright Cem, later removed to Caledonia Methodist Cem. 🟊 PVT US ARMY WW II. |
| Belfield, Norma Jean (Owens) | 12 Sep 1927 | --- | D/O James Henry & Eliza Ann (Wright) Owens. W/O Charles Talmadge Belfield. Living in 2004 - Will be buried next to her Ex-Husband in Caledonia Methodist Cem, even though a stone exists for her in Wright Cem. |
| Blewer, Linda R. (Norton) | 14 Jun 1940 | --- | D/O Reid & Esther Ruth (Owens) Norton. |
| Bone, Lura (Wright) | 05 Apr 1892 | 22 Sep 1952 | D/O John P. & Rebecca Jane (Jenkins) Wright. W/O Rolla C. Bone. |
| Bone, Rolla C. | 20 Oct 1890 | 22 Sep 1952 | S/O Walker P. Bone & Florence Etta (Heaston) Bone Ross. H/O Lura (Wright). |
| Bowles, Alonzo Everett | 04 Feb 1905 | 09 Mar 1979 | S/O Charles & Cecilia (Gilliam) Bowles. |
| Bowles, Charles Lester | 12 Jul 1907 | 26 Feb 1981 | S/O Charles & Cecilia (Gilliam) Bowles. H/O Edna (Head) 30 Apr 1927. |
| Bowles, Eunice Bernice (Owens) | 21 Mar 1913 | 15 Sep 1983 | D/O Jesse James & Jettie M. (Sparks) Owens. W/O Alonzo Everett Bowles. |
| Bowles, Nathan | 15 Jan 1987 | 15 Jan 1987 | |
| Casteel, Charles Marshall | 07 Dec 1923 | 21 Feb 2008 | Born Herculaneum, Mo. S/O Charles M. & Minnie Belle (Smith) Casteel. H/O Goldie Mae (Wright) 17 Mar 1951 at Pocahontas, Ar. 🟊 VET WW II. |
| Casteel, Goldie Mae (Wright) | 04 Feb 1930 | 08 May 2005 | Born Crystal City, Mo. D/O John L. & Jeanetta Pauline (Tindell) Wright. W/O Charles M. Casteel 17 Mar 1951 at Pocahontas, Ar. |
| Compton, Infant | 04 Aug 1892 | 14 Aug 1892 | Child of William H. & Lucy Compton. |
| Compton, John G. | 21 Jan 1894 | 14 Aug 1895 | S/O William H & Lucy Compton. |
| Dickey, Eliza Ellen (Mason). | 04 Dec 1866 | 09 Dec 1910 | 34Y. D/O Leander & Eliza E. Mason. W/O Unknown Dickey. |
| Edwards, Laura E. | 15 Sep 1879 | 21 Apr 1905 | W/O P. M. Edwards. |
| Gilliam, Harvey W. | 1921 | 1935 | |
| Gilliam, Mable | 15 Apr 1905 | 25 Jul 1907 | |
| Guion, Edward Roland | 02 Apr 1916 | 30 Dec 1990 | S/O Willis Guion & Myrtle Jane (Leathers) Guion Elliott. H/O Opal Ruth (Wright) 27 Sep 1938. |
| Guion, Edward Wayne 'Pidge' | 07 Jun 1940 | 12 Oct 2002 | Born St. Louis, Mo. Died St. Peters, Mo. S/O Edward Roland & Opal Ruth (Wright) Guion. |
| Guion, Opal Ruth (Wright) | 25 Jan 1922 | 23 May 2002 | Born St. Louis, Mo. Died Festus, Mo. D/O John P. & Rebecca J. (Smith) Wright. W/O Edward Roland Guion 27 Sep 1938. |
| Hardin, Lydia M. (Wright) | 08 Apr 1901 | 13 Nov 1978 | D/O Sylvester & Jennie Bell (Vaughn) Wright. W/O Thomas W. Hardin. |
| Hardin, Thomas W. | 07 Jun 1880 | 05 Mar 1970 | S/O Morgan & Laura Mae (Huffman) Hardin. H/O Lydia M. (Wright). |
| Heinricks, Herbert L. | 25 Apr 1911 | 08 Sep 1971 | S/O Will & Laura (Wright) Heinrichs. 1st H/O Pearl (McCorkle). 🟊 MO PVT ARMY AIR FORCE WW II. |
| Hill, Alice | --- | 04 Nov 1957 | Sister of Mrs. S. Ives. |
| Hill, Edna | 1906 | 22 Oct 1910 | 4Y. D/O George & Estella (Ives) Hill. Croup. |
| Hill, Estella 'Stella' (Hill) | 20 Aug 1879 | 11 Dec 1957 | Born Meramec Springs, Crawford Co., Mo. Died Hecker, Monroe Co., IL. D/O Thomas Newton & Nancy Rey (Martin) Ives. W/O George R. Hill 04 Nov 1900 in Washington Co., Mo. |
| Hill, George | --- | 28 Feb 1931 | 63Y. |
| Hill, Unknown | 01 Dec 1913 | 08 Dec 1913 | S/O George & Estella (Ives) Hill. Convulsions. |
| Horton, Anna Geneva (Owens) | 15 Jun 1915 | 01 Jun 1949 | D/O Jesse James & Jettie M. Owens W/O Russell Horton 22 Aug 1933. |
| Jenkins, Junior Bryan | 11 Oct 1941 | 01 Jun 2012 | S/O Marvin C. & Alma Jewell (Owens) Jenkins. H/O Marilyn (Ballenger). Divorced. 🟊 FN US NAVY VIETNAM. |
| Jinkerson, Lude | 22 Jul 1893 | 23 Mar 1917 | W/O Clarence J. Jinkerson. |
| Mason, Leander G. | 31 Aug 1843 | 22 Sep 1887 | H/O Priscilla Dundas (Wright). 🟊 CO I 33RD MO INF CIVIL WAR. |
| Mason, Priscilla Dundas (Wright) | 23 Dec 1844 | 30 Mar 1925 | D/O John Fountain & Sarah 'Sally' (Jarvis) Wright. W/O Leander G. Mason. |
| Mason, William P. | 01 Jan 1869 | 29 May 1908 | H/O Sallie. |
| McGee, Alma Jewell (Owens) | 02 Jan 1923 | 07 Mar 1967 | D/O Jesse James & Jettie Mae (Parks) Owens. W/O Leonard McGee. |
| McGee, Gregory Shane | 08 Jun 1958 | 12 Apr 2005 | 46Y. Born Bonne Terre, Mo. S/O Leonard & Alma Jewell (Owens) McGee. Possibly died Denver, Co. |
| Mckinnon, Lucy Jane (Henricks) | 29 Feb 1908 | 20 May 1967 | D/O William & Lura (Wright) Henricks. |
| Norton, Esther Ruth (Owens) | 02 Jun 1920 | 14 Apr 2005 | Died Desloge, Mo. D/O Jesse James & Jettie Mae (Parks) Owens. W/O Reid Norton 09 Oct 1939. |
| Norton, Reid | --- | --- | H/O Esther Ruth (Owens) 09 Oct 1939. |
| Norton, Tyler Jerome | 25 Feb 1955 | 24 Sep 1983 | S/O Reid & Esther Ruth (Owens) Norton. H/O Loretta (Clark). 🟊 PVT 2 US ARMY 101ST AIRBORNE. |
| Owens, Elizabeth Ann 'Eliza' (Wright) | 10 Oct 1859 | 09 Sep 1907 | D/O John Fountain & Priscilla (Jarvis) Wright. W/O James Henry Owens 18 Feb 1891. |
| Owens, Henry McCoy | 28 Jan 1903 | 25 Nov 1957 | S/O John & Elsie Owens. H/O Mrs. Lucy Gilliam in Sep 1928. |
| Owens, James Henry | 12 Mar 1859 | 24 Nov 1928 | H/O Elizabeth Ann 'Eliza' (Wright) 18 Feb 1891. |
| Owens, Jesse James | 08 Aug 1888 | 19 Nov 1971 | S/O James Henry & Lisa (Wright) Owens. H/O Jettie Mae (Parks) 11 Nov 1908. |
| Owens, Jettie Mae (Parks) | 31 Mar 1893 | 13 Feb 1952 | Born Leeper, Mo. D/O Samuel & Sallie Ann (Wright) Parks. W/O Jesse James Owens 11 Nov 1908. |
| Owens, Junior Ralph | 19 Oct 1929 | 28 Feb 1941 | S/O Jesse James & Jettie Mae (Parks) Owens. |
| Owens, Lucy Gertrude (Owens) | 30 Dec 1896 | 12 Sep 1965 | D/O James Henry Owens. W/O Henry McCoy Owens in Sep 1928. |
| Owens, Virginia | 09 Jan 1912 | 22 Jan 1912 | D/O Jesse James & Jettie Mae (Parks) Owens. W/O Leonard McGee. |
| Wallenstrum, Herbert Hadley | 06 Nov 1908 | 23 Nov 1910 | Died St. Francois Co., Mo. S/O Herman Carl & Lillie May (Welker) Wallenstrum. TB. |
| Wallenstrum, Herman Carl | 21 Aug 1884 | 30 Nov 1930 | Died Leadwood, Mo. S/O Karl & Unknown Wallenstrum. H/O Lillie May (Welker) 06 Mar 1898 at Herculaneum, Mo. |
| Wallenstrum, Lena | 24 Dec 1906 | 15 Aug 1983 | D/O Herman Carl & Lillie May (Welker) Wallenstrum. Stone has 'Wallenstrom'. |
| Wallenstrum, Lillie May (Welker) | 09 May 1876 | 31 Dec 1955 | D/O Stephen P. & Amanda Melvina (Wright) Welker. W/O Herman Carl Wallenstrum 06 Mar 1898 at Herculaneum, Mo. |
| Walsh, Mabel Marie (Owens) | 02 Apr 1910 | 27 Dec 1985 | D/O Jesse James & Jettie Mae (Parks) Owens. W/O Leonard McGee. |
| Welker, Amanda Melvina 'Mandy' (Wright) | 02 Jul 1855 | 02 Dec 1938 | D/O John Fountain & Priscilla (Jarvis) Wright. W/O Stephen P. Welker in 1874. |
| Welker, Josie | 07 Nov 1863 | 14 Nov 1889 | 26Y 7D. D/O Stephen P. & Amanda Melvina (Wright) Welker. (Parents listed are not old enough). |
| Welker, Steven P. | 09 Mar 1853 | 12 Oct 1910 | S/O Peter & Permelia Jane (Robinson) Welker. H/O Amanda Melvina (Wright) in 1874. |
| Wright, Cheryn J. (Riedel) | 11 Jan 1945 | --- | W/O Richard F. Wright Sr. Aft 25 Oct 1962 in Jefferson Co., Mo. |
| Wright, Edward | 05 Sep 1895 | 08 Jan 1910 | |
| Wright, Eliza | 25 Apr 1882 | 15 Aug 1900 | D/O John P. & Rebecca Jane (Jenkins) Wright. |
| Wright, James Delano | 11 Oct 1941 | 06 Nov 1995 | S/O John L. & Jeanetta Pauline (Tendell) Wright. Self inflicted gun shot. 🟊 US NAVY. |
| Wright, Jennie Belle (Vaughn) | 12 Jan 1868 | 01 Jul 1930 | W/O Sylvester Barzilla Wright 27 Dec 1889. |
| Wright, John Fountain | 22 Apr 1818 | 24 Apr 1893 | S/O Phineas & Juda (Unknown) Wright. H/O 1st Sarah 'Sally' (Jarvis) & 2nd Priscilla (Jarvis) 19 Jun 1853. (Wives were sisters). |
| Wright, John P. | 21 Jan 1857 | 14 May 1929 | S/O John Fountain & Priscilla (Jarvis) Wright. H/O Rebecca Jane (Jenkins) 24 Dec 1880 in Washington Co., Mo. |
| Wright, John W. | 1880 | 1939 | |
| Wright, Phyllis Ann (Ellis) | 10 Sep 1938 | 12 Jun 2000 | D/O Harry D. & Mary (Beasley) Ellis. W/O David O. Wright 27 Aug 1954. |
| Wright, Priscilla (Jarvis) | 27 Mar 1819 | 19 Jun 1886 | Born Tn. D/O Cornelius Lafayette & Elizabeth Mahala (Unknown) Jarvis. 2nd W/O John Fountain Wright 19 Jun 1858. (Her sister Sarah 'Sally' (Jarvis) was his first wife.) |
| Wright, Rebecca Jane (Jenkins) | 02 Aug 1862 | 27 May 1902 | Died Flat River, Mo. D/O John Wesley & Celia A. (Smith) Jenkins. W/O John P. Wright 24 Dec 1880 in Washington Co., Mo. |
| Wright, Richard F. Sr. | 20 Aug 1901 | 15 Nov 1967 | H/O Cheryn J. (Riedel) Aft 25 Oct 1962 in Jefferson Co., Mo. |
| Wright, Sylvester | 23 Aug 1901 | 28 Sep 1902 | S/O John P. & Rebecca Jane (Jenkins) Wright. |
| Wright, Sylvester Barzilla | 08 Jan 1862 | 26 Mar 1928 | S/O John Fountain & Priscilla (Jarvis) Wright. H/O Jennie Belle (Vaughn) 27 Dec 1889. |
| Wright, Thelma Irene (Tullock) | 11 Jan 1913 | 13 Jan 1938 | 25Y. Born Poplar Bluff, Mo. Died Crystal City, Mo. D/O Clarence & Ada (Chilton) Tullock. W/O Orville Wright in 1930. |
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