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Girardi ==================================================================== December 2001 WRIGHT - ROOKS FAMILY CEMETERY Township 19, Range 11, Section 17 Randolph County, Alabama By Linda S. Ayres http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007674 Submitted by Marilyn M. Girardi MMGir@aol.com Approximately fifty (50) unmarked graves Wright, Virginnie E. Aug 17, 1869 Apr 3, 1914 (d/o J.H. & S.E. Wright)[James Wright and Sarah Elizabeth Murphy] Rooks, John Oct 19, 1806 Aug 4, 1880 1880 census: John Roaks living next door to Williamson Wright. John Roaks age 73 born MO or MD Harriet Roaks age 63 born GA C.C. Roaks age 24 born GA [Son] Wright, W.W. No Dates [William Williamson Wright born 3/15/1815, died 8/29/1895 married Emily Brown born 1825 died after 1900](CO E 1ST AL CAV)[Williamson W. Wright, Pvt.CO E; Enlisted 11-1-1864 in Rome, GA for 3 years; Mustered in 11-1-1864 at Rome, GA; Born in Oglethorpe, GA; Age 27; Occupation - Farmer; Deserted 9-21-1865. William Wright was a member of the first Alabama Cavalry Union Army] ****** W.W. WRIGHT AND EMILY BROWN Children: 1--Asa I. Wright, born 3/22/1845, died 7/25/1913; married Mary Elizabeth Carpenter; buried Wedowee City Cemetery, Randolph Co, AL. 2--James Wright, born 1847; married Elizabeth Murphy. 3--Harriet Wright, born 3/2/1849,died 9/18/1920; married Amos Young; died Texas. 4--Willis William Wright, born 1851; married Amanda Bass. 5--Emily Wright, born 1853; married Wiley Bean; buried Glover, TX. Asa I. Wright, born 1845; married Mary Elizabeth Carpenter, born 1/14/1846, died 11/14/1922. Children: 1--Caldonia Wright, born 1867. 2--LaFayette Wright, born 1869. 3--Emily Wright, born 1870. 4--Ida Ann Wright, born 1871. 5--Columbus Barto Wright, born 1872 died 1929; married Talalah Mentoria 'Lula' Tennant; buried Wedowee City Cemetery. 6--Lula Peanna Wright, born 1/2/1874, died 8/31/1938; married John Yates; buried Wedowee City Cemetery. 7--Mary Ophelia Wright, born 5/10/1879, died 7/28/1967; married James Raleigh Yates; buried at Mt. Prospect-Ophelia Cemetery, Randolph Co, AL. 8--William Samuel Wright, born 1/14/1881, died 7/10/1946; married Minnie Young; buried at Wedowee City Cemetery. 9--Asa Wright, born 10/29/1883, died 12/10/1903; Buried at Wedowee City Cemetery. James Wright, born 1847; married Sarah Elizabeth Murphy. Children: 1--Virginia Wright, born 8/17/1869, died 3/4/1914; buried Wright-Rooks Family Cemetery, Randolph Co, AL. 2--Henrietta Wright, born 1870. 3--Elizabeth Wright, born 1872. 4--Mary Wright, born 1874. 5--James Wright, born 1876. 6--Willis Wright, born 1878. 7--Henry Wright, born 1879. Harriet Wright, born 1849; married Amos Young, born 11/11/1833, died 3/22/1920; buried Texas. Children: 1--Harmon Mitchell Young, born 10/2/1869, died 1929; married Minnie Camish; buried Texas. 2--Mary Young, born 11/9/1871, died 1/2/1902; married Dr. Madison Liles; buried Liles-Gladney Family Cemetery, Randolph Co, AL. 3--Wyatt Young, born 1/4/1874, died 9/18/1957; married Martha Robertson; buried Texas. 4--Virginia Young, born 12/22/1876, died 1968; married John Carroll; buried Texas. 5--John William Young, born 8/31/1878, died 3/30/1945; married Elizabeth Montgomery; buried Texas. 6--Robert Blake Young, born 9/28/1881, died 2/2/1959; buried Texas. 7--Amos Isaac Young, born 9/22/1883, died 9/4/1974; married Lois Karnes; buried Texas. 8--Roxie Young, born 7/2/1886, died 1/8/1960; buried Texas. 9--Raymond Young, born 12/25/1888, died 9/9/1937; buried Texas. Willis William Wright, born 1851, died in Sherman, Texas; Married Samantha Amanda Bass born 6/1850, died 5/2/1902, daughter of Solomon Bass and Sarah Elizabeth George. Children: 1--Willis Nolan Wright, born 7/19/1874, died 6/4/1937; married Elizabeth Farrell; buried Jackson Co, AL. 2--Solomon Crawford Wright, born 2/10/1877, died 8/20/1941; married Allie Young; buried Ava Cemetery, Randolph Co, AL. 3--Myrtle Wright, born 10/1880, died 1950; married James Fuller; buried Jackson Co, AL. 4--Arthur Wright, born 7/1882. 5--William Larkin Wright, born 7/30/1886, died 5/1949; married Una Gray; died Fanning Co, Texas. 6--Sarah Wright, born 1888. 7--Charlie Wright, born 1890. 8--Walter Wright, born 1896. 9--Minnie Wright, born 1898; married -West. Emily Wright, born 1854; married Wiley Bean, born 8/14/1855, died 5/3/1921; buried Glover, OK. Children: 1--Amanda Bean, born 7/4/1881, died 9/1/1958; married Louis Clayborne. 2--Wiley Bean, born 3/15/1883, died 10/26/1969; married Josephine Lenard; buried Oklahoma. 3--James Bean, born 1/29/1885, died 12/20/1954; married Lillie Jones; buried Oklahoma. 4--Mary Bean, born 9/27/1887; married John Palmer. 5--Deceased child or children born 1888-1891. 6--Lula Bean, born 1/26/1892, died 7/4/1957; married James Benningfield; buried Oklahoma. 7--Tula Bean, born 3/3/1894, died 1/16/1971; married Merron Jones. 6--George Bean, born 3/4/1896, died 10/18/1958; married Maude Coffman. 9--Asa Ross Bean, born 2/24/1898, died 8/8/1970; married Louella Greenwald; buried Oklahoma. 10--Deceased child Bean, born 1900. 11--Cecil Bean, born 2/3/1903, died 10/4/1976; married Mick Perry; buried California. ******