Lee County Georgia Biographies - Wrights & Stiles of Lee Co. Submitted by Ollie Wright olliecar@msn.com ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ Clara Wright was the daughter of Shade Wright and Clara Thomas Wright. Clara Thomas was Shade Wright Sr.'s first wife from Washington County, Georgia. Clara Wright, the daughter resided in Lee County Georgia in 1900 with her children; Tommie, Edward, Bertha and Sysgo Wright. After the 1900 Lee County Census was taken, Clara and her children seems to have disappeared. Clara Wright was the sister of Bajor Sr., Genie, Shade Jr., Freeman, Eddie Sr., Elnora Wright Allen and Minnie Tomlin Wright. Clara was also the sister of Rube Mathis. "Goody" Wright's name was Bajor Wright Jr. He was also the father of Rose Bell Wright 1880 Lee Co. Census Captain Butler BM 25 Judy Butler BF 24 wife Williams Wright step-son BM 8 Verdell Wright step-daughter BF 4 Eddie Wright step-son BM 1 1880 Lee County Census Henry Stiles Sr. MM 30 Easter Stiles BF 23 wife Jessie Stiles Sr. MM 74 Anaka Stiles MF 50 Jessie Stiles Jr. MM 16 Lewis Stiles MM 13 Shade Wright BM 28 Mary Wright BF 20 wife, Mary was a Stiles. Mary was probably the sister of Henry Styles Sr. Mary and Shade are listed on some of the Georgia Census as mulattos. 1900 Lee County Census Clara Wright BF Head b. 1877, 28 years of age Tommie Wright son BM Dec. 1888 11 years old Edward Wright son BM b. June 1892 8 years old Bertha Wright daughter BF b. Aug. 1893 6 years old Sysgo Wright son BM b. june 1899 3 mos. 4 days. 1920 Lee County Census 1238 Militia District Chokee Shade Wright Head MB 68 Cyntha Wright wife FM 58 Bajor Wright son MB 32 Eddie Wright son MB 19 Freeman Wright son MB 15 Almeter Styles step-daughter 22 Madison Styles (Mack) step-son 35 Staley Styles step-son 17 T.B. (Tepee) Styles step-daughter in-law 27 Emmitt Wright grandson MB 10 Mary Wright granddaughter FB 7 Sampson Wright grandson MB grandson Goody Wright grandson 4 and one-half Shady Lue Wright 3 and one-half Timothy Wright grandson 6 months 1920 Lee County Census Ephran Nelson Head BM 27 Alpina Nelson (Styles) MF wife 24 Ethel Lene Nelson BF daughter 7 *note* Alpina Nelson was the sister of Almeter, Madison, and Staley Styles This information is located on the 1930 Lee County, Georgia Census. This Census is dated April 21, 1930. This data is for Rev. Bajor Wright Sr. and his family. Bajor Wright Sr. was the grandson of "Buddy" Wright and Sarah Styles (Wright), and the son of Shade Wright and Mary (Mollie) Styles (Wright). Bajor was born in 1892 and died on Januar 1, 1948 in Crisp County, Georgia. He marrried Tepie Swain b. 4/27/1887 and died on 3/25/1995. Bajor and Tepie's children in 1930 were as follows. Mary Wright, daughter FB 17 Sampson Wright, son MB 16 Bajor Wright Jr., son 13 Shadie Lue Wright, daughter 11 Timothy Wright, son 9 Elijah Wright, 7 Eular Wright, daughter 5 Emmitt Wright, son 3 The children of Sinthy Talley/Styles/Wright was fathered by her first husband, Jessie Styles. Sinty was born in 1878 and died on Marchj 29, 1943 at 12:00 noon. Synthy was the daughter of Mack Talley and Hannesty Z. Talley. Sinthy later married Jessie Styles Jr. It is noted that Sinta's name is spelled on documents in many different ways. Mr. Ola Stiles and Addie B. Bivins were the parents of the following children. Susie Styles Berdie Styles married Cleveland Nelson Sarah Styles (Herring) Margret Styles (Newsome) Mary Styles married Jack Smith Lem Styles married Winnie Floyd Henry Styles daughter was Ula Wilson Jack Styles, the son of Lem Styles had a daughter by the name of Mamie Mack. Mamie Mack died in Hollywood, FL. Georgia Death Index Name: Edwina Wright Death Date: 28 Oct 1927 Gender: County of Death: Lee Certificate: 24859-I Age: Comments: Name: Marshall L. Wright Death Date: 24 Jan 1929 Gender: County of Death: Lee Certificate: 2549-K Age: Comments: Name: Shade Wright Death Date: 16 Jul 1931 Gender: County of Death: Lee Certificate: 18154 Age: Comments: Name: Dub Wright Death Date: 17 Nov 1932 Gender: County of Death: Lee Certificate: 27126 Age: Comments: Name: Laurence Wright Death Date: 05 Dec 1932 Gender: County of Death: Lee Certificate: 29873 Age: Name: Mollie Wright Death Date: 15 Dec 1932 Gender: County of Death: Lee Certificate: 29877 Age: Comments: Name: Wallace Wright Death Date: 18 Jul 1933 Gender: County of Death: Lee Certificate: 18665 Age: Comments: Name: Rosa B Wright Death Date: 11 Nov 1936 Gender: County of Death: Lee Certificate: 31612 Age: Comments: Name: Henry Wright Death Date: 08 Nov 1937 Gender: County of Death: Lee Certificate: 29047 Age: Comments: Name: Mary Wright Death Date: 07 Apr 1938 Gender: County of Death: Lee Certificate: 9765 Age: Comments: Name: John W Wright Death Date: 22 Dec 1939 Race: C Gender: M County of Death: Lee Certificate: 31343 Age: 80 years Comments: Name: Easter Wright Death Date: 10 Jan 1943 Race: C Gender: F County of Death: Lee Certificate: 1286 Age: 40 years Name: Eddie Wright Death Date: 22 Oct 1943 Race: C Gender: M County of Death: Lee Certificate: 22621 Age: 51 years Name: Sinty Wright Death Date: 29 Mar 1943 Race: C Gender: F County of Death: Lee Certificate: 5812 Age: 65 years Name: Will Wright Death Date: 21 May 1943 Race: C Gender: M County of Death: Lee Certificate: 10633 Age: 58 years Name: John Wright Death Date: 09 Jul 1946 Race: C Gender: M County of Death: Lee Certificate: 14542 Age: 53 years County of Residence: Lee Name: Joe Wright Death Date: 04 Dec 1947 Race: C Gender: M County of Death: Lee Certificate: 29117 Age: 50 years County of Residence: Lee Name: Mary J Wright Death Date: 12 Sep 1947 Race: C Gender: F County of Death: Lee Certificate: 21938 Age: 77 years County of Residence: Lee Name: Buster Wright Death Date: 18 Feb 1948 Race: C Gender: M County of Death: Lee Certificate: 3778 Age: 47 years County of Residence: Lee Name: James Wright Death Date: 27 Dec 1948 Race: C Gender: M County of Death: Lee Certificate: 28903 Age: 64 years County of Residence: Lee Name: Major Wright, Sr Death Date: 01 Jan 1948 Race: C Gender: M County of Death: Crisp Certificate: 618 Age: 47 years County of Residence: Lee - (Should read Bajor Wright) Name: Floyd Wright Death Date: 14 Feb 1953 Race: C Gender: M County of Death: Lee Certificate: 6786 Age: 62 years County of Residence: Lee Name: Cora Wright Death Date: 17 Aug 1958 Race: C Gender: F County of Death: Lee Certificate: 20746 Age: 63 years County of Residence: Lee Name: Eliza Wright Death Date: 25 Apr 1963 Race: C Gender: F County of Death: Lee Certificate: 16502 Age: 61 years County of Residence: Lee Henry "Buddy" Wright and Sarah Wright were husband and wife. They had five children together. Shade Wright, Mary Ann Wright, Millie Wright, Rye Wright, and Julianne Wright. Jeff Styles married Octavia Daniels on Feb. 20,1892 in Lee County, Georgia. Henry Stiles b. 1850 marrried Easter Stiles, b. 1857 Located on the 1920 USA Census Free Styles b. 1850, wife Katie Styles, b. 1870. Free Styles is also listed as being born in 1853. The family names listed below resided in Lee County, Georgia. The 1880 United States Census Household Records list the family members of Simon Wright b. in 1826. Simon’s wife was Polly Wright, b. in 1836. Their children were Andrew Wright b. in 1855, Winnie Wright, b. in 1859, Thomas Wright, a female, born in 1860, Primus Wright b. in 1865, Tempy Wright in 1869, Simean (Simeon) Wright born in 1872, John Wright, b. in 1875, and Garfield Wright, b. in November of 1879. This is the bloodline of Mourning, John and Shade Wright of Lee and Washington County, Georgia. The names listed below are the bloodline of my Great, Grandmother Sarah Wright (Styles) and My Grandmother, Mary Wright (Styles) of Lee County, Georgia. Ola Style had two wives. Ola Styes was 39 years of age in 1900 and Emma Styles was 25 years old. Ola and Emma Styles Ola &Berdie/Addie Bivins Henry Styles 1884 Henry Styles Elberta Styles 1886 Elberta Styles (Nelson) Lem Styles 1890 ---------------------------------- Sarah Styles 1874 Sarah Styles Caroline Styles 1899 ------------------------------------ Floyd Styles 1897 ------------------------------------ Rueben Mathis 1884 ------------------------------------ -------------------------------- Susie Styles (Herring) -------------------------------- Margret Styles (Lewis) -------------------------------- Mary Styles Susie Herrring married Bryant Herring b. 1887 Susan Herring, daughter, b. 1890 Henry Herring, son, b. 1907 Mattie M. Herring, daughter, b. 1909 Life (Leaf) Herring, son, b. 1912, Bryant Herring Jr. son, 1916 Margret Styles married Williams Lewis and later moved to Ocilla, Georgia. Sarah Styles, the sister of Margret, also moved to Ocilla, Georgia. Alberta (Elberta) Styles b. 1888. Albertha m. Sim Nelson. Their children Levi Nelson b. 1907 Mary Nelson b. 1908 Adotie Nelson b. 1910 Sim Nelson Jr. b. 1913 Conner Nelson, b. 1915 James Nelson, b. 1920 Ola Styles b. 1886 was married to Lila Styles Rufus Styles, son Jessie Styles, son b. 1909 Rev. Jeff Styles married Octavia Daniels on 2/20, 1892, in Lee County, Georgia. Their children were; Jessie Styles Lewis Styles Ola Styles Nancy Styles Jeff Styles Jr. Sarah Styles Henry Styles Freeman Styles Mary Styles Special note Ruben Mathis (Mathews, Matthis) is listed as being the nephew of Ola Styles and, earlier listed as the nephew of Free Styles. Additional information added December 25, 2005 Marriages in Lee and Sumter Co. GA. Henry Stiles also married Ula Iverson ( No Date) Freeman Styles married Mollie Battle 2/8/1877. Later he married Chloe Iverson 12/20/1910. Lewis Styles married Laura Harris on 12/22/1892. Later he married Laura Stewart 7/3/1904. Ola Styles married Emma Walker in Lee Co. GA. on 3/4/1898. This wedding was witnessed by his brother Rev. Freeman Styles. Certificate on file in Lee Co., GA. Ola Styles married Josephine Williams 10/2/1929. Records do not indicate if this marriage is of Ola JR or SR. Jeff Styles married Ella Berryhill. Ella is buried in New Hope Cemetery in Lee Co. GA. (No Date). Later Jeff married Octavia Daniels. Madison Styles m. Mary Lee Patterson 8/6/1901 in Americus, GA. Almeta Styles married Bill Bird 12/23/1913. Later married Charlie Finney 11/13/1920. Her Third husband was Ed Covin. These records are on file in Americus, GA. Easter Styles married Maribear(n) Lamar on 9/14/1919 in Americus, GA. Mary Will Styles married Warren Harrold on 10/22/1910 in Americus, GA. Margaret Styles married Lias Newson on 10/26/1899 in Americus, GA. Last resided in Ocilla, GA. Shade Right (Wright) married Molly Styles in Americus, GA. License is on file. Ollie