Sand Hill Cemetery, Simms, Bowie County, Texas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Anna Williams Brett Date: 2 Oct 2000 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm *********************************************************** Wright tombstones in Sand Hill Cem. Corrections to the Wrights I have listed below, Doni Wright Wright, Infant b/d. 17 Sep 1937 dau. Of David Edgar & Marie (Johnson) Wright if we don’t put who she belonged to, I believe she will continue to be lost through the years. Her mother is below. Wright, Marie JOHNSON died in childbirth: 17 Sep 1937 Wright, E. E. 4 Nov 1890 - 12 Apr 1964 should be: Wright, Edgar Floyd or Wright, E. F. the dates are correct, but the initials are wrong. Wright, Elbert L. (Lewis) b. Apr 1829 d. 17 Jan 1916 (The CSA tombstone has wrong dates, his son was born in 1890. -- He had married a much much younger woman in 1888. His CSA records quoted below: Missing on list but buried at Sand Hill: Wright, Mary Margaret SINGLETON b. 28 Nov 1852 d. 14 Apr 1926 Buried: 15 Apr 1926 in Sand Hill Cem. (this was the 2nd wife of Elbert L. listed above) Singleton, Grandma: ?? 1916 Singleton, Frances b. Apr 1829 TN d. 1916 She is enumerated living with her dau and son/law , hard to believe that son/law and mother/law were same age. Note: this is also the Elbert above that tombstone has wrong death date. 1900 Texas Fed Census, Bowie Community Vol. 11 E.D. 12 Sht 9 Ln 72 Wright, Elbert L. Hd W Apr 1829 72 27 AL SC SC Wright, Mary [Maggie] W W Nov 1852 47 27 4 2 MS SC TN Singleton, Frances ML W Apr 1829 72 3 TN TN TN Singleton, Grandpa: ?? 1895 I have not been able to discover his name he was born in SC. These is Mary Margaret (Singleton) Wright’s parents: CSA RECORD FOR ELBERT LEWIS WRIGHT Texas Confederate Army record data as recorded on pension applications of both Elbert & Maggie Wright: >Elbert - enlisted Simms, Bowie, TX in 14 May 1862, discharged Apr 1865 Served in Company "D" 23 Regiment Texas Calvary under N.C. Gould. organized in Bowie Co., TX 13 Nov 1905 he owned: 40 acres - $400; 2 horses - $40; 2 cows - $12 Occupation: farmer; Health: piles, old age, general disability Resided in Simms, Bowie, TX since 1860. >> In 1909 pension application Elbert's health stats included deafness, and he no longer owned any property. >> d. date: 17 Jan 1916 >> marriage date to Maggie: 28 Nov 1888 Bowie Co., TX >Maggie - b. date 28 Nov 1852 (age 63 yrs old as of 28 Nov 1915) d. date: 14 Apr 1926 Simms, Bowie, TX at the home of E.F. Wright, son. buried: 15 Apr 1926; cause of death: breast cancer.