Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NameWRIGHT, John Thomas , GGGG Granduncle
Birth Date13 Jan 1829
Birth PlaceFayette County, Tennessee
Death Date13 Aug 1921 Age: 92
Death PlaceDetroit, Lamar County, Alabama
MotherCODY, Nancy Talitha (1805-1896)
Misc. Notes
Fighting ,with his cousins, at the opening Battle of Shiloh in Mississippi, John Thomas “Jack” Wright, was wounded.

Company G,16th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Wood's Confederate Regiment hit the Union lines on April 6th and fought their way until held up at the "Sunken Road" where the Confederates brought up their artillery and the Union forces surrendered.

On that same morning Capt. R. G. Wright, a cousin with the 33rd Mississippi opened the engagement with a volley and attacked across Frailey's (sic) Farm--Sherman's headquarters was over run and Sherman withdrew with some of his troops across the woods. Another cousin of Jack's was Miles F. Wright who as a Pvt. in Co. G, 16th Alabama fought with Jack in this engagement as well as later at the Battle of Stone's River (Union name) or the Battle Murfreesboro, TN

Jack was again wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga TN. He fought with the 16th into Georgia and through those engagements.
Spouses
Birth Date30 Jan 1830
Birth PlaceAlabama
Death Date29 Jul 1916 Age: 86
Death PlaceLamar County, Alabama
Marr Date9 Nov 1848
ChildrenJohn Henry Davis (1850-1931)
 Sarah Jane (1852-1928)
 Robert Benjamin (1854-1886)
 Nancy Talithia (1856-1904)
 William Thomas (1858-1950)
 Eliza (1861-1938)
 Mary Frances (1864-1951)
 James M. (Died as Infant) (1866-1868)
 Eliza Ann (1869-1888)
 Leoretta Amelia (Died as Infant) (1872-1874)
Last Modified 15 Oct 2022Created 11 Apr 2023 by Robert Avent