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Willie Frances Wright[1, 2]

Female 1909 - 2013  (103 years)


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  • Name Willie Frances Wright 
    • Married Lee Blair
    Born 14 Aug 1909  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Jul 2013  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Danville Memorial Gardens, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I8478  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2016 

    Father William Thomas Wright,   b. 4 Jan 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1956  (Age 96 years) 
    Mother Nannie Maude Allen,   b. Nov 1872,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1890  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Cottagehill/Southside, http://www.cottagehill.com/southside.
      Nannie Maude Allen
      Born: Nov 1872 - Pittsylvania Co., Va
      Father: Young T. Allen (1836- )
      Mother: Mary Virginia Wyatt (1854- )
      Married: William Thomas Wright, s/o
      Lewis A. Wright (1831- )and Cassandra Jane Minter (1840- )
      William Thomas Wright -Born: Jan 4, 1860, Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Died: Nov 11, 1956
      Marriage: abt 1890-1891
      Other Spouse: Mary E. Martin (1858-1890) - Sep 25, 1879 - Henry Co., VA
      Other Spouse: Ida F. Gravely (1876- ) - Jan 4, 1921 - Pittsylvania Co., VA

    2. [S42] Obituary, http://www.swicegood-barker.com/notices/Frances-Blair.
      Frances Wright Blair, age 103, of 6816 Mt. Cross Rd., Danville, VA, died on Monday, July 15, 2013 at her residence. She was born on August 14, 1909, in Pittsylvania County, VA, to the late William Thomas Wright and Nannie Maude Allen Wright. Mrs. Blair worked at Dan River Mills for 22 years and was also a homemaker. She was a member of the St. John's United Methodist Church. She spent most of her life in the Mt. Cross area. Mrs. Blair married Sydney Lee Blair on December 25, 1926. She is survived by her daughters: Barbara Hearp, of Dry Fork and Edith Gauldin and her husband, Homer L. Gauldin, Sr., of Danville, VA with whom she lived; twelve grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, and twenty great-great grandchildren. In addition to her parents Mrs. Blair was predeceased by her husband: Sydney Lee Blair; one son: Clifton Dale Blair; one daughter: Charlotte Edna Turpin; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson. She was the last surviving sibling.

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=blair&GSfn=frances&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=113907219&df=all&.