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Mary Mildred <I>Vance</I> Wright

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Mary Mildred Vance Wright

Birth
White Township, Benton County, Missouri, USA
Death
10 Dec 1923 (aged 73)
Selma, Fresno County, California, USA
Burial
Selma, Fresno County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section B. Row 13, Gr 42.
Memorial ID
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Mary's parents are James Harvey Vance and Sarah Henderson Langford.

Marriages:
William Reed Feaster: 1848-1875
Married: Oct. 22,1868. Benton, Missouri.
Flavious Josephus Wright: 1845-1915
Married: Dec. 9, 1877 Benton Co., Missouri.

Census 1850 Benton Missouri James H. Vance he is a farmer 32, Sarah H. Vance 23, John Vance 7, William Vance 4, Mary M. Vance is 1.

Census 1860 Township 39 Range 22, Benton, Missouri
Post Office, Warsaw.
James H. Vance 43, Sarah Vance 33, John Vance 15, William Vance 13, Mary Vance 11, Sarah Vance 8, Margaret Vance 6, Elizabeth Vance 3, Susan Vance is 1.

Census 1876 Missouri Mary M. Feaster, Sarah Feaster and Laura Feaster.

Mary's first husband William Reed Feaster died in 1875, leaving her a widow with two young daughters.

Mary married for the second time to Flavious Josephus Wright who was also widowed with children.

Census 1880 Osage, Henry, Missouri Josepus Wright 37, Mary M. Wright 34, Sarah J. Wright 9, Ana L. Wright 7, Jacob H. Wright 2, John Wright 12, Wade E. Wright is 9.

In 1897, Mary, Flavious and their families moved from Missouri to California.
The families settled in the Conejo District where they owned a ranch and later moved to Selma.

Census 1900 Selma, Fresno, California Flavious J. Wright 54, he is a drayman, Mary N. Wright 50, Jake H. Wright 21, Ira O. Wright, 19, (Oscar J. Wright Feb. 8, 1881 birth).
Nellie B. Wright 17, Leslie T. Wright 13, Earl K. Wright 9, Floyd J. Wright is 6.

Nellie G. Sayre in the California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Apr. 9, 1888-Dec .6, 1959 Death Place: Fresno Mother: Vance Father: Wright Find A Grave #85511124.

Leslie T. Wright in the California, Death Index 1940-1997 Apr. 22, 1988
Birthplace: Missouri Death place: Mar. 9, 1962 Fresno Mothers Maiden name: Vance.

Oscar J. Wright World War I Draft Registration Sept. 12, 1918 Fresno, California slender, medium height, brown hair and brown eyes. Birth:
Feb. 8, 1881. He is a painter. Wife: Clara C. Wright.

Jacob H. Wright, for 27 years, worked for Kutner-Goldstein General Merchandise Store in Selma, as manager of the hardware department. When the store closed, when the depression came, Jacob became associated with his brother Leslie T., a plumber, in the plumbing and hardware business. Jacob retired in 1940. He was member of the Selma Presbyterian Church and Selma Masonic Lodge #277. Wife: Mary Sage.

Census 1910 Selma, Fresno, California F. James Wright 63, Vance Wright Age 61, Leslie Wright 21, Earl Wright 18, Floyd Wright 16, Edna Light 23, Grover Light 23, Clara Light 21, Lenora Light is 8/12.

Earl B. Wright in the U. S. Headstone Appications for Military Veterans 1925-1963. PVT.1 Class 33 Field Artillery Applicant: Leslie T. Wright signed by him.
Born: Oct. 7, 1892 Died: May 11, 1946 buried in the West Selma Cemetery.

Nora Vance, Mary's sister married William Charles Light.
Grover Cleveland Light married Clara Mable Freelove, he is the son of Charles and Nora Light.

Also living in their household, after the census, Irvin Smith, son of Anna Laura Feaster Smith, who died unexpectedly in 1911. Irvin is shown on
the 1920 Census for Fresno, living with his father, Oran Albert Smith and older brother, Homer. Irvin is 10 years old. It is unclear how long Irvin lived with his grandmother, Mary.

Flavious J. Wright died in 1915, Selma, California.

Census 1920 Selma, Fresno, California Mary 71, widowed, son Floyd J. Wright is 26,
Floyd worked for Leslie T. Wright, as a plumber stated on the World War I registration to be exempt as sole support for his mother. He is tall, blue eyes, medium built and brown hair.

Floyd F. Wright Feb. 8, 1894 - Jan.18,1957. Buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery #3650605 Veterans Affairs.
Name on his Interment record: next of kin sister, Mrs. Nellie Sayre Selma, California.
U. S. Navy Service Data Rank SFI.

California Death Index 1940-1991 Floyd's name appears as Loyd John Wright Mother: Feaster Father: Wright Birth date: Feb. 8, 1894 as stated on his internet record.

James Harvey Vance's family goes back many generations, on Find a Grave, he is Mary's father.

The Vance family is Scotch-Irish.
Samuel Vance Sr. ( -1778) came to the New World with his wife Sarah Coville from Ireland. Many family members participated in the Battle of Kings Mountain one of the last battles ending the American Revolution.
The Daughters of the American Revolution gave many of these family members Ancestor numbers.
There are many interesting members of the Vance family.

Mary Mildred Wright and Flavious Josephus Wright will be remembered always.

Bio. by her great granddaughter Margaret Moreno
In Loving Memory

Siblings who died young:
John J.
Elizabeth
Susan

Niece:
Jennie E. (Light) Moshier Ballou 1884-1965 Pueblo, Colorado #114764295
She is buried with her first husband.
Mary's parents are James Harvey Vance and Sarah Henderson Langford.

Marriages:
William Reed Feaster: 1848-1875
Married: Oct. 22,1868. Benton, Missouri.
Flavious Josephus Wright: 1845-1915
Married: Dec. 9, 1877 Benton Co., Missouri.

Census 1850 Benton Missouri James H. Vance he is a farmer 32, Sarah H. Vance 23, John Vance 7, William Vance 4, Mary M. Vance is 1.

Census 1860 Township 39 Range 22, Benton, Missouri
Post Office, Warsaw.
James H. Vance 43, Sarah Vance 33, John Vance 15, William Vance 13, Mary Vance 11, Sarah Vance 8, Margaret Vance 6, Elizabeth Vance 3, Susan Vance is 1.

Census 1876 Missouri Mary M. Feaster, Sarah Feaster and Laura Feaster.

Mary's first husband William Reed Feaster died in 1875, leaving her a widow with two young daughters.

Mary married for the second time to Flavious Josephus Wright who was also widowed with children.

Census 1880 Osage, Henry, Missouri Josepus Wright 37, Mary M. Wright 34, Sarah J. Wright 9, Ana L. Wright 7, Jacob H. Wright 2, John Wright 12, Wade E. Wright is 9.

In 1897, Mary, Flavious and their families moved from Missouri to California.
The families settled in the Conejo District where they owned a ranch and later moved to Selma.

Census 1900 Selma, Fresno, California Flavious J. Wright 54, he is a drayman, Mary N. Wright 50, Jake H. Wright 21, Ira O. Wright, 19, (Oscar J. Wright Feb. 8, 1881 birth).
Nellie B. Wright 17, Leslie T. Wright 13, Earl K. Wright 9, Floyd J. Wright is 6.

Nellie G. Sayre in the California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Apr. 9, 1888-Dec .6, 1959 Death Place: Fresno Mother: Vance Father: Wright Find A Grave #85511124.

Leslie T. Wright in the California, Death Index 1940-1997 Apr. 22, 1988
Birthplace: Missouri Death place: Mar. 9, 1962 Fresno Mothers Maiden name: Vance.

Oscar J. Wright World War I Draft Registration Sept. 12, 1918 Fresno, California slender, medium height, brown hair and brown eyes. Birth:
Feb. 8, 1881. He is a painter. Wife: Clara C. Wright.

Jacob H. Wright, for 27 years, worked for Kutner-Goldstein General Merchandise Store in Selma, as manager of the hardware department. When the store closed, when the depression came, Jacob became associated with his brother Leslie T., a plumber, in the plumbing and hardware business. Jacob retired in 1940. He was member of the Selma Presbyterian Church and Selma Masonic Lodge #277. Wife: Mary Sage.

Census 1910 Selma, Fresno, California F. James Wright 63, Vance Wright Age 61, Leslie Wright 21, Earl Wright 18, Floyd Wright 16, Edna Light 23, Grover Light 23, Clara Light 21, Lenora Light is 8/12.

Earl B. Wright in the U. S. Headstone Appications for Military Veterans 1925-1963. PVT.1 Class 33 Field Artillery Applicant: Leslie T. Wright signed by him.
Born: Oct. 7, 1892 Died: May 11, 1946 buried in the West Selma Cemetery.

Nora Vance, Mary's sister married William Charles Light.
Grover Cleveland Light married Clara Mable Freelove, he is the son of Charles and Nora Light.

Also living in their household, after the census, Irvin Smith, son of Anna Laura Feaster Smith, who died unexpectedly in 1911. Irvin is shown on
the 1920 Census for Fresno, living with his father, Oran Albert Smith and older brother, Homer. Irvin is 10 years old. It is unclear how long Irvin lived with his grandmother, Mary.

Flavious J. Wright died in 1915, Selma, California.

Census 1920 Selma, Fresno, California Mary 71, widowed, son Floyd J. Wright is 26,
Floyd worked for Leslie T. Wright, as a plumber stated on the World War I registration to be exempt as sole support for his mother. He is tall, blue eyes, medium built and brown hair.

Floyd F. Wright Feb. 8, 1894 - Jan.18,1957. Buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery #3650605 Veterans Affairs.
Name on his Interment record: next of kin sister, Mrs. Nellie Sayre Selma, California.
U. S. Navy Service Data Rank SFI.

California Death Index 1940-1991 Floyd's name appears as Loyd John Wright Mother: Feaster Father: Wright Birth date: Feb. 8, 1894 as stated on his internet record.

James Harvey Vance's family goes back many generations, on Find a Grave, he is Mary's father.

The Vance family is Scotch-Irish.
Samuel Vance Sr. ( -1778) came to the New World with his wife Sarah Coville from Ireland. Many family members participated in the Battle of Kings Mountain one of the last battles ending the American Revolution.
The Daughters of the American Revolution gave many of these family members Ancestor numbers.
There are many interesting members of the Vance family.

Mary Mildred Wright and Flavious Josephus Wright will be remembered always.

Bio. by her great granddaughter Margaret Moreno
In Loving Memory

Siblings who died young:
John J.
Elizabeth
Susan

Niece:
Jennie E. (Light) Moshier Ballou 1884-1965 Pueblo, Colorado #114764295
She is buried with her first husband.


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