Margaret Emma Wright
Margaret Emma Wright (maiden name: Bagley) was born in March 1839 in Covington, Louisiana, to William and Mary Bagley. His father worked in the lumber industry, and he owned $18,000 of real estate by 1850. She grew up and attended school in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and she married George Washington Wright on April 14, 1860. They had at least seven children: Josephine, born around 1861; William, born around 1863; Hamilton, born around 1866; Laura, born around 1868; Sallie, born around 1871; Allen, born around 1876; and Mary, born around 1878.
They lived in Pensacola, Florida, and her husband worked as a lumber merchant. By 1870, they owned $200 of real estate and $10,000 of personal property. Her husband died on March 3, 1918. She remained in Pensacola, and she died there on October 27, 1924.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1162) | Wright, Margaret Emma ~ Bagley, Margaret Emma | 1839-03 | 1924-10-27 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (2245) [recipient] ~ George W. Wright to Margaret E. Wright, 15 June 1863
People - Records: 1
- (1162) Wright, Margaret Emma is the [wife of] (1161) Wright, George Washington
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925, available from Ancestry.com; Pensacola (FL) News Journal, 28 October 1924
