Individual Details

Full name from graduation card to William Charles Haden, May 1928.

1910, Marshall Co OK. Madill. Charles H. Wright, age 40, married 12 years, b. GA as were both his parents. Retail lumber. Willie R. age 32, 2 children, b. TX, parents both b. NC. Robert N. age 10, b. TX. Virginia K. age 4, b. Oklahoma.
Also living with the family is Charles' father. Gabriel N. Wright. age 75, widowed. Born in Georgia as were his parents.
[They moved from Texas before the birth of Virginia. A letter from Willie to her sister was from Cumby TX in August of 1906.]

Found in 1920 Census in Madill, Marshall Co OK, ED 163, p.6A, Dwelling 116, Address 603 Tishomingo. Charles H. Wright, age 50, b. GA as were both his parents. He was manager of a Lumber Co which he owned. Wife Willie R. was age 41, b. TX, both parents born in AR [which is not correct, obviously Willie did not give this information]. Robert N. age 19, working in Dad's lumber company, Virginia age 14 attending school. This census also shows that the family moved to Oklahoma between 1900 and 1905 as daughter Virginia was born in Oklahoma.

The Wrights were still in Madill in 1930. Only Robert was living at home.


1940 Census. Madill, Marshall Co, OK, Sheet 26A, Hh 67
Charles H. Wright, 70, b. GA, lived in the same house 5 years ago, Proprietor, Wholesale Oil Agency
Willie R., wife, age 68, b. TX

1950 Census. Madill, Marshall Co, OK, Hh 240
Charles H. Wright, 80, b. GA
Willie, wife, 72, b. TX

Buried Woodberry Forest Cemetery, Madill, Marshall Co, OK

The Madill Record Madill, OK, 4 May 1950, Thursday, p. 4
Charles Wright Services Held Here Tuesday
Charles Henry Wright, a resident of Marshall County since 1900 died Sunday in Madill.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 pm Tuesday at the Madill Methodist Chruch.
Mr. Wright was born in Rome, GA, May 4, 1869. He spent most of his earlier life in Arkansas, moving to Oakland and Madill in May of 1900.
He married Miss Willie Richmond Holderness, Jan 23, 1896. He had been a member of the Methodist church since boyhood.
Mr. Wright was in the lumber business and operated the Commercial Oil & Gas Company with W. L. Raburn for many years. He retired from active business four years ago.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. C. H. Wright of Madill; one son, bob Wright of Houston; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Katherine Lachnitt of Socorro, NM; one sister, Mrs. Ella R. Sharp of Los Angeles, Calif.; one brother, Gabriel N. Wright of Crockett, Tex.,; and two grandchildren.
Services were conducted by Rev. J. Howard Bush, assisted by B. J. Wilkins of Kingston. The Methodist choir was in charge of singing, "Shall We Gather At the River"
Burial was a Woodberry-Forest Cemetery with Watts Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Active bearers were Junius Russell of Oklahoma City, Penn Scott of Armore, Marvin Bryant, Burton Livengood, Alfred Jacks, Rex Strickland, Maurice Lampe, all of Madill, and J. I. Holderness of Greenville, Tex.
Honorary escorts were Wes Jennings, Joe williamson, C. T. Morris, Les Yarger, Joe Leeper, Bert Colby, Boge Lynn and J. I. Hemphill.

Birth	4 May 1869	Rome, Floyd County, Georgia
Marriage	23 Jan 1898	Delta County, Texas - Willie Richmond Holderness
Death	30 Apr 1950	Madill, Marshall County, Oklahoma

Spouse	Willie Richmond Holderness (1877 - 1963)
Child	Robert N. Wright (1900 - 1984)
Child	Virginia Kathryn Wright (1905 - 2001)