Johnny Melvin Wright

1933 - 2001  (68 years)

• Name	Johnny Melvin Wright  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	5 Apr 1933	Hallsville, Harrison, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Hallsville, Harrison, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson of Margaret Wright (Son of Jerome)
  Census	1950	Harrison County, Texas, USA   [2]
  	Relation to Head: Grandson of Margaret (Son of Jerome Wright); Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	27 Oct 2001	Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA   [3, 5, 6]
  Obituary	Nov 2001	Longview, Harrison, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Obituary of Johnnie M Wright • Longview News-Journal • Longview, Texas • 01 Nov 2001, Thu • Page 16
  		Obituary-WRIGHT Johnnie M Obituary of JOHNNIE MELVIN WRIGHT • Longview News-Journal • Longview, Texas • 01 Nov 2001, Thu • Page 16
  Burial	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hallsville, Harrison, Texas, USA   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I29898	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jerome Wright,   b. 28 Feb 1914, Texas, USA d. 19 Jul 1989 (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lola Simmons,   b. 12 Jun 1914, Texas, USA d. 18 Jul 2001 (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Jun 1933	Harrison County, Texas, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F13350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Mae Hall,   b. 20 Apr 1943, Texas, USA d. 18 Feb 1986 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1965	Gregg County, Texas, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F13353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Apr 1933 - Hallsville, Harrison, Texas, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson of Margaret Wright (Son of Jerome) - 1940 - Hallsville, Harrison, Texas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Grandson of Margaret (Son of Jerome Wright); Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Harrison County, Texas, USA Marriage - 2 Jul 1965 - Gregg County, Texas, USA Death - 27 Oct 2001 - Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA Obituary - Obituary of Johnnie M Wright • Longview News-Journal • Longview, Texas • 01 Nov 2001, Thu • Page 16 - Nov 2001 - Longview, Harrison, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  News

  Obituary-WRIGHT Johnnie M Obituary of JOHNNIE MELVIN WRIGHT • Longview News-Journal • Longview, Texas • 01 Nov 2001, Thu • Page 16

  
  

• Sources

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