William Taylor Wright
b. 19 October 1821, d. 12 June 1888
- Father: Asa Wright
- Mother: Unknown (?)
- William Taylor Wright was born on 19 October 1821 in Conecuh County, Alabama.
- He married Mary Carolyn Hibbetts on 17 January 1850 in Polk County, Texas.
- Johnson Vitringer Wright and Elizabeth Ann Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Taylor Wright, Mary Carolyn Hibbetts. Also in the household was physician W. T. Wright, age 29, and his wife Mary C.
- He was a physician, according to the 1850 census.
- On Tuesday, 8 April 1851, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Jeff got his arm Broke, Dr. Wright set it."
- William Taylor Wright died on 12 June 1888 at age 66 in Robertson County, Texas.
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Dr. Johnson V. Wright and his twin brother Dr. William T. Wright, were born 19 October 1821 in Conecuh County, Alabama, sons of Rev. Asa Wright. The family came to Texas in 1839. Both brothers were ordained ministers and were trained physicians. Dr. William Taylor Wright married Mary Carolyn Hibbetts on 17 January 1850 in Polk County, Texas. Mary was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Robert Hibbetts and Margaret Sharp. William T. and Mary C. Wright were enumerated in the Lone Oak area of Montgomery County in 1850, in the household of Dr. J. V. Wright. William’s occupation was given as physician. The couple moved from the Lone Oak area to the vicinity of Prairie Lea in Caldwell County after 1850. In 1860, they lived near Lockhart, and William's occupation was minister of the Baptist Church. By 1870, the family was living in Madison County with their six children, and by 1880, they had moved to Robertson County. Family records show that William died 12 June 1888 in Robertson County.
Biographical sketch prepared by Karen McCann Hett as part of "Danville Doctors" for a future edition of the MCG&HS History of Montgomery County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 13 May 2013