Benjamin L. Wright
b. circa 1822
- Benjamin L. Wright was born circa 1822 in Mississippi.
- He married Martha (?)
- He married Amanda Eliza McCaleb, daughter of Zill H. McCaleb and Mary Elizabeth Martin.
- Benjamin L. Wright and Amanda Eliza McCaleb appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Calvert PO, Robertson County, Texas. Other members of the household included William S. Wright, William Henry Thomas, Emma Lou Thomas, Emily Abbott and Charles A. Abbott. Eliza's children from her first marriage are identified as Thomas and Emma Wright.
- Benjamin L. Wright and Amanda Eliza McCaleb appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Robertson County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Meeks Wright, Kate E. Wright, Mary Zill Wright, Benjamin Boone Wright, George McCaleb Wright, Emma Lou Thomas, Marion Adam Dowdy and William Henry Thomas.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- Last Edited: 25 Jun 2013
Family 1: Martha (?) b. circa 1823
- John Meeks Wright b. 25 August 1844, d. 7 October 1925
- William S. Wright b. circa 1857, d. 1 February 1890
Family 2: Amanda Eliza McCaleb b. circa 1840
- Kate E. Wright b. 19 September 1867, d. 30 December 1920
- Mary Zill Wright b. 4 May 1870, d. 7 November 1941
- Benjamin Boone Wright b. 4 March 1874, d. 26 October 1961
- George McCaleb Wright b. 27 October 1877, d. 4 November 1947