Wright, Julius Milford and Frances Josephine Hespiana (Thomson)

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Julius Millford Wright (1849-1924); son of Ezekial H. and Susan Wright. Born in Cole County, MO (Ezekial was the son of Anthony and Nancy Wright and was a brother of James Lawrence Wright and Hiram Wright, among others). In 1871 Julius married Frances Josephine Thomson and they became the parents of Oliver Lee, Bertha Alpharetta, Maggie Edith, Daniel Paul and Susan Kerenhappuch Wright. Ezekial was a carpenter by trade and he and Josephine lived much of their lives in Hot Springs, AR, after leaving Miller County in about 1880. He died Jan. 16, 1924 and is interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Hot Springs, AR. Frances Josephine Hespiana (Thomson*) Wright (1853-1905); dau. of Thomas Arrington and Kerenhappuch (Sellers) Thomson*; granddaughter of pioneer poet Henry Thompson-Tomson* and Elizabeth Lee; m. Julius Millford Wright Jan. 1, 1871; mother of Oliver Lee, Bertha Alpharetta, Maggie Edith, Daniel Paul, and Susan Kerenhappuch Wright. Josephine and Julius left Miller County Missouri in about 1880 and made their home in Hot Springs, AR. She died Sept. 1, 1905 after surgery at Mullanphy hospital in St. Louis, MO and is interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Hot Springs, AR. ( *Thomas Arrington Thomson's father, Henry Thompson, decided late in life to change the spelling of his name to Tomson. This created a lot of confusion among his children. Some changed their names to 'Tomson', some to 'Thomson' and some not at all.) Julius Millford Wright family, circa 1888 after the family moved from Miller County, MO, via Mineral Sprng, MO to Hot Springs, AR in about 1880. L-R: Susan 'Dink' Kerenhappuch (1880-1933); Daniel Paul (1878-1955); Maggie Edith (1876-1896); Bertha 'Bert' Alpharetta (1874-1954); Oliver Lee (1872-1946); Julius Millford (1849-1924) and Frances Josephine (Thomson) Wright (1853-1905).