Eighth Generation

378. Willie Richmond HOLDERNESS^119,182,215 was born on 18 August 1877 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas.¹⁶⁶ She died on 20 March 1963 at the age of 85 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.¹⁵⁹

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 176, Ed. 1, Monday, May 20, 1895
Sulphur Springs
Mrs. Bob Holderness and Miss Willie Holderness of Black Jack spent Wednesday with their sister, Mrs. John Russell.

Letter from Willie to Bettie dated 20 Aug 1906 doesn't mention husband or children. She was living in Cumby at that time. She did mention a visit from Eddie & Lynna which I assume to be the cousins Eddie Russell, daughter of Rebecca, and Lynna Holderness, daughter of Robert - they were close to the same age. Also mentions that Mr. Pickens had "failed" - this was the husband of Cordova Haden who had likely failed in his business.

Both Willie and Mr. Wright were still living 26 May 1941 - letter from sister Jennie to sister Bettie mentioned them both. Mrs. C. H. Wright attended the funeral of Elizabeth Holderness Haden in Ladonia on 1 Aug 1950.

The Madill Record; Thurs. Jan 29, 1948
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wright Entertain at Open House on Golden Anniversary
Celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary, Mr. & Mrs. C. H. Wright entertained at open house Friday at their home, 501 West Tishomingo. About 100 friends and acquaintances called from 3 to 6 pm.
Receiving the guests with Mr. & Mrs. Wright were their son Robert Wright, Mrs. Wright and daughter Roberta Ann of Houston, TX; Mrs. Ben Long, Oklahoma City; and Mrs. Charlie Morris, Madill.
...Mr. and Mrs. Wright were married in Cumbie, Tex. in 1897 [1898] and came to Madill 48 years ago. They first made their home at Oakland, moving here when Madill became a town. They have watched growth of the city from the first building erected on the Madill square. Mr. Wright was in the lumber business here 27 years and later in the garage, gasoline and oil businesses. Their present home of West Tishomingo was built in 1913.

Online Texas Death Certificates:
Name: Willie Richmond Wright
Death date: 20 Mar 1963
Death place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 85 years
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 18 Aug 1877
Birth place: Texas
Marital status: Widowed
Spouse name:
Father name: Robert C. Holderness
Father birth place:
Mother name: Virginia Thomas
Mother birth place:
Occupation: Housewife
Residence: Houston, Harris, Texas
Cemetery name: Madill Cemetery
Burial place: Madill, Oklahoma
Burial date: 20 Mar 1963

Actually buried Woodberry Forest Cemetery, in Madill, Marshall Co, OK.

The Daily Ardmoreite, Ardmore, OK, 22 Mar 1963, Friday, p. 2
Mrs. Willie Wright
MADILL - Funeral services for Mrs. Willie R. Wright, 86, pioneer Madill citizen, will be at 10:30 am Saturday in Watts Memorial Chapel, Madill.
Rev. George Needham, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will conduct the services, and burial will be in Woodberry Forest Cemetery.
Mrs. Wright had been in ill health for the past several years, and died Wednesday at Houston.
Her husband, C. H. Wright, an early-day building contractor in Madill, preceeded her in death.
Mrs. Wright had made her home with a son in Houston for the past year. She was a charter member of the Madill Methodist Church.
Surviving are the son, Robert H. Wright, Houston; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Lacknitt, Sun City, CA;, and several grandchildren.

Willie Richmond HOLDERNESS and Charles Henry WRIGHT were married on 23 January 1898 in Delta County, Texas.^159,189 Charles Henry WRIGHT^119,216 was born on 4 May 1869 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.¹¹⁹ He died on 30 April 1950 at the age of 80 in Madill, Marshall County, Oklahoma.¹⁸⁹

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.

Willie Richmond HOLDERNESS and Charles Henry WRIGHT had the following children: