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Lorenzo Dow Wright was born about 1811, in Lawrence County, Tennessee, the son of Perrin M. Wright and Mary Ann Horton.
Lorenzo married Elizabeth Lucinda Hill on May 12, 1831, at Lawrenceburg, in Lawrence County. (One source indicates that Lorenzo was married a second time to another Elizabeth.)
Lorenzo and his brother Bunyun moved their families to Wayne County, Tennessee, about 1850.
The 1860 Wayne County, Tennessee census shows the family living in the 8th Civil District. The census shows L. D. Wright, 49, $200 personal property; Elizabeth, 46; Arkada, 17; James J., 15, a laborer; Francis M., 13; Nancy, 11; and George, 8 years old. Living next door was son John E. Wright and his wife.
Lorenzo served in the Confederate Army as a member of Co. F, 11th Cavalry, in the Civil War.
Children of Lorenzo Wright and Elizabeth Hill
1. John E. Wright, b. abt 1835; m. Martha Elizabeth Horton, daughter of James William Horton and Cynthia Atkinson, on Aug 23, 1859, Wayne Co, TN
2. William Wright, b. abt 1838, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence Co, TN
3. Arkada Wright, b. abt 1843, Lawrence Co, TN
4. James J. Wright, b. abt 1845, Lawrence Co, TN
5. Francis Merian Wright, b. abt 1847, TN
6. Nancy Wright, b. abt 1849, TN
7. George H. Wright, b. abt 1852, TN