LAWHORN, Rev. Reverend Wright L.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1877 - 1955  (78 years)

• Name	LAWHORN, Wright L.
  Title	Rev.
  Prefix	Reverend
  Born	4 Feb 1877	Craven, North Carolina, United States   [1, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1880	Craven, North Carolina, United States   [3]
  Residence	1900	Craven, North Carolina, United States   [2, 4]
  Residence	1910	Craven, North Carolina, United States
  Military Draft Registration	12 Sep 1918	Craven, North Carolina, United States   [5]
  _AMTID	330116934026:1030:113601401
  _FSFTID	LT9L-2YK
  _UID	AF16FF0F62D440F5B7D5EF22387109C9569D
  Died	27 Apr 1955	Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States   [1, 9, 10]
  Buried	Webster, Jackson, North Carolina, United States   [1, 10]
  	Address: Stillwell Cemetery
  	Remains removed to Sylva, NC via Asheville NC on railroad.
  Person ID	I912	Primary Tree
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	LAWHORN, Valentine,   b. Feb 1830, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 69 years)
  Mother	(-----), Harriett,   b. Abt 1843, North Carolina, United States
  Family ID	F304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	KENNEDY, Vera,   b. Abt 1882, North Carolina, United States
  Married	29 Oct 1902	Craven, North Carolina, United States   [6]
  Children	1. LAWHORN, James,   b. Abt 1905, North Carolina, United States
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	DAVIS, Myra Birdell,   b. 3 Jul 1903, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 2 Jun 1981, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Was a reverend according to the Lawhorn Family Bible. Started preaching in 1902 at Havelock Mission and was at Lancaster preaching as of Sept 15, 1950. Haywood remembers him - only met him once. Wright was a traveling preacher and was in New Bern. Wright had told William where he would be preaching, so Haywood went with his dad to see him. Wright, at some point in his life, had saved a train from skipping the tracks; he saw something on the rails and was able to prevent the train from going over it. Because of that, the railroad gave him a a job as a porter on the train. Then, as long as he lived, Wright was able to ride the train wherever he wanted to go, for free. (per conversation with Haywood 4/29/17) lived at 111 Sycamore St. in Gaffney, SC; Cora's sister Sallie, stayed with him several summers. Lived next door to the church. (per Cora on Facebook 4/28/17)

  
  

• Sources

  [S800] Wright L. Lawhorn, "Find A Grave Index". [S801] Wright Lawhorn in household of Hairette Lawhorn, "United States Census, 1900". [S802] Wright Lawhorne in household of Valentine Lawhorne, "United States Census, 1880". [S805] Wright Lawhorn in household of Hairette Lawhorn, "United States Census, 1900". [S807] Wright L Lawhorn, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918". [S808] Entry for Wright Lawhorn and Vura Kennedy, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ". [S12] Lawhorn Family Bible (Reliability: 2). [S19] North Carolina Death Certificate. has birth year of 1873 [S172] North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975. [S19] North Carolina Death Certificate.