Margaret Branham and John Wright
At this point in our research, we only have bare-bones information about this family. Since early Clinton County marriage records no longer exist, the link between Margaret and John to George Branham comes from information in his will, which identifies Margaret as the wife of John G. Wright. The family is enumerated in Clinton County in the 1840 census, along with their three oldest children. By the 1850 census, both Margaret and John had died and their children are living in the household of their grandparents.
They were affiliated with the Clear Fork Baptist Church in Clinton County. In January 1848, John was summoned to report to church elders for "acting disorderly in dancing;" he was evidently reprimanded, given a "letter of dismishion" (which he rejected), and excluded from the church in February 1848.
Margaret Branham (b. ca 1820, possibly Roane, TN - d. ca 1849/50, Clinton, KY)
m. ca. 1835, probably Cumberland (now Clinton), KY
John G. Wright (b. bet 1810/1820 - d. by 1850, Clinton, KY)
Children:
i. Angelina Wright (1836-1917); m. Andrew J. Latham
ii. George B. Wright (1838-by 1900); m. Louisa Irene Wisdom
iii. John Ryan Wright (1839-1865); m. Annie Wright
iv. Ellen Jane Wright (1842-1883); m. Benjamin Rick
v. James Wright (1844-aft 1850)
vi. Dora A. Wright (1846-1877); m. William C. Wray
vii. William Barney Wright (1849-aft 1877); m. Nancy Smith