The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
MemoMagnolia Cemetery Section 94-107
Cause of deathCerebral Hemorrhage ®1859
FatherJohn Steel WRIGHT ESQUIRE (1819-1882)
MotherMary Isabelle EVE (1825-1911)
Misc. Notes
She was known as May or Meg. She was probably born in Milledgeville as John S. and Mary Isabelle Wright were living in Milledgeville on 27 May 1845. She was a music student of Ernest Sofge, then became his second wife on 15 May 1861. She was a 74 year old retired widow when she died in 1919. ®1859
Research
She has to have been born in Milledgeville as John S. Wright lived there until at least 27 May 1845. Sofge genealogy says she was born in Georgia. ®119
Spouses
Burialaft 28 Jun 1892, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
MemoMagnolia Cemetery Section 257
OccupationMusic Teacher ®1938
FlagsAugusta, Georgia, Census, Immigrant Ancestor
MotherAnna Catherine SCHUTT
Misc. Notes
He emigrated on 21 July 1838 in the ship “Cuxhaven” with his brother John. He was from Hamburgh, Edgefield District, which is now Aiken County, South Carolina, just across the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia.
Research
check Ernest C. Sofge federal census Richmond County, GA Ward 4, Augusta p 179 In the 1852 Census of the City of Augusta, Georgia, E. C. Sofge lives in the Third Ward with one other adult white male and four adult white females. He had no slaves. ®129 Was his middle name Carl? ®119
Family ID199
Marriage15 May 1861 ®119
ChildrenCarrie Isabel (1862-1925)
Theodore William (1864-1934)
Katherine Augusta “Katie” (1866-1930)
Harriet Anne "Hattie" (1867-1950)
John Wright (1869-1932)