What a great Weekend!

Information about this weekends Family
Reunion is below. The Wright Family is Alright!




Introducing: Michael and Michelle Gilmore

Dr. Jane Murray Gilmore and Michael D. Gilmore, Esq. announce the marriage of their son, Michael David Gilmore, Jr. to the former, Michelle Paulette Carey, on Saturday, July 17, 2010. The wedding and reception was held in Collingdale, PA (A suburb of Philadelphia). The couple will reside in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia.
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SHOUT OUT TO ALL WRIGHT DESCENDENTS

This is our week! The reunion will begin on Friday, July 23. See the Agenda below. Can't wait to see you all.

Harrison Road Community Center (4728 Harrison Road, Fredericksburg, Virginia)

Friday Night
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Meet and Greet
7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. - Fashion Show
8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Dance
10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Clean Up



Tee Shirts and Reunion Booklets (if previously ordered), will be available for pick up.



Curtis Park (58 Jesse Curtis Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia)

Saturday
12:00 p.m. - dusk
Parking is free
Bring your own picnic basket for your family
There is a fee for swimming
Games and Fun will be provided


Peach Grove Baptist Church
93 Peach Grove Road, Louisa, Virginia
Sunday
11:30 a.m. Church Service
(Light picnic following service)

Homegoing Service for Mark A. Johnson

Dear Family, I am sure you know by now about the passing of our beloved family member, Mark Johnson. His body can be viewed at Thomasson-Watson Furneral Home in Louisa, Virginia. His Wake is Friday, 7/16/10 - from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the furneral home.



The Furneral will be Saturday, 7/17/10 at Laurel Hill Baptist Church, Mineral, Virginia. 7652 Kentucky Springs Road, Mineral, VA 23117. Please keep us lifted up in your prayers.

see the obituary on line at: www.ddwatsonmortician.com

John 14:1-3


Need to know - Who will attend on Friday, July 23

The Food Committee would like to have a count of how many people will attend the Family Reunion Events on Friday Night, July 23. Friday Events which will be held at the Harrison Road Community Center (4728 Harrison Road, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408), will include a "Meet and Greet", "Fashion Show", and "Dance".

There is no charge to attend this event!!!!!!!!



Please contact Daphne Johnson @ 804-569-9129 with the names of those in your family who will attend.

This is very important!!!!!!!!!!!!!



We would like to have enough food for those attending.

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The First in Our Family

Everett and Candace Foxx, of Chesterfield, Virginia, celebrated the graduation of their oldest child Everett (EJ) Foxx, Jr. He took the long exciting walk on June 10, from Lloyd C. Byrd High School.

That's Our Baby

Alonzo and Cheryl Hart announce the graduation of their baby boy, Alonzo David Hart III, from Largo High School, (Largo, Maryland) on Tuesday, June 1, 2010.

The Last to leave the NEST

Garrett and Clara Johnson announce the graduation of their daughter, Nya Johnson, from Courtland High School, (Spotsylvania, Virginia) on June 12, 2010.

Let the Celebrations begin!

Danielle Johnson, granddaughter of Lenwood and Daphne Johnson, and daughter of Daniel and Daphne J. Johnson, celebrated her graduation from Virginia Union University on Saturday, May 8. She will be pursuing a career in Social Work.

We are very proud of your accomplishment!

See Below!

Important information from our last Family Reunion Meeting.
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Shannon's visit to UNC

Shannon Mosby, and her AAU Basketball team competed in a tournament in North Carolina. They had a chance to meet with the Womens' Basketball coach at the University of North Carolina. See her slide show below. She is number 23. Pictures also includes: sister: Kierstin, and brother: Jonathan

Keep the family in prayer

Jozilynn Woolfolk



Jozilynn "MaMa" Woolfolk was born March 24, 2010, and passed away in the arms of her parents on Thursday, April 8, 2010. She is survived by her parents T. Jamaal and Rhonda Woolfolk; her big brother, T. Jahron Woolfolk; her grandparents, Dorothea Woolfolk, and Micklos and Adell Fisher; great-grandparents Percy and Dorothy Woolfolk,Virginia Waller, Walter Fisher Sr. and Yvonne Waller; and a host of aunts,uncles, cousins, great-aunts, great-uncles, friends and family friends.



A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 at the homeof Percy and Dorothy Woolfolk, 8700 Granite Springs Road, Spotsylvania, Va.22551.

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Our Prayers for Jane

Cousin Jane Gilmore recently had surgery on her rotator cuff and biceps tendons. She has had a lot of pain and is requesting our prayers. We wish her a speedy recovery, and hope by reunion time she will be back to normal.
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Love is in the AIR!

Adam Johnson and Patricia Dumbar share a special moment as they announce their engagement. Adam is the son of Garrett and Clara Johnson, and the grandson of Lenwood and Daphne Johnson, and great grandson of Stephen and Nannie Wright. Here is their special letter and photos.











Hey everyone,



Sorry that I couldn't call each and every one of you, but I wanted to let you know that over the weekend Patricia and I got ENGAGED!!! It was an exciting day filled with a scavenger hunt, a picnic at our favorite place by the river, of course an engagement, and dinner with my parents that night. We are soooo excited and cant wait to see all of you!! Ive attached a couple pictures that a very awesome by-stander/photographer took of everything.







Love ya,







Adam and Patricia



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Jyri

Jyri

An Artist in the Family

Jyri Levister, (son of Lila Levister, grandson of Frances Wright), was awarded for his Black History Month drawing at Patrick Henry Elementary School, Alexandria, Va.







Congratulations!!!!
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Wright Family receives half!

Julie Tyler, (daughter in-law of Carolyn Tyler , who is the granddaughter was Lizzie Wright) is selling beautiful jewelry through, "Premier Designs". Half of her proceeds from the sale of the jewelry will be donated to support the Wright's Family Reunion.

Here is another opportunity we can support our reunion.


Please visit her website to see what she has to offer: http://www.premierdesigns.com/


Julie can be reached at JTyler93@aol.com , for instruction on how to order.

** JEWELRY CAN BE ORDERED NOW, AND READY FOR DELIVERY AT OUR NEXT REUNION MEETING*
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Special Announcements:

Rochelle Webster, daughter of Alonzo & Cheryl Hart, granddaughter of, Julia Johnson, and great granddaughter of Stephen and Nannie Wright, is pleased to announce the dedication of her daughter, Denise, on Sunday March 28th during the morning worship service at 11am at the Salem Baptist Church.



Our cousin
Carolyn Tyler has written a skit "Fishers of Men", which will be performed at 4:00 p.m. on April 18, at Zion Hill Baptist Church, 10411 Cooktown Road, Spotsylvania, Virginia



Desirae Dickerson will be receiving her Masters Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Human Resources, from Liberty University on May 10, 2010.



Desirae will also be getting married in August. (a copy of the announcement will be posted later)



Jamires & Jocqulene Poindexter are expecting a baby in July. (grandbaby of Frank & Willie Dickerson)



Danielle Johnson will graduate from Virginia Union University, on May 8, 2010, with a BS degree in Social Work.

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Monday, July 26, 2010

GREAT TIME FOR ALL


Friday Evening's program: It was great to see all of the family come out and share stories. The food was excellent. Robbie did a fantastic job with the music. Nadine and the fashion show members did an outstanding job and everyone had a lot of fun.

Saturday: We experienced our first 100 degree reunion. It was true family love of the Wright Family to endure this extremely hot day. Young and old alike enjoyed swimming in the pool. Not sure how our cooks (Harvey, Stephen, Frank, Ray Jr. and Daniel) withstood the heat, to give us such good food. Robbie once again provided the music for us on Saturday.

Sunday: We capped off a great weekend with an inspiring sermon from Rev. Hudson at Peach Grove Baptist Church. Michael Sr. & Jane Gilmore shared with the family an extensive graph of our family tree. It was quite a treat to watch Cousin Alice Jones, Julia, Neg, & Erden fill in names and dates on the family tree chart. It's amazing how much they remember. Who says you can't learn from senior citizens? We learned a lot from them on yesterday.

If you have some photos, videos, comments about the family reunion you would like to share, please send it to me and I will post it on the family blog. Let's not stop now. Let's keep it going! This is a way to keep up with all of the great events that is happening in our family. Send it to: hcmosbyiii@yahoo.com

Great Job Family. Cheryl & Bebe, thanks so much for keeping everyone on task and pulling things together. It feels "WRIGHT" good to be a part of the family.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Friday, March 19, 2010

Important Information

Family,
Please pay close attention to the information below. Contact Geraldine Shelton for more information about ads for the booklet, and for ordering t-shirts. It's all coming together.





Sunday, March 14, 2010

Great Turn Out

Our third meeting for the Wright Family Reunion was a hugh success. The minutes will be included soon. Next meeting date will be on April 24 at Denny's on Jefferson Davis Hwy. (This is Rt. 1) See photos to the right.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Food for Friday

Clara gives a report about food for Friday Night

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Next Reunion Meeting

The next Family Reunion meeting will be at Denny's on March 13th at 12:00 p.m.

See directions below:

Exit 126 N off of 95, Denny’s is on Route 1, just off of the interstate. Actually, it is directly across the street from the Ramada Hotel where we had the first family reunion.

"Get it Right with the Wrights"

What a great turn out for our second reunion meeting. We have developed a theme for this year's reunion. "Get it Right with the Wrights". We will have shirts designed with this quote with a logo placed on it.

The following family members were in attendance: Cheryl Hart, Harry Mosby, Kierstin Mosby, Stephanie Mosby, Shavina Carney, Doris Woolfolk, Julia Johnson, Frances Wright, Delilah Levister, Frances L. Gatlin, Letitia Gatlin-Newman, Rochelle Webster, Mann Johnson, Ayanna McCray, Nya Johnson, Adam Johnson, Jonathan Mosby, Carmeena Cobert, Daphne J. “Dilly” Johnson, Lenny Johnson, Danielle Johnson, Clara Johnson, Eunice Cowan, Carolyn Tyler, Julie Tyler, Devin Tyler, Calvin Wright, Mildred Wright, Geraldine Shelton, Lenwood Johnson, Daphne W. Johnson, Erlener Mason, Dale Johnson, and Carmella Johnson.

See the Slide Show to the right.

Here are the minutes from the meeting:






Next Reunion Meeting

Just a reminder of the reunion meeting for Sat., Feb 20 @ 12 noon. We are meeting at the Shoney's on Route 3 in Fredericksburg, Va.

Hope to see you there with a willing heart to participate on a committee.

Cheryl J. Hart

1900 Census of the Stephen & Dollie Wright Family

Dr. Jane Gilmore, (great granddaughter of Stephen & Dollie Wright) has submitted information which had been transcribed from the US 1900 census. The copy of the 1900 census and some artifacts are below.





Remembering the 2007 Wright Family Reunion

While searching for pictures for the blog, we came across some video to get you all excited about this year's reunion. Enjoy!






The Offsping

William Wright - "Bill"
Chiles Wright
Connor Wright
Daniel Webster Wright
Henry Wright
Nathaniel "Nay" Wright
Penny Wright
Charlie Wright
Estelle Wright
Gertrude Wright - "Ludie"
John O. Wright