Lenny's Birthday Party

Lordy, Lordy, look who is over 40. In fact, Lenny is 50. Lenny Johnson, grandson of Stephen and Nannie Wright, celebrated his 50th birthday, with family on Saturday night. (2/27). See pictures on the side.

Julie Mae Wright Johnson

Stephen and Dollie Wright were my great grandparents. Daniel and Lizzie were my grandparents. Stephen (son of Daniel & Lizzie) and Nannie Beatrice Stewart were my parents.

I was born April 10, 1931, in Louisa, Virginia.

My siblings, Erlene (Erden), Daphne (Neg), Carl (Man Pig), Charlotte (Puddin) (deceased) and Rober (Steve).

I was married to Alfred Zander Johnson (deceased) and we have six children, Cheryl Denise (husband Alonzo Hart), Beatrice Nadine (husband Calvin Ashcraft), Eunice Salome, Pamela Kay, Alfred Zander (wife Shalonda "Shay"), and Stephen Lorenzo (wife Evelyn).

I have 12 grandchildren, Glenice (Roe), Michael (Mike), Stephen Jr. (Lil' Steve), Timothy, Gary, Alonzo III (Zoe), Ricardo (Rico), India, Demetrius, Angel, Mekhi, and Amaris.

I have 4 great grandchildren, Kalynn, Kasey, Mariah, and Denise

I am blessed with so many childhood memories, but the one thing that sticks out in my mind was my ability to be a great leader. According to my sister, Neg, who reminds me constantly of all the things I got her into because she followed me or did what I told her to do. For example, after meals, I would get up from the table, touch her and nod for her to join me at our meeting place, the johnny (johnnie) house. For those of you not familiar with that term it is the outside toilet. We would just stand outside and talk. I guess that would even explain why we married brothers.

I am so honored to be a part of this family; the closeness we share in good and tough times lets me know with love you can make it through anything. I hope our children will always remember that God should always be first in your life but never forget your family, because they will be there when all others walk away.

This is movie night at Julia Mae's

See pictures submitted by: Cheryl Hart

(granddaughter of Stephen and Nannie Wright)

Oldest Living Female Descendant of Daniel & Lizzie Wright

as told by: Erlener E. Wright Mason aka "Erden"

My great grand parents were: Stephen and Dollie Wright
My grand parents were: Dan and Lizzie Wright
Parents were: Stephen and Nannie Wright
Siblings: Julia M. Wright Johnson, Carl W. Wright, Daphne "Neg" Wright Johnson, Charlotte "Puddin" Wright Young (deceased), and Robert "Steve" Wright

I married Joseph Mason (deceased), we have 3 children:
Joanne Mason Thomasson (husband: James Thomasson)
Williams Mason (wife: Jewel Coleman Mason)
Cassandra Mason Richardson (husband: Lewis Richardson)

I have 8 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

As the oldest living female descendant of Daniel & Lizzie Wright, I share with you some memorable moments of my youth. My great uncles, Cotton and Nay, always made our Christmas Day special. On Christmas Eve, my siblings and I would take our stockings and go through the path in the field to their house. We would leave our stockings with them, and on Christmas morning, we would run down to their house to get our stockings. They would be filled with Christmas goodies, such as peanuts, oranges, and raisins on the bunch. Uncle Nay always made his big flat biscuits and fried his country ham for us. Those were great Christmas mornings that I can never forget.

My Baptism: I remember Rev. Tom Johnson baptizing me. I was 7 years old and my sister Julia was 6. We both got baptized on the same day. I can still remember being dipped in the old mud-hole stream, down beyond the cemetery at Peach Grove Baptist Church.

Peach Grove was our family church. I remember how Uncle Nay use to bring his dog in church. The dog would lay in the aisle right next to were Uncle Nay would sit. Nobody would say anything to him. Uncle Nay was bold and often spoke his mind.


Our Wright family has stood strong for many, many years, bonded by love, and at the age of 80, I am "Wright" proud to be the oldest living female descendant of Grandpa Dan and Grandma Lizzie.

"My Branch", as told by Daphne Jean Wright-Johnson AKA: "Neg"

As a third generation descendant of Stephen and Dollie Wright, I want to share some family history with my grandchildren, great grandchildren, great nieces & nephews, and great cousins. It's so important for our young people to hold on to and cherish this information. Without doing so, our family tree information would be lost.

Stephen and Dollie Wright were my great grandparents. Daniel (son of Stephen & Dollie) and Lizzie were my grandparents. Stephen (son of Daniel and Lizzie) and Nannie Beatrice Stewart Wright, were my parents.

I was born and raised in rural Louisa County, Virginia. I have five siblings: (1 is now deceased)
Erlener E. Wright Mason (Erden)
Julia M. Wright Johnson
Carl W. Wright
Charlotte T. Wright Young (Puddin) - deceased
Robert Steverson Wright (Steve)

I am married to G. Lenwood Johnson, whom I met while we both attended Louisa Training School. After we both graduated, we went on to marry and had seven children. They are:
Garrett A. Johnson (married to Clara Staples Johnson)
Mark A. Johnson
Aaron L. Johnson - deceased
Lenwood O. Johnson
Daphne E. Johnson-Johnson (married to Daniel E. Johnson)
Stephanie J. Johnson-Mosby (married to Harry C. Mosby III)
Dale V. Johnson (married to Carmella Brunson-Johnson)

We have 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

I remember growing up in Grandpa Dan's and Gran Lizzie's big wooden house in the field across from Peach Grove Baptist Church. There were a lot of us that lived together. We were an extended family. I don't know how we did it, but we did it. My whole family slept in one room, where there were two beds. Mom and Daddy in one bed, and the 5 of us in the same bed. Three at the head and two at the foot. I am sure the younger generation can't imagine growing up like that, but "we made it!". We were poor and didn't even know it, because we had so much love for each other, which kept us strong.

I was very excited when it was my turn to "Ring the Bell". This was a special memory! Grandpa Dan use to let us take turns on Sunday Morning, to go across the road to ring the church bell . . . "Come to Sunday School". Everybody in the neighborhood knew it was time to come to church.

Grandpa Dan, Cousin Katherine, and my sister Erden, would take turns teaching the children. We had cards with pictures on one side, and a bible story on the other side. Our Sunday School lesson was to take turns reading our cards and then discussing with the others what we had read. THOSE WERE THE DAYS!

My Branch on the Tree

Stephanie Johnson Mosby

Stephen and Dollie Wright were my great-great grandparents.
Grandpa Dan Wright and Grandma Lizzie were my great grandparents.
My grandparents were Stephen and Nannie Wright.
Their daughter, (my mom), Daphne J. Wright married Garrett "Lenwood" Johnson.
They had 7 children; my siblings:

Garrett Alan Johnson
Mark Atwood Johnson
Aaron LaVoie Johnson
Lenwood Orlando Johnson
Daphne Eudora Johnson
Dale Valentino Johnson

My husband Harry C. Mosby III, and I have 3 children:

Jonathan Keith Mosby (6-19-1991)
Shannon Kiara Mosby (11-8-1994)
Kierstin Erin Mosby (4-10-2001)

Jonathan is a first year student at ECPI College of Technology, Richmond, Virginia. He is studying to be an Electronic Engineer.

Shannon is a freshman at Caroline High School. She is the only 9th grader on the varsity basketball team. She has devoloped a blog about her basketball season. Check it out by clicking on her name or go to http://ballin2013.blogspot.com/.

Kierstin is a third grader at Bowling Green Elementary School, in Caroline, Virginia. She has many talents which include: singing, dancing, and writing. She has all of this along with the greatest imagination of any 8 year old.