Ancestry of
Barack Obama

44th U.S. President

Obadiah C. Wright

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• • 4th Great-grandfather of Barack Obama — 7th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 124 
  • Father:
  • Mother:
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  • Birth Date:
  • 9 May 1787 
  • Birth Location:
  • North Carolina 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 3 Mar 1876 
  • Death Location:
  • Putnam County, Tennessee 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Phillips Cemetery, Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Malinda Jones
  • Marriage Date:
  • 8 Apr 1812 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Knox County, Tennessee 
  • Child:

  Joseph Samuel Wright (Ahnentafel No:62 )

• Sources for Obadiah C. Wright

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 06/04/2012).
  • ² Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, Tennessee, "From the UC to D.C.," Sunday, 22 FEB 2009.
  • ³ Tennessee Marriages to 1825, Marriage record for Obadiah Wright and Malindy Jones.
  • ⁴ Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, Marriage record for Obadiah Wright and Malinda Jones.
  • ⁵ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Marriage record for Obadiah Wright and Malinda Jones.
  • ⁶ Reitwiesner, William Addams, "Ancestry of Barack Obama", (accessed 06/13/2012).