Andrew Wright

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Biography

In 1891, a black man named "Andy Wright" was registered to vote in Davidson County, TN. He was born about 1836. An "Andrew Wright" died in Davidson County in 1905, but his age was not given.

Sources

"Recorder's Court." Daily Union and American [Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, Chronicling America. 11 Apr. 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/

"The Five B's C Stars." Daily Union and American [Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, Chronicling America. 11 Apr. 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/

"A Freedman's Club." Republican Banner [Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866.

Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: M-1

 

Comment

It is not clear whether BBBBBC was an actual club, or merely an informal group of players saddled with a sarcastic moniker in a local newspaper. He was fined $4 or $5 for playing base ball on the sabbath (September 16, 1866).

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Clubs

Club	Years	Roles	Edit Association with Player
Brownlow's Black Boys Base Ball Club	1866