dʒˈɑːn vˈaɪnz ɹˈaɪt wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn pˈɜːdi, tˌɛnəsˈiː, ɪn mək nˈɛɹi kˈaʊnti ðə sˈʌn ʌv bˈɛndʒəmɪn sˈiː. ænd mˈɑːɹθə ˈæn hˈɪks ɹˈaɪt.
John Vines Wright was born in Purdy, Tennessee, in McNairy County the son of Benjamin C. and Martha Ann Hicks Wright.