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Bishop Milton Wright 1828–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 17 1828

Birth Location: Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: April 3 1917

Death Location: Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Father: Daniel Jr

Mother: Catherine Wright

Spouse(s): Susan Wright

Children(s): Katherine Wright, Lorin Wright, Wilbur Wright, Reuchlin Wright, Orville Wright, Ida Wright, Otis Wright

Bishop Milton Wright was born in 1828 in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA, the child of Daniel Wright Jr And Catherine Reeder Wright. Bishop Milton Wright married Susan Katherine Koerner Wright, and had children including Ida Wright, Katherine Wright, Lorin Wright, Orville Aviation Pioneer Wright, Otis Wright, Reuchlin Wright, Wilbur Aviation Pioneer Wright. Bishop Milton Wright passed away in 1917 in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Bishop Milton Wright was born in 1828 in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA, the child of Daniel Wright Jr And Catherine Reeder Wright.
  • Bishop Milton Wright married Susan Katherine Koerner Wright, and had children including Ida Wright, Katherine Wright, Lorin Wright, Orville Aviation Pioneer Wright, Otis Wright, Reuchlin Wright, Wilbur Aviation Pioneer Wright.
  • Bishop Milton Wright passed away in 1917 in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Jr
1790–1861
Birth Location: Vermont, Vermont, USA
DJ
Catherine Wright
1800–1866
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
CW

Spouses(s)

Susan Wright
1831–1889
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
SW

Children(s)

Katherine Wright
1874–1929
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
KW
Lorin Wright
1862–1939
Birth Location: Millville, Rush, Indiana, USA
LW
Wilbur Wright
1867–1912
Birth Location: Millville, Henry County, Indiana, USA
WW
Reuchlin Wright
1861–1920
Birth Location: Fairmont, Grant, Indiana, USA
RW
Orville Wright
1871–1948
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
OW
Ida Wright
1870–1870
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
IW
Otis Wright
1870–1870
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
OW

Bishop Wright's Ancestors

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Bishop Wright
1828–1917
Birth Place: Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Daniel Wright Jr
1790–1861
Vermont, Vermont, USA
Catherine ((Reeder)) Wright
1800–1866
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Wright) Sr
1757–1832
Sarah ((Freeman)) Wright
1762–1848
George (Joseph Huff) Reeder
1767–1845
Cameron Parish, Loudon, Virginia
Margaret (Benham Van) Cleef
1778–1858
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benoni I
1718–1761
Elizabeth Smith
1719–1785
Edmund VII
1737–1813
Sarah Freeman
1741–1777
Joseph **DAR
1743–1829
Anna Huff
1744–1821
John Cleef
1749–1791
Catherine Benham
1756–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Smith
1683–1729
Elizabeth Lyman
1685–1719
John Porter
1704–1772
Abigail Porter
1708–1751
Joseph Reeder
1716–1770
SUSANNAH Gano
1722–1765
George Huff
1721–1790
Sarah Huff
1724–1761
Benjamin VanCleve
1712–1775
Rachel Couwenhoven
1712–1801
Peter Benham
1725–1780

Bishop Wright's Descendants

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Bishop (Milton) Wright (Nov 17 1828–April 3 1917) m. Susan (Katherine (Koerner)) Wright (April 30 1831–July 4 1889)
  1. 1. Katherine Wright 1874–1929
  2. 2. Lorin Wright 1862–1939
  3. 3. Wilbur ((Aviation Pioneer)) Wright 1867–1912
  4. 4. Reuchlin Wright 1861–1920
  5. 5. Orville ((Aviation Pioneer)) Wright 1871–1948
  6. 6. Ida Wright 1870–1870
  7. 7. Otis Wright 1870–1870

Bishop Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1828
Nov 17 1828
Birth of Bishop Milton Wright in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA
Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA
1917
April 3 1917
Age 89
Death of Bishop Milton Wright in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 17 1828
    Event Place: Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 3 1917
    Event Place: Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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