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Edwin Clarence Wright 1875–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1875

Birth Location: Finchford, Union, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 27 Dec 1959

Death Location: Churchville, Monroe, New York, USA

Father: Samuel Wright

Mother: Ellen Ward

Spouse(s): Maggie Weder

Children(s): Wesley Wright, Lester Wright

Edwin Clarence Wright was born in 1875 in Finchford, Union, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA, the child of Samuel Jameson Wright And Ellen L Ward. In 1880, Edwin Clarence Wright resided in Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, USA. In 1910, Edwin Clarence Wright resided in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA. Edwin Clarence Wright married Maggie Weder, and had children including Lester Wright, Wesley Albert Wright. Edwin Clarence Wright passed away in 1959 in Churchville, Monroe, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Edwin Clarence Wright was born in 1875 in Finchford, Union, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA, the child of Samuel Jameson Wright And Ellen L Ward.
  • In 1880, Edwin Clarence Wright resided in Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1910, Edwin Clarence Wright resided in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA.
  • Edwin Clarence Wright married Maggie Weder, and had children including Lester Wright, Wesley Albert Wright.
  • Edwin Clarence Wright passed away in 1959 in Churchville, Monroe, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wright
1846–1931
Birth Location: Keokuk, Iowa, USA
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Ellen Ward
1849–1905
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Maggie Weder
1883–1967
Birth Location: Vandalia, Audrain, Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Wesley Wright
1904–1985
Birth Location: Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, USA
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Lester Wright
1901–
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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Edwin Wright's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Wright
1875–1959
Birth Place: Finchford, Union, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Parents
Samuel Jameson Wright
1846–1931
Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Ellen (L.) Ward
1849–1905
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (James) Wright
1816–1900
Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Isabel (Eady) Edie
1822–1858
Ohio, USA
John (Wesley) Ward
1815–1874
New York, USA
Anna Sturdevant
1825–1895
Mina, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Wright
1785–1840
Sarah Jameson
1787–1882
Ira Sturdevant
1793–1862
Ascenath Lilly
1794–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Sturdevant
1759–1837
Merriam Howe
1764–1824

Edwin Wright's Descendants

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Edwin (Clarence) Wright (28 Oct 1875–27 Dec 1959) m. Maggie Weder (17 Jul 1883–21 Dec 1967)
  1. 1. Wesley (Albert) Wright 1904–1985 m. Pauline (Lucille Standley) Cole 1908–1993
    1. 1. Dorothy (Jean) Wright 1927–1995 m. Ernest (Warren) McLaughlin 1926–2013
    2. 2. Frances (Louise) Wright 1926–2009 m. Edmund (Lester "Eddie") Kolb 1920–1988
  2. 2. Lester Wright 1901–

Edwin Wright's Timeline

6 Records

1875
28 Oct 1875
Birth of Edwin Clarence Wright in Finchford, Union, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Finchford, Union, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 5
Edwin Clarence Wright resided here in Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, USA
Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 35
Edwin Clarence Wright resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 45
Edwin Clarence Wright resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 50
Edwin Clarence Wright resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1959
27 Dec 1959
Age 84
Death of Edwin Clarence Wright in Avoca, Steuben, New York, USA
Avoca, Steuben, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Finchford, Union, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_140; Line: 4
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wichita Ward 6, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: T625_549; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 905
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Bremer, Iowa; Roll: 328; Family History Film: 1254328; Page: 289A; Enumeration District: 071; Image: 0663
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: T624_456; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1374469
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Bremer, Iowa; Roll: 328; Family History Film: 1254328; Page: 289A; Enumeration District: 071; Image: 0663

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: T624_456; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1374469

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wichita Ward 6, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: T625_549; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 905

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_140; Line: 4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1959
    Event Place: Avoca, Steuben, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Churchville, Monroe, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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