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Orville Loren Wright 1871–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1871

Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1948

Death Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Father: Bishop Wright

Mother: Susan Wright

Spouse(s): Hattie Wright

Children(s): Don Wright, Orville Sr.

In 1871, Orville Loren Wright / entered the world in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA, born to Bishop Milton Wright And Susan Catherine Koerner Wright. Orville Loren Wright married Hattie M Mclaren Wright, and had children including Don Wright, Orville Carl Wright Sr. Orville Loren Wright / passed away in 1948 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1871, Orville Loren Wright // entered the world in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA, born to Bishop Milton Wright And Susan Catherine Koerner Wright.
  • Orville Loren Wright // married Hattie M Mclaren Wright, and had children including Don Wright, Orville Carl Wright Sr.
  • Orville Loren Wright // passed away in 1948 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bishop Wright
1828–1917
Birth Location: Rushville Rush County Indiana, USA
BW
Susan Wright
1831–1889
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Hattie Wright
1876–1959
Birth Location: Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, USA
HW

Children(s)

Don Wright
1915–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
DW
Orville Sr.
1913–1959
Birth Location: Kitty Hawk, Dare, North Carolina, USA
OS

Orville Wright's Ancestors

Self
Orville Wright
1871–1948
Birth Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Parents
Bishop Milton Wright
1828–1917
Rushville Rush County Indiana, USA
Susan (Catherine Koerner) Wright
1831–1889
Hillsboro, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel ("Dan" Wright) Jr.
1790–1861
Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
Catherine Wright
1800–1860
Duck Creek, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sr
1757–1832
Sarah Wright
1762–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benoni Wright
1719–1761
Elizabeth Wright
1719–1785

Orville Wright's Descendants

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Orville (Loren) Wright (19 Aug 1871–30 Jan 1948) m. Hattie (M McLaren) Wright (14 Oct 1876–1959)
  1. 1. Don Wright 1915–
  2. 2. Orville (Carl Wright) Sr. 1913–1959 m. Irene (Amber Mihalyfi) Wright 1923–1998
    1. 1. Renee (Amber Wright) Giroux 1951–2015

Orville Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1871
19 Aug 1871
Birth of Orville Loren Wright // in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1948
30 Jan 1948
Age 77
Death of Orville Loren Wright // in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1871
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1948
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
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