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Oscar Elsworth Wright 1891–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1891

Birth Location: Hurley, Stone, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 5 Nov 1978

Death Location: Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States

Father: David Wright

Mother: Carrie Watkins

Spouse(s): Laura Peters

Children(s): Dorothy Wright, Marjorie Wright, Doris Wright

The story of Oscar Elsworth Wright began in 1891 in Hurley, Stone, Missouri, United States. Oscar Elsworth Wright married Laura Ettal Peters, and had children including Doris Mae Wright, Dorothy Virginia Wright, Marjorie W Wright. Oscar Elsworth Wright passed away in 1978 in Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Oscar Elsworth Wright began in 1891 in Hurley, Stone, Missouri, United States.
  • Oscar Elsworth Wright married Laura Ettal Peters, and had children including Doris Mae Wright, Dorothy Virginia Wright, Marjorie W Wright.
  • Oscar Elsworth Wright passed away in 1978 in Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wright
1865–1957
Birth Location: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
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Carrie Watkins
1867–1943
Birth Location: Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Laura Peters
1893–1981
Birth Location: Springfield, Henry, Missouri, United States
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Children(s)

Dorothy Wright
1919–2003
Birth Location: Milo, Bureau, Illinois, United States
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Marjorie Wright
1923–2004
Birth Location: Bureau County, Illinois, USA
MW
Doris Wright
1930–2022
Birth Location: Milo, Bureau, Illinois, USA
DW

Oscar Wright's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Wright
1891–1978
Birth Place: Hurley, Stone, Missouri, United States
Parents
David Alexander Wright
1865–1957
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Carrie (Ellen (Clara)) Watkins
1867–1943
Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
James Watkins
1829–1910
Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann) Martin
1829–1923
Wayne Co, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Watkins
1802–1874
Sarah Lamb
1807–1887
Henry MARTIN
1797–1881
Nancy McDaniel
1805–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Martin
1758–1848
Elizabeth"Lillie" Ray
1770–1848
William McDaniel
1766–1852
Nancy Woodward
1779–1836

Oscar Wright's Descendants

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Oscar (Elsworth) Wright (7 Jan 1891–5 Nov 1978) m. Laura (Ettal) Peters (30 May 1893–17 Jan 1981)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Virginia) Wright 1919–2003 m. Leo Sissel 1918–1979
    1. 1. James (Oscar) Sissel 1941–2023
  2. 2. Marjorie (W) Wright 1923–2004
  3. 3. Doris (Mae) Wright 1930–2022

Oscar Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1891
7 Jan 1891
Birth of Oscar Elsworth Wright in Hurley, Stone, Missouri, United States
Hurley, Stone, Missouri, United States
1978
5 Nov 1978
Age 87
Death of Oscar Elsworth Wright in Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States
Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1891
    Event Place: Hurley, Stone, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1978
    Event Place: Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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