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Sylvanus J. "Wilbur" Wright 1867–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1867

Birth Location: Millville, Liberty, Henry, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1912

Death Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Father: Milton Wright

Mother: Susan Koerner

Spouse(s): Sarah Talbert, Josephine Roop

Children(s): Orville Wright, Russell Wright, Walter Wright, Pearl Wright

In 1867, Sylvanus J. "Wilbur" Wright entered the world in Millville, Liberty, Henry, Indiana, USA, born to Milton Wright And Susan Catherine Koerner. Sylvanus J. "Wilbur" Wright married Josephine Roop, Sarah Talbert, and had children including Orville Ross Wright, Pearl Iva Wright, Russell Lowell Wright, Walter Waldo Wright. Sylvanus J. "Wilbur" Wright passed away in 1912 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1867, Sylvanus J. "Wilbur" Wright entered the world in Millville, Liberty, Henry, Indiana, USA, born to Milton Wright And Susan Catherine Koerner.
  • Sylvanus J. "Wilbur" Wright married Josephine Roop, Sarah Talbert, and had children including Orville Ross Wright, Pearl Iva Wright, Russell Lowell Wright, Walter Waldo Wright.
  • Sylvanus J. "Wilbur" Wright passed away in 1912 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Milton Wright
1828–1917
Birth Location: Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA
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Susan Koerner
1831–1889
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Talbert
1860–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Josephine Roop
1858–1940
Birth Location: Pittston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Orville Wright
1889–1967
Birth Location: Greensboro, Henry, Indiana, USA
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Russell Wright
1881–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Walter Wright
1883–1948
Birth Location: Greensboro, Henry, Indiana, USA
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Pearl Wright
1877–
Birth Location: Henry, Henry, Indiana, USA
PW

Sylvanus Wright's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Wright
1867–1912
Birth Place: Millville, Liberty, Henry, Indiana, USA
Parents
Milton Wright
1828–1917
Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA
Susan (Catherine) Koerner
1831–1889
Hillsboro, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Wright) Jr.
1790–1861
Thetford, Orange, Vermont, United States
Catherine Reeder
1800–1866
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Wright
1757–1832
Sarah Freeman
1762–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Freeman
1737–1813
Sarah Porter
1741–1777

Sylvanus Wright's Descendants

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Sylvanus (J. "Wilbur") Wright (16 Apr 1867–30 May 1912) m. Sarah Talbert (Feb 1860–) m. Josephine Roop (19 Feb 1858–18 Sep 1940)
  1. 1. Orville (Ross) Wright 1889–1967 m. Helen (Brown) Keyes 1887–1964
    1. 1. Harold (Keyes Wright) Sr. 1921–2001
    2. 2. Helen (Keyes) Wright 1915–2007
    3. 3. Orville (Ross Wright) Jr. 1918–2000
  2. 2. Russell (Lowell) Wright 1881–
  3. 3. Walter (Waldo) Wright 1883–1948
  4. 4. Pearl (Iva) Wright 1877–
    1. 1. Pearl Davis 1919–
    2. 2. Aurelia Davis 1919–

Sylvanus Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1867
16 Apr 1867
Birth of Sylvanus J. "Wilbur" Wright in Millville, Liberty, Henry, Indiana, USA
Millville, Liberty, Henry, Indiana, USA
1912
30 May 1912
Age 45
Sylvanus J. "Wilbur" Wright was married in Kitty Hawk, Dare, North Carolina, USA
Kitty Hawk, Dare, North Carolina, USA
1912
30 May 1912
Age 45
Death of Sylvanus J. "Wilbur" Wright in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1867
    Event Place: Millville, Liberty, Henry, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 May 1912
    Event Place: Kitty Hawk, Dare, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1912
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
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