John Wright
born Jun or Jul 1820, NY
died 18 Nov 1893, Wellington, Sumner Co, KS

Places of residence:

Before 1845 is Unknown
1845-1860 - Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL
1861-1865 - Civil War
1865-1869 - Henry, Marshall Co, IL
1870-1879 - Solomon, Cloud Co, KS
1879-1882? - Allegan Co, Ganges TWS, MI
1882? - 1893 Wellington, Summer Co, KS

John Wright's 1st Marriage -
Ruth Drake - 18 Feb 1845, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL. She was b. 11 Apr 1822, Bradford Co, Pa. d. 21 Jun 1853, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL

Their Children:

1. John J. Wright, b. abt 1847, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL,
    d. (civil war at Shiloh, Harden Co, TN) abt 1862
2. Henry Myron Wright, b. 20 Feb 1850, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL,
    d. 26 Mar 1931, Ganges, Allegan Co, MI [only surviving child]
3. Catherine Wright, b. 1851, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL,
    d. 21 Jan 1859, LaSalle Co, IL
4. Emma Wright, b. 19 Jun 1853, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL,
    d. 21 Dec 1862, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL

John Wright's 2nd Marriage -
Christiana Doud - 23 Aug 1853, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL She was b. 26 Nov 1836, PA, d. 8 May 1929, Wellington, Sumner Co, KS

Their Children:

  5. Issac J. Wright, b. Aug 1857, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL, d. aft 1910
      m. Mittie Lanora Robinson, 6 Oct 1884, Douglas, Allegan Co, MI
  6. Catharine Wright, b. 1859, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL,
      date of death is unknown (bef 1870)
  7. Lillian Wright, b. 17 Oct 1861, Henry, Marshall Co, IL,
      d. 17 Sep 1905, Okemah, Okfuskee Co, OK
      m. William Daniel Patrick Newell, 22 May 1881, Van Buren Co, MI
  8. Emily Wright, b. Dec 1864, Pembroke, NY??, d. aft 1920
      m. Charles E Williamson, 8 Dec 1881, Alegan Co, MI
  9. Lewis Wright, b. Jun 1867, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL, d. aft 1920
      m. Minnie Dell Meldrum 11 Mar 1899, Ganges, Allegan Co, MI
10. Ella Wright, b. 1 Sep 1869, MI, d. aft 1910 m. Albert H. Derrick abt 1887
11. Ida Wright, b. abt 1879, MI

My direct line to my earliest known Wright ancestor.

Don Wright, m. Chizu Kawashiri, 2 Mar 1952

My parents:
Carl Wright, b. 9 Jun 1902, Finville, MI; d. 15 Jun 1984, Fairfield, CA;
m. 18 Sep 1923, Payette, Payette Co, ID; Dollie Harvey,
b. 16 Feb 1907, Ravia, Johnston Co, OK; d. 26 Feb 1988, Merced, CA

His parents were:
Perry Wright, b. 16 Nov 1876, Ganges, Allegan Co, MI, d. 28 May 1958, Ganges Allegan Co, MI; m. 23 Dec 1899, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL Eunice Alona Scidmore, b. 4 Jun 1875, Grand Ridge, LaSalle Co, IL; d. 24 Oct 1950, Ganges, Allegan Co, MI

His parents were:
Henry Myron Wright, b. 20 Feb 1850, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL; d. 26 Mar 1931, Ganges, Allegan Co, MI
m. 20 Sep 1875, Ganges, Allegan Co, MI, Louise Olive Fletcher,
b. 9 Aug 1856, Rockford, Winnebago Co, IL; d. 13 Jan 1950, South Haven, Van Buren Co, MI

His parents were:
John Wright, b. Jun 1820, NY; d. 18 Nov 1893, Wellington, Sumner Co, KS
m. Ruth Drake, 18 Feb 1845, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL,
b. 11 Apr 1822, Bradford Co, PA, d. 21 Jun 1853, Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL

No further ancestors are know in this Wright line.

Please Note:
My Father's mother was Eunice Alona Scidmore.
Eunice’s father’s grandmother was Mary Wright who m. Cornall McLees.
Eunice’s mother's mother was Sarah Wright who m. Stephen V Lampman.
Both Mary and Sarah were born in NY. We do not know if they were related or who their ancestors were.

John Wrights Descendants List
Our Web Page: - [http://footprints/index1.htm], Footprints of our Past
My e-mail address is: E-Mail Footprints
To see my DNA Results report go to DNA Results
My kit is listed in Haplogroup I (3rd kit), DNA Kit #13972.

For more information on WRIGHT DNA reporting contact:

Linda Parker Magellan
Volunteer Coordinator, Wright Surname Project
http://www.wright-dna.org
Member ISOGG
International Society of Genetic Genealogy

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