Wilbur Fitch WRIGHT
Eleanor STEPHENS
Husband: Wilbur Fitch WRIGHT
Birth: 1839, Hudson Twp., Summit Co., Ohio
Death: 1890, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois
Burial: 1890, Elmwood City Cemetery, Warren Twp., Jo Daviess Co., Illinois
Father: Charles Fitch WRIGHT
Mother: Thirza Griffith HALLOCK
Marriage: abt 1862, Illinois
Wife: Eleanor STEPHENS
Birth: 15 Mar 1834, England
Death: 4 Dec 1908, San Diego, San Diego Co., California #31584
Burial: Dec 12908, Mt. Hope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Father: Thomas STEPHENS
Mother: Edith UNKNOWN
Children:
1. Thomas Frederick WRIGHT, b: Dec 1864, Warren Twp., Jo Daviess Co., Illinois
2. Pearl WRIGHT, b: 27 Dec 1866, Warren Twp., Jo Daviess Co., Illinois
3. Ethelyn WRIGHT, b: 22 Aug 1870, Warren Twp., Jo Daviess Co., Illinois
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Notes:
Wilbur served
with the Union forces in the Civil War. His Service Record shows:
Name:
Wilbur F. Wright
Residence:
Enlistment Date: 9 February 1865
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: Illinois
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Illinois 147th Infantry
Regiment on 9 February 1865.
Mustered out Company G, Illinois 147th
Infantry Regiment on 20 January 1866 at Savannah Georgia.
Eleanor,
received a widow’s pension for his service. The Pension Records show:
Name:
Wilbur F. Wright
State of Application: Illinois
Widow: Eleanor Wright
Service: G 147 Ill Inf
Pension Type: Widow
Date Filed: 21 Jul 1890
Application #: 449,082
Certificate #: 301,903
1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0234,
Page 38B), Warren Twp., Jo Daviess Co., Illinois,
Enumeration
Date: 14-Jul-1870, Family #110
|
NAME |
Age |
Sex |
Occupation or Trade |
Real Estate |
Per. Estate |
POB |
In |
Marr |
D, D, B, I, I, P, or C |
|
WRIGHT, Wilbur |
30 |
M |
Clerk in Lumber Yard |
$500 |
$100 |
OH |
|
|
|
|
Eleanor |
35 |
F |
Keeps House |
|
|
Eng |
|
|
|
|
Thomas |
5 |
M |
|
|
|
IL |
|
|
|
|
Pearly |
3 |
F |
|
|
|
IL |
|
|
|
1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0217,
Page 455C), Warren Twp., Jo Daviess Co., Illinois,
Enumeration Dist: 69,
Enumeration Date: 3-Jun-1880, Family #72
|
NAME |
Age |
Sex |
Relation |
M/S W/D |
Occupation |
POB |
Fa |
Mo |
Dis-abled |
In Sch |
|
WRIGHT, Wilbur F |
40 |
M |
Head |
M |
Dray Man |
OH |
OH |
PA |
|
|
|
Ellenor |
46 |
F |
Wife |
M |
Keeping House |
Eng |
Eng |
Eng |
|
|
|
Thomas F |
15 |
M |
Son |
S |
At Home |
IL |
OH |
Eng |
|
|
|
Pearly |
13 |
F |
Daughter |
S |
At Home |
IL |
OH |
Eng |
|
|
|
Ethelyn |
8 |
F |
Daughter |
S |
At Home |
IL |
OH |
Eng |
|
|
By 1900 Wilbur had died and Eleanor was living
with her daughter Pearl and her husband.
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