Parents of Custer H Wright

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Can anyone help with parents names and dates for Custer H Wright. He is seen

in Vermont and IL, D.O.B 1813. Thanks !
WikiTree profile: Custer Wright
in Genealogy Help by Living Wright G2G1 (1.5k points)

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Is it possible that Custer was a nickname?

In 1880 Mary Wright was living with her son William.  She was listed as Divorced.

William’s wife is Mary E.

A Orestes H. Wright is found living with William in 1850.   This same Orestes and a Marry were married see record below.

1880 United States Federal Census

Name:  Mary M. Wright

Age:       61

Birth Year:           1819

Birthplace:          England

Home in 1880:   Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois

Race:     White

Gender:               Female

Relation to Head of House:          Mother

Marital Status:   Divorced

Father's Birthplace:         England

Mother's Birthplace:       England

Household Members     Name    Age

Wm. O. Wright 38

Mary M. Wright 61

Mary E. Wright 35

Bessie Wright 12

Isabel Wright 9

Orestes H. Wright 6

William O. Wright 3

Here is a marriage record.

Mary M. Atkinson in the Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860

Name:  Mary M. Atkinson

Spouse:                Orestes H. Wright

Date:     15 Jan 1838

County:                Kane

State:    Illinois

Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT

Microfilm:           1481107
by Lawrence Cunningham G2G6 Mach 1 (12.0k points)
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This does not answer your question of his parents, however if you look closely at the image of the 1850 Freeport census - his name appears to be Orestes not Custer, and his son William O named a child Orestes H.

850 Census Freeport, Ilhttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M853-W7R - see image, first name is Orestes

IL Marriages

Citing this Record: "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2S-R29), Orestes H. Wright and Mary M. Atkinson, 15 Jan 1838; citing Kane, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm .

Name:,Orestes H. Wright

Marriage :15 Jan 1838 Kane, Illinois

Spouse: Mary M. Atkinson

Reference ID: item 1 122

 

lIlinois Deaths and Stillbirths son of William O and Mary E (Humphrey) Wright

Citing this Record: "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3TD-98T ), Wm. O. Wright in entry for Mr. Orestes H. Wright, 16 Oct 1934; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,712,220.

Name: Mr. Orestes H. Wright

Death:16 Oct 1934 Event Place:,Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois

Male Age 60

Birth Date:,12 Jan 1874 Freeport, Illinois

Father : Wm. O. Wright Birthplace:Freeport, Illinois

Mother: Mary E. Humphey Birthplace:Hartford, Conn

Occupation:,Farmer

Residence :Lancaster Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

Spouse:,Alice Dorman

Burial Date:18 Oct 1934 Burial Place:Florence Township, Stephenson, Illinois

Cemetery:,Oakland

by Chris Hoyt G2G6 Pilot (855k points)

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