Frank
C.
Wright
Born in Jackson Co. Iowa
Ancestors 
Son of Chester S Wright
and Margaret (Gregory) Wright
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Olive (McPeak) Wright
— married
18 Oct 1877 in Jackson Co., Ia.
Descendants 
Father of
Arthur C. Wright, Emerson Chester Wright, Harrison James Wright, Gertrude Ethel Wright, Francis Seth Wright and Lloyd Leland Wright
Died
at about age 51
in Dallas Co. Iowa
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jan 2015
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Biography
Frank Wright drowned in the Raccoon River at DeSoto, IA in June 1907. He had gone fishing with his boys and one fell out of the boat. He jumped in to save him and his boot filed up with water. The son was saved. He did wallpapering and house painting. It is possible his name was Francis Chester, but all records show him as Frank C.
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The Corning, Ia Newpaper had story of his drowning. US Census 1880, Iowa State Census, 1895, Jackson Co. & Dallas Co. , Ia Vital records. Van Meter Cemetary records where he was buried.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frank by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frank:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frank by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frank:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Connie (Lull) Frey 
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