Paul Harry Wright (1884 - 1964)

Born 26 Oct 1884 in Howell, Livingston, MI

Ancestors

Husband of Edna May Payne — married 1 Jun 1914 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY

Descendants

Died 20 Sep 1964 at age 79 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY

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Biography

Paul was born in October, 1884^[1], the son of Oric Allen Wright and Lillian Saxon.

In 1900 he is living with his parents Oric & Lillie in Elk Rapids, Antrim, Michigan^[2]. In 1910, he is living with his mother, Lillie, a widow in Elk Rapids, Antrim, Michigan. He is single and a chemist.^[3]. In 1920 he is living in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY with wife Edna and daughters Phyllis, Dorothy, and Elizabeth^[4]. By 1930 the family had filled out with the addition of another daughter, Janet, and sons Paul and Kenneth; still living in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY^[5]. Finally, in 1940, the family is still in Saratoga Springs. Education seems to be important to them. Paul H., Phyllis, Dorothy and Elizabeth are all college graduates, Janet and Paul D. (recorded as Douglas P.) are high school students and Kenneth is attending grade school. Edna completed 3 years of high school^[6].

Paul H. attended the University of Michigan

Paul's Draft Registration Card was signed 12 September, 1918. It lists his age as 33, birth date as 25 October 1884, address 561 47th St. Brooklyn, NY and employer E. R. Squibb & Sons. He is a chemist^[7]. Paul Wright ... He passed away in 1964. ^[8]

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Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M91X-GY9 : accessed 22 Apr 2014), Paul H Wright in household of Oric A Wright, Elk Rapids township, Antrim, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240699.

• Ancestry.com. U.S. School Yearbooks [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Original data: Various school yearbooks from across the United States.

• "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLPC-TG6 : accessed 22 Apr 2014), Paul H Wright in household of Lilly F Wright, Elk Rapids, Antrim, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 8A, family 184, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374648.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXYZ-G73 : accessed 22 Apr 2014), Paul Harry Wright, 1917-1918; citing New York City no 37, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 001754303.

• "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVS7-494 : accessed 22 Apr 2014), Paul Wright, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821261.

• "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4TP-P3V : accessed 22 Apr 2014), Paul N Wright, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0046, sheet 4A, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1643.

• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K79J-SN9 : accessed 22 Apr 2014), Paul H Wright, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs City, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-59, sheet 7A, family 167, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 2773.

Footnotes

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
2. ↑ United States Census, 1900
3. ↑ United States Census, 1910
4. ↑ United States Census, 1920
5. ↑ United States Census, 1930
6. ↑ United States Census, 1940
7. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
8. ↑ Entered by Mark Wright, Wednesday, November 27, 2013.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Mark Wright for creating Wright-9967 on 27 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Mark and others.