Catherine (Reeder) Wright (1800 - 1866)

Born 17 Mar 1800 in Cincinnati, OH

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel Wright Jr — married 12 Feb 1818 in Centerville, OH

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1866 at age 66 in Orange Twp, Fayette Co, IN

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Biography

Grandmother of Wilbur and Orville Wright through son Milton Wright Jr..

Milton Wright's mother was born to George Reeder and Margaret Van Cleve in Cincinnati, OH. Margaret Van Cleve was one of the first women of European ancestry to live in the Miami River basin. By 1818, Catherine lived in Centerville, OH, where she met her future husband, Dan Wright, Jr. They married there on February 12, 1818. She and Dan had seven children, five of whom survived to adulthood. Milton Wright was their fifth surviving child and fourth son. In 1821, Catherine and Dan Wright moved to a farm in Rush County, Indiana. They relocated a short distance in 1823 and moved to a farm in Fayette County, Indiana that grew to a full quarter-section (160 acres) in size in 1840. Modern historians mention little else of Catherine’s life in their writings; she died in the autumn of 1866 and is buried at her farm in Indiana.

Ancestry trees lists parents George Reeder Sep 24 1777-May 13 1845 and Margaret Van Cleve 20 Feb 1778-, no locations, or sources.

Married Dan Wright 12 Feb 1818, Centerville, OH.

Death: Sep. 21, 1866. Orange, Fayette County, Indiana.

Grave Inscription: Catharine wife of Dan Wright died Sept.21 1866 aged 66y 6m 2d. Thy peace is sealed, they rest is sure within that better home awhile we weep and linger then follow to the tomb.

Burial: Wright Cemetery, Orange, Fayette County, Indiana.

Birth

Date: 17 MAR 1800

Sources

• http://www.nps.gov/daav/historyculture/miltonwrightfamilytree.htm
• (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50352114/catharine-wright: accessed 26 October 2023), memorial page for Catharine Reeder Wright (17 Mar 1800–24 Sep 1866), Find A Grave: Memorial #50352114, citing Wright Cemetery, Orange, Fayette County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Kandi Herrell Hunt (contributor 50937833).
• http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/45767/person/-2138539754
• http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/14117101/person/58681631 Catherine Reeder

• Reeder-276 created through the import of 46l4cb_2617164eb9pf478824cdl0.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by John Drinkwater.