Robert
Newton
Wright
Born in Ross County, Ohio
Ancestors 
Son of Abiah Wright
and Catherine (Fisher) Wright
Brother of
Eliza Jane (Wright) Hester, Ann Barbara (Wright) Bower, James Finley Wright, Bela Smith Wright, John Fulton Wright, Amy Wright, Alexander McLean Wright and Mary Rebecca (Wright) Fisher
Husband of
Sarah (Freeman) Wright
— married
4 Mar 1866 in Pike, Illinois, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 58
in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Mar 2015
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Biography
Robert Newton Wright (8 DEC 1838 Ross County, Ohio - 23 MAY 1897 Centralia, Marion County, Illinois) was the son of Abiah Wright and Catherine Fisher.
Military Service[1]:
- Robert N Wright
- Residence Illinois
- Enlistment Date 1 Mar 1862
- Rank at enlistment Private
- State Served Illinois
- Survived the War? Yes
- Service Record Enlisted in Company L, Illinois 10th Cavalry Regiment on 31 May *1862.Mustered out on 01 Mar 1865.
On 04 Mar 1866 in Pike, Illinois, Robert N. Wright married Sarah Freeman[2].
Children Include:
- Mary Luella Wright 1867–
- William Carroll Wright 1870–1945
- Clara Ellen Wright 1872–1934
- Chester Wright 1876–
BURIAL[3]: Elmwood Cemetery; Centralia, Marion County, Illinois. PLOT 370-0060-04-0
Notes:
- 1850 Census: Township 4 S 6 W, Pike, Illinois Robert W Wright age 12, Birth Year abt 1838, Birthplace Ohio with parents and siblings.
- 1860[4]: Barry, Pike, Illinois; Robert Wright age 21 with parents and siblings
- 1870[5]: Deer Creek, Allen, Kansas. Robert N Wright age 31 with wife Sarah age 22, daughter Mary L age 3, son William age 0. Also John T Wright age 22
- 1880[6]: Centralia, Marion, Illinois. R N Wright age 42 with wife Sarah age 31, daughter Luella age 13, son Willam age 11, daughter Sarah age 8, son Chester age 44
Sources
- ↑ Sources Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFL3-1Y9 : 4 November 2017), Robert N Wright and Sarah Freeman, 04 Mar 1866; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,315,800.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86269776/wr
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXC7-B43 : 13 December 2017), Robert Wright in entry for Abia Wright, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJX-NCB : 12 April 2016), Robert N Wright, Kansas, United States; citing p. 5, family 32, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,927.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXV5-SS1 : 15 September 2017), R N Wright, Centralia, Marion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 127, sheet 241A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0234; FHL microfilm 1,254,234.
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~6.25%
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~3.12%
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~3.12%
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~1.56%
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