David Wright (1826 - 1863)

Born 1826 in New York, United States

Husband of Nancy Jane (Spry) Wright — married 16 Dec 1845 in Knox, Ohio, United States

Died 24 Jan 1863 at about age 37 in Louisiana, United States

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Biography

David was born in 1826 in New York. He was the son of Joseph Wright.

He married Nancy jane Spry on December 18, 1845 in Knox County, Ohio.^[1] They had seven children.

In 1850, the family lived in Monroe Township, Knox County, Ohio, where he worked as a blacksmith.^[2] By 1860, the family lived in Martinsburg, Clay Township, Knox County, Ohio, where he continued to work as a blacksmith.^[3]

On August 11, 1862, he enlisted in the 96th Regiment, Company B, of the Ohio Infantry as a private for the Union army of the Civil War. The regiment rendezvous at Camp Delaware, then marched through Kentucky, Tennessee, and, finally, went "down river" to Louisiana.^[4][5]

He died of Typhoid fever on January 24, 1863, while in Louisiana.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZSK-XWQ : 8 March 2021), David Wright and Nancy Jane Spry, 16 Dec 1845; citing Marriage, Knox, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQF-14V : 21 December 2020), David Wright, Monroe Township, Knox, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCG1-Q82 : 18 February 2021), David Wright, Martinsburg, Clay Township, Knox, Ohio, United States.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS9R-BJ8 : 4 December 2014), David Wright, Private, Company B, 96th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 121; FHL microfilm 882,334.
5. ↑ "History of Knox County, Ohio," A A Graham & Company, 1881, entry for David Wright, page 321.

See also:

• "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNS-G5WT : 1 March 2021), David Wright in entry for Orley Wright, 08 Jan 1910; citing Death, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon City, Knox, Ohio, United States, source ID , County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,317,559.
• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X88P-8DC : 8 March 2021), David Wright in entry for Wilson Wright, 17 Dec 1910; citing Death, Howard, Knox, Ohio, United States, reference fn 67410; FHL microfilm 1,952,768.
• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X67F-GKW : 8 March 2021), Phineas Wright, 27 Aug 1934; citing Death, Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States, reference fn 51213; FHL microfilm 1,993,041.