John Lloyd Wright

1892 - 1972  (80 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	John Lloyd Wright
  Born	12 Dec 1892	Oak Park, Cook, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900
  		1900 Wright. 1900 US census, Cicero, Cook, Illinois, enumeration district 1146, Family Number 351, Wright.
  Census	1910
  		1910 Wright. 1910 US census, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, enumeration district 71, Family Number 226, Wright.
  Occupation	1913
  	While working with his father in Japan John invented the toy "Lincoln Logs". When he returned to the U.S. he formed the"Red Square Toy Company". The name inspired by the red square ceramic tile that his father used to brand a number of his buildings. In 1920 he was awarded a patent and he changed the company's name to "J. L. Wright Manufacturing" In 1999 Lincoln Logs and John Lloyd Wright were entered into the National Toy Hall of Fame.
  		Lincoln Log Patent Lincoln Log Patent
  		Lincoln Log Patent Lincoln Log Patent
  		Lincoln Logs Still A Christmas Favorite The Danville News (Danville, Pennsylvania), 24 Oct 2002, Thursday, Page 34
  		Lincoln Log Box. Early Lincoln Log packaging under the J.L. Wright brand.
  		Lincoln Logs. Lincoln Logs.
  Died	20 Dec 1972	Del Mar, San Diego, California
  		John Lloyd Wright Obituary The Californian (Salinas, California), 22 Dec 1972, Friday, Page 13
  Buried	Unity Chapel Cemetery, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr,   b. 31 Mar 1890, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 31 May 1978, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
  2. Catherine Dorothy Wright,   b. 12 Jan 1894, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 27 Jan 1979, Los Angeles County, California
  3. David Samuel Wright,   b. 26 Sep 1895, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 1 Nov 1997, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona
  4. Frances B Wright,   b. 3 Sep 1898, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 17 Feb 1959, Washington, District of Columbia
  5. Robert Llewellyn Wright,   b. 15 Nov 1903, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 22 Feb 1986, Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland
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  Person ID	I36964	Nagel
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Frank Lloyd Wright,   b. 8 Jun 1867, Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin ,   d. 9 Apr 1959, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona  (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Catherine Lee Tobin,   b. 25 Mar 1871, Nebraska ,   d. 24 Mar 1959, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	1 Jun 1889	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Divorced	Yes
  Family ID	F11789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeannette Winters,   b. Abt 1896
  Married	22 Aug 1914	Kane County, Illinois
  		John Lloyd Wright Marriage. John Lloyd Wright Marriage.
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F11798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Dec 1892 - Oak Park, Cook, Illinois Married - 22 Aug 1914 - Kane County, Illinois Died - 20 Dec 1972 - Del Mar, San Diego, California Buried - - Unity Chapel Cemetery, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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