Wilbur Wright

1867 - 1912  (45 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Wilbur Wright
  Born	16 Apr 1867	Millville, Henry, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Orville and Wilbur Wright owned a bicycle shop. Inventor. Orvil & Wilbur Wright are credited with the first sustained powered flight.
  		Wilbur Wright working in the bicycle shop. Wilbur Wright working in the bicycle shop.
  		First Powered Flight. First Powered Flight. December 17, 1903. 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
  		Wright Brothers Telegram. Telegram from Orville Wright to Bishop Milton Wright anouncing the first successful powered flight, 17 December 1903.
  Died	30 May 1912	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
  		Wilbur Wright Death Wilbur Wright Death
  		Wilbur Wright Death The New York Times (New York, New York), 31 May 1912, Friday, Page 4
  Buried	1 Jun 1912	Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
  		Wilbur Wright funeral Wilbur Wright funeral
  		Wilbur Wright funeral Wilbur Wright funeral
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Reuchlin Wright,   b. 17 Mar 1861, Fowlerton, Grant, Indiana ,   d. 23 May 1920, Kansas City, Jackson‎/Clay‎/Platte‎/Cass, Missouri
  2. Lorin Wright,   b. 18 Nov 1862, Millville, Henry, Indiana ,   d. 1 Dec 1939, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
  3. Otis Wright,   b. 24 Feb 1870, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
  4. Ida Wright,   b. 24 Feb 1870, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
  5. Orville Wright,   b. 19 Aug 1871, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio ,   d. 30 Jan 1948, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
  6. Katharine Wright,   b. 19 Aug 1874, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio ,   d. 3 Mar 1929, Kansas City, Jackson‎/Clay‎/Platte‎/Cass, Missouri
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  Person ID	I55108	Nagel
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Milton Wright,   b. 17 Nov 1828, Rushville, Rush, Indiana ,   d. 3 Apr 1917, Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio  (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Susan Catherine Koerner,   b. 30 Apr 1831, Hillsboro, Loudoun, Virginia ,   d. 4 Jul 1889, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio  (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	24 Nov 1859	Indiana
  Family ID	F16060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Apr 1867 - Millville, Henry, Indiana Died - 30 May 1912 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio Buried - 1 Jun 1912 - Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Wilbur Wright age 38. Wilbur Wright age 38.
  		Wilbur Wright 2. Wilbur Wright 2.
  		Wright Brothers Aviation pioneers credited with the first powered flight.

  
  

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  Wright Brothers Stamp. Wright Brothers Stamp.