Orville Wright

1871 - 1948  (76 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Orville Wright
  Born	19 Aug 1871	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Orville and Wilbur Wright owned a bicycle shop. Inventor. Orvil & Wilbur Wright are credited with the first sustained powered flight.
  		Orville Wright bicycle shop. Orville Wright and Edwin H. Sines, neighbor and boyhood friend, filing frames in the back of the Wright 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 Jan 1948	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
  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. Wilbur Wright,   b. 16 Apr 1867, Millville, Henry, Indiana ,   d. 30 May 1912, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
  4. Otis Wright,   b. 24 Feb 1870, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
  5. Ida Wright,   b. 24 Feb 1870, 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	I55111	Nagel
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2020

  
  

  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 - 19 Aug 1871 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio Died - 30 Jan 1948 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Orville Wright age 34. Orville Wright age 34.
  		Katharine & Orville Wright aboard Wright Model HS airplane. Katharine & Orville Wright aboard Wright Model HS airplane.
  		Wright Brothers Aviation pioneers credited with the first powered flight.

  
  

  Dogs

  Orville & Scipio. Orville Wright and his Saint Bernard Scipio.

  
  

  Stamps & Coins

  Wright Brothers Stamp. Wright Brothers Stamp.