Wright-Stout
My 2nd great-grandparents
Aug 26, 1870 Census for Hopwell, Marshall County, Illinois
William Wright - age 24 (1846 Ohio)
Eliza Wright - age 23 (1847 Ilinois) Housekeeper
Annette Wright - age 3 (1867 Illinois)
Ida May Wright - age 1 (1869 Illinois) [born 9-6-1868, inserted by Phyllis J Bryant (nee Francies)]
June 2, 1880 Census for Glasco, Cloud County, Kansas
William H. Wright age 34 Sewing Machine Agent
Eliza Wright age 33 Housekeeper
Annette Wright age 13In School
Ida May Wright age 11 In School
Charles A. Wright age 9 In School
In the Census > Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 > 1885 > Cloud > Solomon, Mildred M Jones is 2 months old living with
W. H. Wright age 46 Agent
He was enlisted in Illinois and honorably discharged from the volunteer military service of the United States, Letter or name of Company or Command: I;
Number of Regiment of other organization to which attached: 11; arm of Service-Infantry (I), Cavalry (C), or Navy (N): I;
Eliza Wright age 39
May Wright age 16 Music Teacher
Charles A. Wright age 14
I believe Mildred was the granddaughter of William H. and Ida May because Annette died earlier in life.
HISTORY OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GLASCO.
Transcribed from E.F. Hollibaugh'sBiographical history of Cloud County, Kansas biographies of representative citizens. Illustrated with portraits of prominent people, cuts of homes, stock, etc. [n.p., 1903] 919p. illus., ports. 28 cm.
The first trustees were H.H. Spaulding, John Hillhouse, W.H. Wright, Charles Sheffield and R.M. Gray. The present trustees are Mrs. Mary Bullock, Mrs. Hannah Butler, Mrs. Andy Franks, Mr. Best and Milton Gray. The Presbyterian congregation have a Sabbath school with an average attendance of fifty-eight. Mr. Best has been superintendent for the past year; an active and earnest worker.
Cloud County, KS GenWeb Obituaries
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/cloud/obits.htmWright, W. H.
W. H. Wright died very suddenly this morning at 4 o'clock from the effects of an overdose of morphine taken last evening. (The Glasco Sun, Sep. 10, 1887)
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Cloud County, KS GenWeb
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/cloud/obits.htmEntered by Hampton, Jasper
At his home in Glasco, Saturday morning September, 10, 1887, W. H. Wright. Death was caused by an over dose of morphine. Deceased was born in Madison county, Ohio, January 25, 1844. He was married to Miss Eliza Stout August 31, 1865, and with his family moved to Kansas in March, 1875. At the time of his death he was the proprietor of the Hurd House in Glasco. The deceased leaves a wife and two children to mourn his death. Mr. Wright enlisted in the 11th Illinois regiment July 13, 1865, and on the 14th was commissioned as Sargeant [sic]. He was a member of the G. A. R. Glasco Post, 239. Mrs. W. H. Wright and family desire to thank the friends and neighbors for their aid and assistance in the sudden death and burial of their husband and father. (The Glasco Sun, Sep. 3, 1887)
There is a Wm H Wright buried in Leavenworth National Cemetery. According to above census, he was in I, the Infantry.
Co. D., 95 Ill. Inf.
Burial:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=wr...;
Leavenworth National Cemetery
Leavenworth
Leavenworth County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 21, 3/1
Imported from: US Veteran's Affairs
Record added: Mar 04, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 3683816