Individual Details

Burgess Franklin Wright

(25 Nov 1841 - 23 Jun 1924)



Burgess F. Wright enlisted as a Private in Company E, Illinois 87th Infantry Regt, 22 Aug 1862. Musted out 22 May 1863.

1870 Census. Franklin Co, IL, Hh 131
Burgess Wright, 27, Farmer, b. NC
Mary E., 21, b. TN

1880 Census. Town Mount, Franklin Co, IL, Hh 30
B. F. Wright, 38, Farmer, b. NC
Harriet A., 9, dau, b. IL
Heron, 2, son, b. IL

1900 Census. Denning, Franklin, IL, Hh 109
Burgess F. Wright, b. Nov 1841, 58, married 20 years, Farmer
Frances T., wife, b. Mar 1850, 50, 5 children - 2 are living, b. TN
Herrin, son, b. May 1878, 22, b. IL
Claton, son, b. Jul 1882, 17, b. IL
Della M., dau, b. May 1887, 13, b. IL
Verna Palmer, granddau, b. Sep 1895, 4, b. IL
Theodore Ramsey, Servant, b. Feb 1878, 22

Events

Birth25 Nov 1841Davidson County, North Carolina
Marriage19 Mar 1865Mary Ellen Griffin
Death23 Jun 1924West Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois

Families

SpouseMary Ellen Griffin (1828 - 1880)
ChildHerren Wilson Wright (1878 - 1939)
FatherClayton Wright (1808 - 1885)
MotherAnna Snider (1813 - 1851)