Individual Details

Daniel S. Wright

(Sep 1828 - Abt 1905)



1860 Census. Wilkes, NC, Hh 857
Daniel Wright Jr. 32
Lydia, 25
Jane, 7. William, 5. Minnie, 2.

Daniel enlisted in the Civil War, 17 Mar 1862 as a private and was age 33.
17 Mar 1862 Company H. 54th Regiment, Daniel S. WRIGHT, 33 of Surry, enlisted Yadkin Co, NC. Present thru Oct 1863. Captured Rappahannock Station, VA Nov 7, 1863. Confined at Point Lookout, MD Nov 11, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout on Mar 16, 1864. Received at City Point, VA Mar 20, 1864 for exchange. Returned to duty. Present Sep/Oct 1864

1870 Census. Hotel Twp, Surry, NC, Hh 128
Daniel Wright, 39
Lidy, 38
Sally, 18
William 15
Mary 12
Rebecca, 9
Robert, 5
Thomas, 4
Richard, 1

1880 Census. Knobs Twp, Yadkin, NC, Hh 147
Daniel Wright, 51, Widowed, Farm laborer - all b. in NC
Robert H., 15, son
Thomas, 13, son
Laura, 9, dau
Julia, 6, dau
Pheba Gentry, 36, housekeeper, Divorced (Daniel married her in Dec of 1880)
Margaret Gentry, 17, dau
Micajah Wallace, 21, Boarder, Tinsmith
Rebecca, 18, wife

1900 Census. Wilson, Grayson, VA, Hh 295
Daniel Wright, b. Sep 1827, 72, married 6 years, b. NC
Nancy C., wife, b. Jun 1877, 22, 1 child, b. VA
Samuel W., son, b. Sep 1897, age 2, b. VA

Events

BirthSep 1828Surry County, North Carolina
Marriage22 Nov 1851Surry County, North Carolina - Lydia Gordon
Marriage26 Dec 1880Yadkin County, North Carolina - Phebe Atkins
Marriage1894Nancy Caroline Taylor
DeathAbt 1905Grayson County, Virginia

Families

SpouseLydia Gordon (1832 - 1874)
ChildSarah Jane "Sally" Wright (1853 - )
ChildWilliam Wright (1855 - )
ChildMary Minnie Wright (1858 - )
ChildRebecca E. Wright (1862 - )
ChildRobert H. Wright (1865 - )
ChildThomas Wright (1866 - )
ChildRichard Wright (1869 - )
ChildLaura Wright (1871 - )
ChildJulia Wright (1874 - )
SpousePhebe Atkins (1844 - )
SpouseNancy Caroline Taylor (1877 - 1961)
ChildWalter Samuel Wright (1897 - )
FatherDaniel S. Wright (1793 - 1886)
MotherPatience Franklin (1797 - 1870)
SiblingMedia Ann Wright (1816 - 1880)
SiblingRichard Murphy Wright (1818 - )
SiblingAlice Deborah Wright (1827 - 1894)
SiblingZadock Wright (1829 - 1892)
SiblingJames Wright (1833 - 1896)
SiblingMinnie Z Wright (1837 - 1907)