Individual Details
Sylvanus Jr. Wright
(13 Aug 1839 - 12 Sep 1924)
See 1860 census for Monroe Twp., Harrison Co., Ohio for Sylvanus 21, Sarah 22, and Mary E. 5 months.
See 1880 census for Mill Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio for Sylvanus 40, Sarah 40, and 10 of their 11 children.
See 1900 census for Mill Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio for Sylvanus 60, Sarah 61, John 22, and Olive B. 20.
See 1910 census for Mill Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio for Sylvanious 70, Sarah 71, Rebecca J. West 49 and widowed, daughter, John Wright 33, son, single, and 2 grandchildren, Chester R. Legett 20, and Odell Riley 14. Living nearby is Sylvanus's sister, Samantha Cox, age 73.
See 1920 census for Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, for Sylvanus and Sarah . They are in the home of Olive (Sylvanus and Sarah's daughter) and Henry Wilson. Sylvanus and Sarah are shown as father and mother in law. They are both 80.
The following is from "The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio" by Warner, Beers and Co., 1884.
"Sylvanus Wright, farmer, P.O. Uhrichsville, was born in Monroe Township, Harrison Co., Ohio in 1839. His father, Sylvanus Wright, was born in Delaware Co., N.Y., in 1806 and died in 1874. He was of English and German extraction, by occupation a farmer, and settled in Ohio at an early day. Sylvanus Jr's mother is also a native of New York, born Dec. 10, 1801, and is still hale and hearty, able to perform her housework and to work in the garden. Her maiden name was Desire Hayes. Their family consisted of one son and two daughters, namely, Sylvanus, our subject, Emerella, wife of James I. Livingston, farmer; and Samantha, widow of Thomas Cox, who died in the army. Our subject was married May 12, 1859 to Sarah, daughter of Job Gatchell. She was born in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1839 and is the third child of a family of eighteen. Mr. Wright has a family of twelve children, their names as follows: Mary E., born Feb. 11, 1860, wife of William Simpson, carpenter in Dennison, Ohio; Rebecca J., June 15, 1861, wife of William West, farmer in Harrison County, Rachel A., October 8, 1862; David E., June 10, 1864; Milo H., Nov. 20, 1865; Rosellie, Apr. 6, 1867; James A., Nov. 22, 1869; William E., July 28, 1871, Ora C., March 11, 1873; Addie F., October 22, 1874; John I., October 22, 1876, and Oliver B., Nov. 22, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Wright are members of the Disciple Church, in which the former is Deacon, and Superintendent of the Sabbath School. In politics, he is a Republican and is at present serving as School Director. During the late civil war, he was a member of the Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company H, and served 9 months".
Sylvanus and Sarah are buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, MI196 located in Mill Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio east of Dennison, on TR 32, 2 miles SE from Co. Rd. 37. T. 13, R. 7, S. 24, Q. 2.
See 1880 census for Mill Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio for Sylvanus 40, Sarah 40, and 10 of their 11 children.
See 1900 census for Mill Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio for Sylvanus 60, Sarah 61, John 22, and Olive B. 20.
See 1910 census for Mill Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio for Sylvanious 70, Sarah 71, Rebecca J. West 49 and widowed, daughter, John Wright 33, son, single, and 2 grandchildren, Chester R. Legett 20, and Odell Riley 14. Living nearby is Sylvanus's sister, Samantha Cox, age 73.
See 1920 census for Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, for Sylvanus and Sarah . They are in the home of Olive (Sylvanus and Sarah's daughter) and Henry Wilson. Sylvanus and Sarah are shown as father and mother in law. They are both 80.
The following is from "The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio" by Warner, Beers and Co., 1884.
"Sylvanus Wright, farmer, P.O. Uhrichsville, was born in Monroe Township, Harrison Co., Ohio in 1839. His father, Sylvanus Wright, was born in Delaware Co., N.Y., in 1806 and died in 1874. He was of English and German extraction, by occupation a farmer, and settled in Ohio at an early day. Sylvanus Jr's mother is also a native of New York, born Dec. 10, 1801, and is still hale and hearty, able to perform her housework and to work in the garden. Her maiden name was Desire Hayes. Their family consisted of one son and two daughters, namely, Sylvanus, our subject, Emerella, wife of James I. Livingston, farmer; and Samantha, widow of Thomas Cox, who died in the army. Our subject was married May 12, 1859 to Sarah, daughter of Job Gatchell. She was born in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1839 and is the third child of a family of eighteen. Mr. Wright has a family of twelve children, their names as follows: Mary E., born Feb. 11, 1860, wife of William Simpson, carpenter in Dennison, Ohio; Rebecca J., June 15, 1861, wife of William West, farmer in Harrison County, Rachel A., October 8, 1862; David E., June 10, 1864; Milo H., Nov. 20, 1865; Rosellie, Apr. 6, 1867; James A., Nov. 22, 1869; William E., July 28, 1871, Ora C., March 11, 1873; Addie F., October 22, 1874; John I., October 22, 1876, and Oliver B., Nov. 22, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Wright are members of the Disciple Church, in which the former is Deacon, and Superintendent of the Sabbath School. In politics, he is a Republican and is at present serving as School Director. During the late civil war, he was a member of the Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company H, and served 9 months".
Sylvanus and Sarah are buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, MI196 located in Mill Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio east of Dennison, on TR 32, 2 miles SE from Co. Rd. 37. T. 13, R. 7, S. 24, Q. 2.
Events
| Birth | 13 Aug 1839 | Monroe Twp., Harrison Co., OH | |||
| Marriage | 12 May 1859 | Tuscarawas Co., OH - Sarah Gatchell | |||
| Death | 12 Sep 1924 | Dennison, Tuscarawas Co., OH | |||
| Burial | Liberty Cemetery, Dennison, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Gatchell (1838 - 1929) |
| Child | Mary E. Wright (1860 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca J. Wright (1861 - ) |
| Child | Rachel A. Wright (1862 - ) |
| Child | David E. Wright (1864 - ) |
| Child | Milo Hayes Wright (1865 - 1933) |
| Child | Rosellie Wright (1867 - ) |
| Child | James A. Wright (1869 - ) |
| Child | William E. Wright (1871 - ) |
| Child | Ora C. Wright (1873 - ) |
| Child | Addie F. Wright (1874 - ) |
| Child | John I. Wright (1876 - ) |
| Child | Oliver B. Wright (1879 - ) |
| Father | Sylvanus Sr. Wright (1806 - 1874) |
| Mother | Desiree Hayes (1801 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Emerella Wright (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Samantha Wright (1836 - 1929) |