Dobyns Family Tree » William Ernest Wright (1862-1936)

Personal data William Ernest Wright 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Household of William Ernest Wright

He is married to Emma Augusta Campbell.

They got married on December 13, 1886 at Essex County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten, he was 24 years old.Sources 4, 6


Child(ren):

  1. Denny Dobyns Wright  1889-1960
  2. Betty C. Wright  1890-????
  4. Lucy Wright  1895-1944 
  5. Augusta Wright  1896-????
  6. Judith A Wright  ± 1899-????
  7. Imagene B. Wright  ± 1901-

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    Sources

    1. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com
    2. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tappahannock, Essex, Virginia; Roll: 1363; Family History Film: 1255363; Page: 135C; Enumeration District: 017
    3. 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Essex, Virginia; Roll: M593_1644; Page: 111B; Image: 226; Family History Library Film: 553143
    4. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com
    5. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tappahannock, Essex, Virginia; Roll: 2441; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 983.0; FHL microfilm: 2342175
    6. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Central, Essex, Virginia; Roll: 1707; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1241707
    7. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Central, Essex, Virginia; Roll: T624_1627; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1375640
    8. 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Central, Essex, Virginia; Roll: T625_1888; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 38 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday May 18, 1862

    • The temperature on May 18, 1862 was about 17.0 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 7 » American Civil War: Union forces engage Confederate troops at the Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas.
      • April 12 » American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
      • May 31 » American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston and G.W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside Richmond, Virginia.
      • July 15 » The CSS Arkansas, the most effective ironclad on the Mississippi River, battles with Union ships commanded by Admiral David Farragut, severely damaging three ships and sustaining heavy damage herself. The encounter changed the complexion of warfare on the Mississippi and helped to reverse Rebel fortunes on the river in the summer of 1862.
      • August 6 » American Civil War: The Confederate ironclad CSSArkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering catastrophic engine failure near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
      • September 15 » American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia (present-day Harpers Ferry, West Virginia).

    Day of marriage December 13, 1886

    • The temperature on December 13, 1886 was about 3.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
      • May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
      • May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
      • June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
      • July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
      • October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.

    Day of death June 25, 1936

    • The temperature on June 25, 1936 was between 12.6 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
      • February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
      • July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
      • August 9 » Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
      • August 14 » Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.
      • August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
      • December 5 » The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR.
    

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