Wilbur Wright

1867 - 1912  (45 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has 30 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Wilbur Wright
  Birth	16 Apr 1867	Millville, Henry, Indiana, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 May 1912	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
  Burial	5 Jun 1912	Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
  Initiatory (LDS)	23 Jun 2012	MTIMP
  FamilySearch ID	LC3Z-CRX
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I95871	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Bishop Milton Wright,   b. 17 Nov 1828, Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States d. 3 Apr 1917, Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio, United States (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Susan Catherine Koerner,   b. 30 Apr 1831, Hillsboro, Loudoun, Virginia, United States d. 4 Jul 1889, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1859	Union, Indiana, United States
  Family ID	F30828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Apr 1867 - Millville, Henry, Indiana, United States Death - 30 May 1912 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States Burial - 5 Jun 1912 - Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States Initiatory (LDS) - 23 Jun 2012 - MTIMP  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Wright, Wilbur b1867 - Portrait

  
  

• Notes

  Born in Indiana in 1867, Wilbur Wright was the elder brother of Orvi l l e W right, with whom he developed the world's first successful airpla ne . On D ecember 17, 1903, the Wright brothers succeeded in making the f ir s t free, controlled flight of a power-driven airplane. An extraordina r y a chievem ent, Wilbur flew the plane for 59 seconds over a distanc e o f 85 2 feet. To day, the Wright brothers are regarded as the "father s o f moder n aviation. " Wilbur Wright died in Dayton, Ohio, on May 30 , 1912 .