Wright, Burgess 20 June 1850 – 22 April 1920 Coshocton Tribune 4/22/1920 Pg. 1 BURGESS WRIGHT DIES THURSDAY AS A RESULT OF STROKE Burgess Wright, 69, died at his home 413 Elm Street Thursday morning, at 9:50 o'clock death following a stroke of apoplexy which he suffered last Sunday evening in the bathroom of his home. He had been in ill health for the past two years but worked until last Saturday as carriage and automobile painter for J. R. Stewart & Son. Mr. Wright was born June 20, 1850 on a farm near Utica and made his home there until 29 years ago when he came to Coshocton. He was married January 3, 1889 to Fannie Ritter, who with the following children survives: Mrs. W.C. Patchen, Logan, OH, Mrs. Guy C. Rogers, Louisville, KY and Bertie Wright of the home. He had been a member of the Presbyterian Church in Coshocton since 1880 and has lived an exemplary Christian life. He has served as deacon of the church for the past eight years. His death causes deepest sorrow to a wide circle of friends. Rev. Speer will be in charge of the funeral, definite arrangements for which had not been completed Thursday. Interment will be made at Utica, Ohio.
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English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
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