Ernest Whitney Wright

Brief Life History of Ernest Whitney

When Ernest Whitney Wright was born on 27 December 1885, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, his father, William James Wright, was 39 and his mother, Rose Carr Eaton, was 32. He married Millie Robinson on 4 April 1907, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and World for about 5 years. He died on 28 March 1957, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Coalville Cemetery, Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Whitney Wright
1885–1957
Millie Robinson
1886–1965
Marriage: 4 April 1907
Vern Whitney Wright
1907–1978
Leah Wright
1909–1995
James Ward Wright
1911–1964
Laurel Whitney Wright
1914–1987
Elmer Boyd Wright
1916–1970
Hazel Marie Wright
1918–1983
George Eldred Wright
1921–1921

Sources (33)

  • E W Wright, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Mr. Ernest W Wright, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Ernest Whitney Wright, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.

The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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