Philbert Wright
Father: Joseph A. Wright
Mother: Catherine Bougher [may be Brougher]
Brother: David Wright 13 Nov 1844-22 Sep 1924
Married 18 Oct 1865 to Margaret Jane Powell. They had the following children:
Lucy A Wright 1867–1959; married King Philip Cox 12 Oct 1883
Lucinda Etta Wright. b. 25 Nov; d. 22 Feb 1931; appears to have married 'several' times; last to William Miles
Alice A Wright. b. 1 Mar 1872; d. 13 Aug 1910 [born a few months after her father's death]; married John Morgan 1st; then James Holly.
The Civil War Pension file of Philbert Wright is No. WO 568,276. It is about 120 pages long, but I can Xerox the relevant pages for you if you would like to have copies. In the meantime, here is the relevant genealogical information that I could glean from the records.
File WO 568,276
Philbert Wright
Private in Company E, 156th Indiana Infantry.
Enrolled March 20, 1865, mustered out August 4, 1865, at Stevenson Station, Virginia.
Suffered from chronic diarrhea contracted during service.
Resided 1 year in 1870 and 1871 in Mercer County, Missouri
Died September 15, 1871, near Springfield, Illinois, while traveling with family from Missouri to Indiana
Wife:
Margaret J. Powell/Wright/Davis/Thompson
Married Philbert Wright October 18, 1865, in Greene County, Indiana
Resident 1870 in Putnam County, Iowa
Resident 1870 in Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri
Married John R. Davis August 6, 1872
Married James M. Thompson March 7, 1875
Resident May 3, 1883, in Cass, Sullivan County, Indiana
Resident May 8, 1890, in Greene County, Indiana
Resident April 15, 1891, in Sullivan County, Indiana
Widow and minor child's claims rejected by a special examiner on May 18, 1891, and affirmed on March 8, 1894, because death not caused by service but from injuries received in an accident when his wagon overturned.
Philbert died 15 Sep 1871 as a result of an overturned wagon as he and his pregnant wife and 2 small daughters were traveling to another state for his health. His actual grave site is lost to time.
Military and family 'traveling' is based on information discovered by Robert Grant - Thanks Bob!
Father: Joseph A. Wright
Mother: Catherine Bougher [may be Brougher]
Brother: David Wright 13 Nov 1844-22 Sep 1924
Married 18 Oct 1865 to Margaret Jane Powell. They had the following children:
Lucy A Wright 1867–1959; married King Philip Cox 12 Oct 1883
Lucinda Etta Wright. b. 25 Nov; d. 22 Feb 1931; appears to have married 'several' times; last to William Miles
Alice A Wright. b. 1 Mar 1872; d. 13 Aug 1910 [born a few months after her father's death]; married John Morgan 1st; then James Holly.
The Civil War Pension file of Philbert Wright is No. WO 568,276. It is about 120 pages long, but I can Xerox the relevant pages for you if you would like to have copies. In the meantime, here is the relevant genealogical information that I could glean from the records.
File WO 568,276
Philbert Wright
Private in Company E, 156th Indiana Infantry.
Enrolled March 20, 1865, mustered out August 4, 1865, at Stevenson Station, Virginia.
Suffered from chronic diarrhea contracted during service.
Resided 1 year in 1870 and 1871 in Mercer County, Missouri
Died September 15, 1871, near Springfield, Illinois, while traveling with family from Missouri to Indiana
Wife:
Margaret J. Powell/Wright/Davis/Thompson
Married Philbert Wright October 18, 1865, in Greene County, Indiana
Resident 1870 in Putnam County, Iowa
Resident 1870 in Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri
Married John R. Davis August 6, 1872
Married James M. Thompson March 7, 1875
Resident May 3, 1883, in Cass, Sullivan County, Indiana
Resident May 8, 1890, in Greene County, Indiana
Resident April 15, 1891, in Sullivan County, Indiana
Widow and minor child's claims rejected by a special examiner on May 18, 1891, and affirmed on March 8, 1894, because death not caused by service but from injuries received in an accident when his wagon overturned.
Philbert died 15 Sep 1871 as a result of an overturned wagon as he and his pregnant wife and 2 small daughters were traveling to another state for his health. His actual grave site is lost to time.
Military and family 'traveling' is based on information discovered by Robert Grant - Thanks Bob!
Philbert Wright
Father: Joseph A. Wright
Mother: Catherine Bougher [may be Brougher]
Brother: David Wright 13 Nov 1844-22 Sep 1924
Married 18 Oct 1865 to Margaret Jane Powell. They had the following children:
Lucy A Wright 1867–1959; married King Philip Cox 12 Oct 1883
Lucinda Etta Wright. b. 25 Nov; d. 22 Feb 1931; appears to have married 'several' times; last to William Miles
Alice A Wright. b. 1 Mar 1872; d. 13 Aug 1910 [born a few months after her father's death]; married John Morgan 1st; then James Holly.
The Civil War Pension file of Philbert Wright is No. WO 568,276. It is about 120 pages long, but I can Xerox the relevant pages for you if you would like to have copies. In the meantime, here is the relevant genealogical information that I could glean from the records.
File WO 568,276
Philbert Wright
Private in Company E, 156th Indiana Infantry.
Enrolled March 20, 1865, mustered out August 4, 1865, at Stevenson Station, Virginia.
Suffered from chronic diarrhea contracted during service.
Resided 1 year in 1870 and 1871 in Mercer County, Missouri
Died September 15, 1871, near Springfield, Illinois, while traveling with family from Missouri to Indiana
Wife:
Margaret J. Powell/Wright/Davis/Thompson
Married Philbert Wright October 18, 1865, in Greene County, Indiana
Resident 1870 in Putnam County, Iowa
Resident 1870 in Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri
Married John R. Davis August 6, 1872
Married James M. Thompson March 7, 1875
Resident May 3, 1883, in Cass, Sullivan County, Indiana
Resident May 8, 1890, in Greene County, Indiana
Resident April 15, 1891, in Sullivan County, Indiana
Widow and minor child's claims rejected by a special examiner on May 18, 1891, and affirmed on March 8, 1894, because death not caused by service but from injuries received in an accident when his wagon overturned.
Philbert died 15 Sep 1871 as a result of an overturned wagon as he and his pregnant wife and 2 small daughters were traveling to another state for his health. His actual grave site is lost to time.
Military and family 'traveling' is based on information discovered by Robert Grant - Thanks Bob!
Father: Joseph A. Wright
Mother: Catherine Bougher [may be Brougher]
Brother: David Wright 13 Nov 1844-22 Sep 1924
Married 18 Oct 1865 to Margaret Jane Powell. They had the following children:
Lucy A Wright 1867–1959; married King Philip Cox 12 Oct 1883
Lucinda Etta Wright. b. 25 Nov; d. 22 Feb 1931; appears to have married 'several' times; last to William Miles
Alice A Wright. b. 1 Mar 1872; d. 13 Aug 1910 [born a few months after her father's death]; married John Morgan 1st; then James Holly.
The Civil War Pension file of Philbert Wright is No. WO 568,276. It is about 120 pages long, but I can Xerox the relevant pages for you if you would like to have copies. In the meantime, here is the relevant genealogical information that I could glean from the records.
File WO 568,276
Philbert Wright
Private in Company E, 156th Indiana Infantry.
Enrolled March 20, 1865, mustered out August 4, 1865, at Stevenson Station, Virginia.
Suffered from chronic diarrhea contracted during service.
Resided 1 year in 1870 and 1871 in Mercer County, Missouri
Died September 15, 1871, near Springfield, Illinois, while traveling with family from Missouri to Indiana
Wife:
Margaret J. Powell/Wright/Davis/Thompson
Married Philbert Wright October 18, 1865, in Greene County, Indiana
Resident 1870 in Putnam County, Iowa
Resident 1870 in Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri
Married John R. Davis August 6, 1872
Married James M. Thompson March 7, 1875
Resident May 3, 1883, in Cass, Sullivan County, Indiana
Resident May 8, 1890, in Greene County, Indiana
Resident April 15, 1891, in Sullivan County, Indiana
Widow and minor child's claims rejected by a special examiner on May 18, 1891, and affirmed on March 8, 1894, because death not caused by service but from injuries received in an accident when his wagon overturned.
Philbert died 15 Sep 1871 as a result of an overturned wagon as he and his pregnant wife and 2 small daughters were traveling to another state for his health. His actual grave site is lost to time.
Military and family 'traveling' is based on information discovered by Robert Grant - Thanks Bob!
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