Charles Alfred Wright

1909 - 1958  (49 years)

• Name	Charles Alfred Wright  [1]
  Birth	23 Apr 1909	Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 May 1958	Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Art Peck showed that he was born and died in Cass City. Janet Wright instead lists his places of birth and death as Sanilac County, Michigan. Janet shows that he worked as a finish carpenter. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer prior to his death. The Cass City Chronicle Thursday, May 22, 1958 Page One Body of Charles Wright Found in Car Saturday The body of Charles A. Wright, 49, of Deford was found Saturday morning after he had been reported missing since Monday. Bad Axe State Police who investigated said that the body was found in a car behind an abandoned cabin, three quarter of a mile east of M-53 on Seeger Road in Sanilac County. A report by the Sanilac County coroner ruled that the death was caused by carbon monixide poisoning and that Mr. Wright was a suicide victim. He died sometime Wednesday. Police said that her ran a radiator house from the exhaust into a vacuum cleaner hose which was placed throught he back window into the car. Surviving besides his wife are 13 children; Delbert, John, Darlene, Katherine, Carol and Philllip at home; Robert of Kingston; Richard of Wilmot; Mrs. Harold Mills, Deford; Mrs. Roger Guinther, Cass Cit, and James, Charles and Mrs. John Mannarino, all of Detroit. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Little's Funeral Home. Rev. R. G. Weckle,, pastor of the Baptist Church, Cass City, officiated. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)
  Person ID	I5256	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Frederic Eldred Wright,   b. 24 Nov 1877, Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 11 Oct 1923, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Laurel Catherine Kolb,   b. 21 Jan 1886, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 27 Jul 1917, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	10 Aug 1904	Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F2658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Hansine Aune,   b. 20 Aug 1912, Preeseville, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 15 Sep 1992, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1929	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
  	They had thirteen children: Charles Frederick, Laure Christine, Richard Henry, James Leroy, Gladys Ethel, Sharon Elizabeth, Robert Weston, Delbert Neil, John Michael, Darlene Gail, Katherine Ann, Caroll Lynn (born ca 1948) and Phillip Alvin.
  Children	1. Charles "Chuck" Frederick Wright,   b. 15 Feb 1930, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 17 Sep 2007 (Age 77 years)   2. Laura Christine Wright,   b. 15 Feb 1930, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 2 Jan 1999, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan (Age 68 years)   3. Richard Henry Wright,   b. 10 Aug 1932, Brown City, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 29 Mar 2000, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 67 years)   4. James Leroy Wright,   b. 21 Aug 1933, Brown City, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 4 Nov 1963, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 30 years)   5. Gladys Ethel Wright,   b. 31 Oct 1934, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 30 Dec 2006, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 72 years)   6. Living   7. Robert Weston Wright,   b. 7 Jul 1938, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan d. 1 Feb 1999, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee (Age 60 years)   8. Living   9. John Michael Wright,   b. 28 Jan 1946, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 12 Jul 2004, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 58 years)   10. Darlene Gail Wright,   b. 31 Jan 1947, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 14 Apr 2005, Carson City, Montcalm County, Michigan (Age 58 years)   11. Living   12. Living   13. Living
  Family ID	F2767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Apr 1909 - Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County, Michigan Marriage - 3 Aug 1929 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Death - 14 May 1958 - Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S1205] Wright, Janet Klinkman-Family Researcher (jkwright@tband.net) "Descendants of Frederick Eldred Wright,; dated 13 June 2011".