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Charles Alfred Wright

Male 1909 - 1958  (49 years)


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  • Name Charles Alfred Wright  [1
    Birth 23 Apr 1909  Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 May 1958  Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1923, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Laurel Catherine Kolb,   b. 21 Jan 1886, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1917, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years) 
    Marriage 10 Aug 1904  Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F2658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Hansine Aune,   b. 20 Aug 1912, Preeseville, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1992, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1929  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 2007 (Age 77 years)
     2. Laura Christine Wright,   b. 15 Feb 1930, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1999, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     3. Richard Henry Wright,   b. 10 Aug 1932, Brown City, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 2000, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     4. James Leroy Wright,   b. 21 Aug 1933, Brown City, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1963, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     5. Gladys Ethel Wright,   b. 31 Oct 1934, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 2006, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     6. Living
     7. Robert Weston Wright,   b. 7 Jul 1938, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1999, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     8. Living
     9. John Michael Wright,   b. 28 Jan 1946, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 2004, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     10. Darlene Gail Wright,   b. 31 Jan 1947, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 2005, Carson City, Montcalm County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
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    Family ID F2767  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Apr 1909 - Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Aug 1929 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 May 1958 - Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [S1205] Wright, Janet Klinkman-Family Researcher (jkwright@tband.net) "Descendants of Frederick Eldred Wright,; dated 13 June 2011".