THE WRIGHT FAMILY OF BUCKS COUNTY PA TO ILLINOIS

This is dedicated to the memory of my father, Robert Wayne Wright.
I acknowledge and am grateful for the years of research done by my grandfather Robert Burns Wright and his cousin Hal Cushman Pattison. A big THANKS is in order to my second cousin Timothy Scott Jarman who wrote all the biographies included in the notes on the Cushmans, Pattisons and many others in Great Great Grandmother Josephine Cushman's line. They were so well written, Tim, I just cut and pasted! Great work! Thanks again for all your help and for our lovely Memorial Day visit!
I want to thank my mom Barbara McKenrick Wright for her help and support and for showing me by her example the importance of Family. She was right when she always used to tell me "Someday you'll be glad you have such a large family".
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I HAVE REMOVED EVERYONE EXCEPT MY DIRECT ANCESTORS FROM THIS SITE AS I HAVE SEEN MY ERRORS REPEATED ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB. PLEASE VERIFY ALL INFORMATION YOU GET OFF THE INTERNET. THE INFORMATION REMAINING ON THIS SITE IS FOR MY REFERENCE ONLY. I HAVE IT ON LINE SO I MAY USE IT FROM MY OFFICE COMPUTER.

My Family History

• Surname List


• Index of Individuals


• InterneTree


• Sources

Family Photos

• Frank McKenrick (39 KB)
  Great Grandpa McKenrick...quite the fisherman!! A tough old Scotsman!
• 3 Grandpa Wrights (47 KB)
  James Monroe Wright with his son Traverse Rock (TR) and his grandson Robert Burns, my grandpa. Taken about 1910-12 in Mercer County, Illinois.
• Schieberl Wedding (41 KB)
  Emil Frank Schieberl and Caroline (Lena, Carrie) Gross. Grandma Mac's parents.
• Maria Watson Wright (11 KB)
  Maria was James Monroe's first wife and the mother of TR. After her death at age 27, James and TR moved to Illinois.
• McKenrick Wedding (36 KB)
  William Francis McKenrick and Mildred Elsie Veronica Schieberl. Witnesses are Grandma Mac's brother Uncle Joe and his first wife, also Mildred.
• Obituary of James Monroe Wright (115 KB)
  Obituary of James M. Wright appeared in the Aledo Illinois paper.
• Robert Wayne Wright (13 KB)
  Dad flyfishing on a camping trip with Mom. Taken the summer before his death.
• Traverse Rock Wright (8 KB)
  My great grandfather TR Wright
• Dad, Bob Wright with his Aunts (5 KB)
  Dad with Auntie Louise Wright and Aunt Marian Wright Jarman
• Robert Burns Wright (6 KB)
  My Grandpa Wright as a young boy
• Robert Wayne Wright (2 KB)
  Dad
• Kate Pattison Wright (12 KB)
  The wife of TR and mother of Grandpa Wright. It is through her that we are descended from Mayflower passengers.
• Clara Anita Worthington Wright (9 KB)
  Wife of Grandpa Wright and mother of my Dad. She died at age 37
• Henry Pattison (6 KB)
  This photo is from a tintype that was found in the possessions of my Great Aunt Marian Jarman, after her death. I obtained this copy from my second cousin Tim Jarman, Aunt Marian's grandson. Thank you, Tim!!
• Amy Gardiner Worthington (14 KB)
  Great Grandma Worthington. Clara's mother. The child on the porch is me at about age 4; I remember Great Grandma well. My sister Joan has her rocking chair; Mom used it to rock my little brothers and sisters to sleep singing "Peee, i pie Peee o po, peee i piddy pie, peee o po, piddypie poe..." You had to be there! One of my favorite childhood memories!
• Josephine Cushman Pattison (7 KB)
  This is also from an old tintype of Aunt Marian's. Josephine is a direct descendant of the Mayflower Cushmans. Also the Allerton, Howland, Tilly and Soule lines descend from the Mayflower to Josephine.
• Ebathshaba Rue (16 KB)
  Mother of James Monroe Wright