Williston H. Wright

Abt 1836 - 1863  (~ 27 years)

• Name	Williston H. Wright
  Born	Abt 1836	, Oswego, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [1]
  	Role: Household
  		1850 U.S. census - Josiah Wright household (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co., NY) Josiah Wright, 72, male, farmer, value of real estate owned $2500, born Conn. Altana Wright, 40, female, born N.Y. Addison Wright, 40, male, farmer, born N.Y. Stephen Wright, 22, male, farmer, born N.Y. Judson Wright, 19, male, farmer, born N.Y., attended school within the year Williston Wright, 14, male, born N.Y., attended school within the year
  Census	1855	Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [2]
  	Role: Child
  		1855 New York census - Addison C. Wright and Josiah Wright households (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co.) household 17, frame building, valued at $400 Addison C. Wright, 43, male, born Herkimer Co., widowed, 42 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land household 23, frame building, valued at $400 Josiah Wright, 80, male, born Conn., widowed, 43 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land Stephen K. Wright, 26, male, child, born Oswego Co., 26 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter Josiah J. Wright, 23, male, child, born Oswego Co., 23 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land Williston H. Wright, 18, male, child, born Oswego Co., 18 years resident of this town, clerk
  Occupation	1855	Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [2]
  	clerk
  Will	Oct 1857	Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [3]
  	In his will, Josiah names his six living children Addison C. Wright, Stephen K. Wright, Josiah J. Wright, Sarah (wife of Myron D. Hitchcock) and Mary M. (wife of William Gorsline), and Williston Wright, as well as mentioning his two deceased wives, a deceased son, and a deceased daughter in a request to have headstones erected for them. Role: Heir
  		Will and Codicils of Josiah Wright (Oswego Co., NY) A full transcription is available on final two pages of the PDF.
  Census	1860	Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [4]
  	Williston is enumerated living in the household of B. B. Coe, a cooper, along with another cooper named Norton Read.
  		1860 U.S. census - W. H. Wright (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co., NY) dwelling 153, household 153 (household of B. B. Coe) W. H. Wright, 24, male, cooper, born in N.Y.
  Occupation	1860	Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [4]
  	cooper
  Residence	1862	Watertown, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States   [5]
  Military	11 Aug 1862–10 Aug 1863  [5, 6]
  	Company B, 29th Wisconsin Volunteers
  		Clipping from "Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume II" Williston H. Wright's entry is on page 396.
  Name	Willis H. Wright
  Find-A-Grave ID	16795492
  Died	10 Aug 1863	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States   [5, 6, 7]
  	Cause: chronic diarrhea
  	Available official records from the era simply list an upsecified "disease" as the cause of death, but one more modern source notes diarrhea.
  		Williston H. Wright's Wisconsin Allotment Fund statement The receipt notes the money is to be paid to Addison C. Wright of Scriba, Oswego Co., NY upon proof of death.
  Buried	Worden Sweet Cemetery, Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [8]
  	It's possible that this monument is merely a memorial marker and Williston is actually buried in Natchez -- there is a W. H. Wright listed as buried at Natchez National Cemetery who was involved in the Civil War, but insufficient additional information is available to confirm that person's identity. (see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152063480/w-h-wright)
  		Headstones of Willis H. and Josiah Wright, Worden Sweet Cemetery (Scriba, NY) Josiah Wright's headstone just reads "JOSIAH" WILLIS H. WRIGHT member of Co. B, 29 Wis. Vol. DIED at Natchez, Miss. Aug10, 1863 Aged 26 Years A sacrifice for liberty
  Person ID	I181	Main Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Josiah Wright,   b. 1773, , , Connecticut Colony, British America ,   d. Jul 1869  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Altana,   b. Abt 1790, , , New York, United States ,   d. 19 Apr 1855  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	CA 1826
  	This marriage date is an estimate based on the birthdate of their eldest known child.
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1836 - , Oswego, New York, United States Census - 1850 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States Census - 1855 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States Occupation - clerk - 1855 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States Will - Oct 1857 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States Census - 1860 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States Occupation - cooper - 1860 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States Residence - 1862 - Watertown, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States Died - Cause: chronic diarrhea - 10 Aug 1863 - Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States Buried - - Worden Sweet Cemetery, Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S53] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, New York, Oswego County, Town of Scriba; page 380 (stamped); dwelling 1910, family 2078; Josiah Wright; downloaded 10 October 2019 (Reliability: 3). 1850 U.S. census - Josiah Wright household (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co., NY) Josiah Wright, 72, male, farmer, value of real estate owned $2500, born Conn. Altana Wright, 40, female, born N.Y. Addison Wright, 40, male, farmer, born N.Y. Stephen Wright, 22, male, farmer, born N.Y. Judson Wright, 19, male, farmer, born N.Y., attended school within the year Williston Wright, 14, male, born N.Y., attended school within the year [S54] 1855 New York State Census, Oswego County, population schedule; Town of Scriba; page 3 (stamped); family 22; Josiah Wright; downloaded 2 June 2022 (Reliability: 3). Josiah's son Addison C. Wright is enumerated on the same page, four dwellings earlier. 1855 New York census - Addison C. Wright and Josiah Wright households (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co.) household 17, frame building, valued at $400 Addison C. Wright, 43, male, born Herkimer Co., widowed, 42 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land household 23, frame building, valued at $400 Josiah Wright, 80, male, born Conn., widowed, 43 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land Stephen K. Wright, 26, male, child, born Oswego Co., 26 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter Josiah J. Wright, 23, male, child, born Oswego Co., 23 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land Williston H. Wright, 18, male, child, born Oswego Co., 18 years resident of this town, clerk [S56] Probate -- Oswego County, NY, volume K; page 426; Josiah Wright (Reliability: 3). Will and Codicils of Josiah Wright (Oswego Co., NY) A full transcription is available on final two pages of the PDF. [S62] 1860 U.S. Federal Census, New York, Oswego County, Town of Scriba; page 19 (written); dwelling 153, household 153; W. H. Wright; downloaded 11 June 2022 (Reliability: 3). 1860 U.S. census - W. H. Wright (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co., NY) dwelling 153, household 153 (household of B. B. Coe) W. H. Wright, 24, male, cooper, born in N.Y. [S61] Book -- Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Volume II, downloaded 11 June 2022; page 396 (Reliability: 2). Roster of 29th Regiment Infantry, Company "B" Name: Wright, Williston H. Residence: Watertown, WI Date: Aug 11., '62 Remarks: Died Aug. 10, '63, Natchez, Miss., disease. [S55] Cemetery -- Worden Sweet Cemetery (Scriba, NY), Headstone of Willis H. Wright (Reliability: 2). WILLIS H. WRIGHT member of Co. B 29 Wis. Vol. DIED at Natchez, Miss Aug 10,1863 Aged 26 Years [S63] Magazine -- The American Revenuer, downloaded 11 June 2022; pages 94-95 (Reliability: 2). Figure 27 shows the Allotment Fund receipt issued to Addison Wright for $70 once the State had proof that Williston H. Wright was dead. Private Wright of Regiment 29, Company B enlisted August 11, 1862, and designated $10 per month to the State Treasurer starting February 1863 with clear instruction "If I die, to Addison Wright, Scriba, Oswego County, New York." Approximately one in fifteen volunteers chose to allot a portion of their pay to the Wisconsin State Treasurer. The money was held in the State Treasury until it was requested by the volunteer or the volunteer died. Wright died of chronic diarrhea in Natchez, Mississippi on August 10, 1863. Williston H. Wright's Wisconsin Allotment Fund statement The receipt notes the money is to be paid to Addison C. Wright of Scriba, Oswego Co., NY upon proof of death. [S55] Cemetery -- Worden Sweet Cemetery (Scriba, NY), Headstone of Willis H. Wright (Reliability: 3). WILLIS H. WRIGHT member of Co. B 29 Wis. Vol. DIED at Natchez, Miss Aug 10,1863 Aged 26 Years