Family of John C. WRIGHT and Savina TIERNAN

John C. WRIGHT (1864-1952)

Savina TIERNAN (1875-1963)

Clarence Graham WRIGHT (1893-1987)

Lillian Estrella WRIGHT (1897-bef1991)

John Lloyd WRIGHT (1897-1987)

Gladys Lavina WRIGHT (1899-1987)

Laura Jane WRIGHT (1901-1975)

Dorothy Edna WRIGHT (1903-1988)

Margerie Alexandra WRIGHT (1906-1992)

Ruth Eileen WRIGHT (1907-1962)

Garnet Mervin WRIGHT (1912-1985)

John Wright and Lavina Tiernan:

John Wright, Bachelor, age 27 years married December 28, 1892, at Brandon, Manitoba. Occupation of John Wright listed as Farmer, religion Presbyterian, residence Hartney, Manitoba, Canada. Place of birth listed as Ontario, Canada, full names of parents as Alexander Wright and Euphremia Carlyle.

Lavina Tiernan, Spinster, age 17 years, religion Presbyterian, residence when married as Hartney, Manitoba, Canada. Place of birth listed as Ontario, Canada, full names of parents as Henry Tiernan and Sarah Dobson. Date and place of marriage, December 28, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, by License.

Certified a true copy of registration on file at Vital Statistics, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, May 11, 1994, by M.J. Zylick, Director.

Mr. & Mrs. John Wright, of 259 Moorgate Blvd., Deer Lodge, celebrated their Golden Wedding Monday evening, December 28, 1942, at Picardy's Saloon.

John C. WRIGHT

Male

Alexander WRIGHT (1821-bef1913)

Euphemia Harriett CARLISLE (1831-1912)

Address: Exeter

Address: Brookside Cemetary

Left his Home Farm, on Concession XIII, Lots 28 & 29, South of the Village of Walton and West of Leadbury, Ontario, Canada(West of Hi-Way No. 12), in 1882 at the age of 19 years, travelling West, probably by horseback, to the Hartney District of Southwestern Manitoba; John, sometimes nick-named Jack, worked on farms and any job available in the area, later operating a Livery Stable in Hartney, Manitoba, a routine followed by many of the early settlers until they could acquire sufficient funds to acquire their own stake. John Wright worked this way for some 8 years, until he had enough funds to think about purchasing his own land, marriage and raising a Family.

He apparently returned home from time to time for visits, and keeping in touch with an old family acquaintance, Lavina Tiernan. Someway, John convinced Lavina then some 16 years of age, that she should come with him West to the small village of Hartney, Manitoba. This romance resulted in marriage to Lavina Tiernan, on Dec. 28, 1892 at Brandon, Manitoba.

The couple lived at Hartney for 3 years and in 1895, homesteaded a farm in the Melgund District; they later moved to Section 23-4-23 and Section 14-4-23 at Deloraine as their home place, and built a stone farmhouse; due to ill health John moved the Family to Winnipeg, Manitoba for a short time returning to the farm in 1908, where they continued to raise their Family and successfully work their Farmstead.

In 1920 John homesteaded some land at Bowsman River, Manitoba, built a log house and moved the family there leaving Clarence, his oldest Son and Wife Lillie on the home place farm in Deloraine. John returned to the home farm at Deloraine in 1924 and farmed there until 1927 when he and Lavina retired to Winnipeg, leaving Son Jack on the home farm. Clarence Wright Family moved to Detroit, Michigan.

John Wright was a Member of Orange Lodge in Winnipeg and wore the Sash of the Royal Black Knights; very musical, played drums, violin and danced Irish jigs. Very outgoing individual, nice personality and a dedicated family man; many in the family were musical; loved to entertain at home and community affairs. John and Lavina lived out their life in Winnipeg, enjoying the company of many Family members who lived in the area.

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Sources:

John Wright & Family: A History of the Dand Community 1882-1967, compiled by the Dand Women's Institute, 1966, Dand, Manitoba, Canada.

Land Records 1850 Dawnie Township, near Town of Listowel, Ontario, Canada

Land Records 1854 Osborne Township, near Town of Exeter, Huron, County, Ontario, Canada

Census of 1861 Osborne Township, near Town of Exeter, Huron County, Ont.

County of Huron Gazetteer & General Business Directory for 1863-4

Sutherland Bros., Publishers and Printers, Ingersoll, C.W. 1863.

Census of 1871 McKillop Township, near Town of Seaforth, Huron County, Ont.

Curries Directory of 1876-77 near the Town of Seaforth, McKillop Township,

Huron County, Ontario, Canada

Census of 1881 McKillop Township, near Town of Seaforth, Huron Cty., Ont.

Census of 1891 Morris Township, near Town of Brussels, Huron Cty., Ont.

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John Wright & Lavina Tiernan: Marriage Certificate, Manitoba Family Services, Certified a true copy of registration on file at Vital Statistics, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, May 11, 1994 by M.J. Zylick, Director.

Winnipeg Daily News...Wright's Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary, December 28, 1942.

Province of Manitoba, Official Registration of Death )6-007016 Dec 19, 1952

Savina TIERNAN

Female

Henry TIERNAN (1832-1877)

Sarah DOBSON (1835-1903)

Address: Walton

Address: Brookside Cemetary

John Wright and Lavina Tiernan:

Married John Wright, Bachelor, age 27 years December 28, 1892, at Brandon, Manitoba. Occupation of John Wright listed as Farmer, religion Presbyterian, residence Hartney, Manitoba, Canada.

Lavina Tiernan, Spinster, age 17 years, religion Presbyterian, residence when married as Hartney, Manitoba, Canada. Place of birth listed as Ontario, Canada, full names of parents as Henry Tiernan and Sarah Dobson.

Date and place of marriage, December 28, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, by License. Certified a true copy of registration on file at Vital Statistics, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, May 11, 1994, by M.J. Zylick, Director.

Mr. & Mrs. John Wright, of 259 Moorgate Blvd., Deer Lodge, Manitoba, celebrated their Golden Wedding Monday evening, December 28, 1942, at Picardy's Saloon.

Sources:

Land Records 1850 Dawnie Township, near Town of Listowel, Ontario, Canada

Land Records of 1876-77: Locate the Henry Tiernan Family, leasing Concession VIII, North Half of Lot 15 in Morris Township

John Wright & Lavina Tiernan: Marriage Certificate, Manitoba Family Services, Certified a true copy of registration on file at Vital Statistics, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, May 11, 1994 by M.J. Zylick, Director.

Winnipeg Daily News...Wright's Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary, December 28, 1942.

John Wright & Family: A History of the Dand Community 1882-1967, compiled by the Dand Women's Institute, 1966, Dand, Manitoba, Canada.

Clarence Graham WRIGHT⁴

Male

Lillie Bernice WOOD (1896-1983)

Donald Polles a Scotchman, 16 from Ontaria who made $500 for the year and Fredrick Dardick, 29 from from Austria who immigrated in 1906 and made $500 for the year.

Address: 18924 Riverview Avenue

rented a home for $40. a month

He had only worked for 34 of 52 weeks in 1939 and made $800 that year.

a rental for $40. a month

Address: Section Elm, Lot 2450 Spaces 3&4 No. 4901

Clarence Graham Wright 1893-1987

(Oldest Son of John & Lavina Tiernan Wright)

Notes:

Clarence Graham Wright born on a farm at Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada, oldest Son of John and Lavina Wright, hard working very conservative, honest and moral individual, loyal to family and friends.

He immigrated to the USA in about 1923 locating in Detroit, Michigan and was very successfulin several entrepreneurial small businesses mainlyGrocery Stores and petroleum Service Stations.

The Family faced great hardship in the depression of 1929, losing business and home, and elected torelocate in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada near both parents.Such economic conditions faced many Families in both the US and Canada during the great Depression of 1929, resulting in traumatic upheaval and serious emotional distress and hardship.

Clarence found that economic conditions in Canada were far worse than those in the United States, and employment was even more difficult to come by. The Family lived in the Winnipeg, Manitoba area of Canada for some 3 years migrating back to Detroit, Michigan in 1932, still facing the very difficult economic conditions of the times as most Americans during this severe national depression.

A very friendly hand was extended to the Family by our dear relatives, Aunt Agnes and Uncle Charlie Wright, in fact theyevenopened up their home to the Clarence Wright Family and Charlie soon found work for Clarence in the construction trade. With a strong Family work ethic, all members quickly found work and the Family soon regained economic stability.

Clarencehad a wonderful outgoing personality, easily made friends, andworkedand livedin the Detroit area for greater part of working life. In 1952, Clarence and Lillie moved toLos Angeles, Californianear his Son Kenneth and Daughter-in-law Nancy.

At age 60 years and with a flair for entrepreneurial activity, he again established his own business, and very successfully managed andoperated an Oil & Gas Service Station in theLos Angeles area.

Clarence and Lilliepurchased a home in the suburb of of Los Angeles,Reseda, and continued to work in the area until he retired in 1967.

Clarence had a severe and disabling stroke in 1968, however enjoyed a remarkable recovery and lived to the age of 92 years.

He was a Member of the Reford Masonic Lodge, at Detroit, Michigan.

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Sources:

Clarence Graham Wright: A History of the Dand Community 1882-1967, compiled by the Dand Women;s Institute, 1966, Canada, Manitoba, Canada.

Family History reportedby Son,Kenneth M. WrightMay 15, 1994.

Marriage Certificate: Registered at Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada dated Nov. 17, 1917.

More About <b>Clarence Graham Wright</b>:

Burial: March 25, 1987, Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, California.

Burial (2): Section Elm, Lot 2450 Spaces 3&4 No. 4901.

Died: March 03, 1987, Newport Beach, California.

More About <b>Clarence Graham Wright</b> and <b>Lillie Bernice Wood</b>:

Marriage: November 28, 1917, Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada.

<i> </i>Marriage Notes for <b>Clarence Graham Wright</b> and <b>Lillie Bernice Wood</b>:

Clarence Graham Wright: married Lillie Bernice Wood on November 28, 1917, at the home of John Wright, Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada, witnesses John Couling and Lilian Wright, officiating Minister Rev. W. Stanley Owen.

Source:

Clarence Graham Wright: Marriage Certificate: Registered at Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada dated 11/17/1917.

Lillian Estrella WRIGHT

Female

Address: Melgund Dist.

John Lloyd WRIGHT

Male

Jack

Jack never married and spent most of his live on the Home Farm.

Gladys Lavina WRIGHT

Female

Address: Melgund Dist.

Laura Jane WRIGHT

Female

Address: Melgund Dist.

Address: Mountain View Cemetary

Laura died as the result of an auto accident on Fraser Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Dorothy Edna WRIGHT

Female

Address: Melgund Dist.

Dorothy Edna Wright: Born in 1903, the year the Stone Farmhouse was built on the Farmstead at Deloraine, Manitoba. She lived there with her 3 Brothers and 5 Sisters until she was about 14 years old. At this time her parents sent her to live with two Seamstresses in Town to learn sewing as a Trade, something she did not really enjoy, but learned to do very well.

In 1920, when the Family moved to Bowsman River, the Superintendent of Schools asked if Dorothy could teach at the local School, a little log building which included all grades. Dorothy saved her earnings to enter Nursing School at Misericordia Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She dearly loved her chosen profession and nursed privately most of her life and at one time owned a Nursing Home in Victoria, B.C.

Dorothy met Dr. Charles R. Oke, in 1922, whose home was in Boisevain, Manitoba. Dr. Oke came from Sarnia, Ontario where he had trained to be a Dentist. Dr. Oke was in the Canadian Dental Corp., and served his Country during both World War I and II.

On December 23, 1923, Dorothy and Charles (Doc) were married and made their home in Deloraine, Manitoba with the Dentist Office in their home; Dorothy (Dolly) helping with the patients. Daughter Audrey Yvonne was born in Deloraine in 1925.

About 1934 Dorothy and Charles were divorced, and a couple of years later she married Daniel Vincent Kennedy, a Clothing Manufacturer. In 1940 Geraldine Ann was born and in 1944 the Family moved to Vancouver, B.C.

Dorothy was an excellent Mother, who really believed the sun rose and set on her two Daughters. She loved to entertain and enjoyed playing the piano. Her favorite place to live was Victoria, B.C., and her last few years were spent enjoying her Great Grandchildren who knew her a "G.G."

Everyone in her Family through the generations owns two or three beautiful

Afghan blankets she made for them!

Dorothy died peacefully May 30, 1988 and now rests in Boundary Bay Cemetery, in South Delta, B.C., Canada.

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Source:

Dorthy Edna Oke, Kennedy, Powley: Written and narrated by Daugher, Audrey Yvonne Oke Burton, August 15, 1994.

Margerie Alexandra WRIGHT

Female

Address: Melgund Dist.

Ruth Eileen WRIGHT

Female

Address: Melgund Dist.

Garnet Mervin WRIGHT

Male

Address: Melgund Dist.

Garnet Mervin Wright: Spent his career years as a Manager in the Motion Picture Theatre business, first in Winnipeg, where he managed the Bijou Theatre for a number of years and later in Keewatin, Ontario, where he purchased his own business. Garnet and Verna had two children, Geraldine and Garry.

Source:

Verna Greenway Wright, personal interview, Jan. 15, 1994