Zephaniah Taylor WRIGHT

1848 - 1914  (65 years)

• Name	Zephaniah Taylor WRIGHT  [1]
  Birth	1 Apr 1848	KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1885	Nebraska City, Otoe, NE   [3]
  	1885 Nebraska State Census at Nebraska City, Otoe, NE shows all of the following although families are shown in a row, households are not indicated: Elizabeth Wright 61, b. KY Taylor Wright, 36, b. KY; Mary, 26, b. Hanover; Florence, 3/12, b. NE Frank Wright, 32, b. KY; Catherine, 28, b. Hanover; Blanche, 5, b. NE; Oliver, 3, b. NE; Edna B., 1, b. NE 1900 census at Nebraska City, Otoe, NE shows Z. T. Wright, b. Apr 1848, 52, married 18 years, b. KY, parents b. OH/KY, tax collector; Mary, b. Dec 1859, 40, 4 children born / 3 living, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, immigrated 1868; children b. NE: Florence, b. Mar 1885, 15; Roy, b. Mar 1888, 12; Joy, son, b. Mar 1888, 12. 1910 census at Nebraska City, Otoe, NE shows Zephaniah Wright, 62, married at age 26, b. KY, parents b. KY/KY, insurance agent; Mary, 51, 4 children born / 2 living, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, immigrated 1867; children b. NE: Florence, 25; Roy, 22.
  Census	6 Jun 1900	Nebraska City, Otoe, NE   [1]
  	1900 census at Nebraska City, Otoe, NE shows Z. T. Wright, b. Apr 1848, 52, married 18 years, b. KY, parents b. OH/KY, tax collector; Mary, b. Dec 1859, 40, 4 children born / 3 living, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, immigrated 1868; children b. NE: Florence, b. Mar 1885, 15; Roy, b. Mar 1888, 12; Joy, son, b. Mar 1888, 12.
  Census	22 Apr 1910	Nebraska City, Otoe, NE   [4]
  	1910 census at Nebraska City, Otoe, NE shows Zephaniah Wright, 62, married at age 26, b. KY, parents b. KY/KY, insurance agent; Mary, 51, 4 children born / 2 living, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, immigrated 1867; children b. NE: Florence, 25; Roy, 22.
  Note	Cemetery records for Wyuka Cemetery in Nebraska City, Otoe, NE show the following burials in a plot owned by Z. T. Wright: Infant child of Taylor, bur. 5/22/1884. Robert Wright, bur. 8/15/1884. Elizabeth Wright, bur. 4/21/1904. Joy Wright, bur. 8/2/1908. R. T. Wright, bur. 2/3/1914. Mary Wright, bur. 12/7/1933.
  Note	Between 1890 and 1891	Nebraska City, Otoe, NE   [6]
  	The Nebraska State Gazetteer Business Directory for 1890-1891 lists Z. T. Wright as a grocer in Nebraska City, NE.
  Death	Feb 1914  [7]
  Burial	1 Feb 1914	Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City, Otoe, NE   [2, 7]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial
  Person ID	I17542	MM
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Robert WRIGHT,   b. 15 Oct 1818, KY d. 14 Aug 1884 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth DRAKE,   b. Abt 1825, KY d. Apr 1904 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F3931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary BREADEHOFT,   b. 15 Dec 1859, GERMANY d. 4 Dec 1933 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1883	Otoe Co., NE   [8]
  Children	1. Infant WRIGHT,   b. May 1884, Nebraska City, Otoe, NE d. May 1884, Nebraska City, Otoe, NE (Age 0 years)   2. Florence WRIGHT,   b. Mar 1885, NE   3. Roy Peter WRIGHT,   b. 16 Mar 1888, Nebraska City, Otoe, NE   4. R. Joy WRIGHT,   b. 16 Mar 1888, Nebraska City, Otoe, NE d. 1908 (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F3930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Apr 1848 - KY Marriage - 14 May 1883 - Otoe Co., NE Census - 1 Jun 1885 - Nebraska City, Otoe, NE Note - Between 1890 and 1891 - Nebraska City, Otoe, NE Census - 6 Jun 1900 - Nebraska City, Otoe, NE Census - 22 Apr 1910 - Nebraska City, Otoe, NE Burial - 1 Feb 1914 - Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City, Otoe, NE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [S470] 1885 Nebraska Census, (ancestry.com, http:\\www.ancestry.com), 470. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S469] Otoe Co., NE GenWeb, Cemetery records, 469. [S469] Otoe Co., NE GenWeb, 469. [S469] Otoe Co., NE GenWeb, Wyuka Cemetery records., 469. [S1054] Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995, 1054.