A Wright Family Picnic

Milton and Susan Wright instilled their children with a strong set of core values which would guide them throughout their lives.  They taught their five surviving children that the world was an unfriendly place and that self-reliance as well as the love and support of a close family were essential.   Milton and Susan’s two eldest children moved westward with son Lorin eventually returning to Dayton to settle down.  Their oldest son Reuchlin however, never returned, making a life for himself out west, away from the rest of the family.  The three youngest siblings, Wilbur, Orville and Katharine, developed a close bond, so much so that neither of the brothers ever married and Katharine was 52 years old before she wed.  Pictured here are Wright siblings Orville, Katharine and Lorin, along with other family members and friends at an informal picnic.  The exact date and location are unknown.  This photograph is from the William Preston Mayfield/Marvin Christian Collection at Dayton History.

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