Here are some Facts about the wright brothers
Birth/Death
Wilbur: Born- April,16,1864 Millville,Indiana- Death- May,30, 1912 age 45 in Dayton,Ohio.
Orville: August 19, 1871, Dayton, Ohio-Death- January 30, 1948 age 76, Dayton
Origin
They were German and Dutch
The brothers had many jobs here is a list of there jobs for each brother.
Orville:printer/publisher, bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer
Wilbur:editor, bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer
The first child of Milton and Susan Koerner Wright was actually Reuchlin Wright .
Both were fascinated by machines from an early age.
Family Facts:
Family in US started in Virginia
There ancestor Catherine Van Cleve was the first white woman to set foot in Dayton.Her husband was from Holland.
Benjamin Van Cleve was first postmaster of Dayton
Benjamin Van Cleve sister married Dan Wright. Child was Milton Wright.(The Father of the Wright Brothers
Wilbur: Born- April,16,1864 Millville,Indiana- Death- May,30, 1912 age 45 in Dayton,Ohio.
Orville: August 19, 1871, Dayton, Ohio-Death- January 30, 1948 age 76, Dayton
Origin
They were German and Dutch
The brothers had many jobs here is a list of there jobs for each brother.
Orville:printer/publisher, bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer
Wilbur:editor, bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer
The first child of Milton and Susan Koerner Wright was actually Reuchlin Wright .
Both were fascinated by machines from an early age.
Family Facts:
Family in US started in Virginia
There ancestor Catherine Van Cleve was the first white woman to set foot in Dayton.Her husband was from Holland.
Benjamin Van Cleve was first postmaster of Dayton
Benjamin Van Cleve sister married Dan Wright. Child was Milton Wright.(The Father of the Wright Brothers