Rev. Alpha Wright was the son of Erastus and Lydia (Wheeler) Wright. He was the husband of Arabella Juliette (Langley) Wright. They were married September 1835. Arabella died in 1897. Rev. Wright was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church: Genesee (Western New York/now Upper New York) Conference 1836 F 1838 East Genesee Conference by transfer 1848. He served Angelica Circuit 1836 - Lodi (near Gowanda) 1839 - Attica Station 1840 - Port Gibson, NY 1845 - Buffalo NY: Swan Street 1846-1847 - Penn Yan, Yates Co., NY 1848-1849 - was an agent Genesee College, Lima, NY 1850-1851 - Rochester: North Street, Monroe Co., NY 1852-1853 - Rochester: Alexander Street, Monroe Co., NY - Corning, NY 1855 - Located 1856. Rev. Wright served during the Civil War. He moved to Plattsmouth in 1866 and later united with the Presbyterian Church.
F. W. Conable
History of the Genesee Annual Conference of the M. E. Church, 1810-1872
It was said that he was "small of stature, but a loud and rapid speaker - words played upon his tongue and rolled from his small mouth 'like everything."
US CENSUS
July 21, 1850
Milo, Yates Co., NY
WRIGHT
Alpha age 37, b1813 VT, Meth Epis clergyman
Arabella age 32, b1818 NY
Charlotte age 13, b1837 NY
Amanda J age 11, b1838 NY
Mary E age 8, b1842 PA
Frances E age 3, b1847 NY
Sarah N Knickerbocker age 16, b1834 NY
Obituary
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
F. W. Conable
History of the Genesee Annual Conference of the M. E. Church, 1810-1872
It was said that he was "small of stature, but a loud and rapid speaker - words played upon his tongue and rolled from his small mouth 'like everything."
US CENSUS
July 21, 1850
Milo, Yates Co., NY
WRIGHT
Alpha age 37, b1813 VT, Meth Epis clergyman
Arabella age 32, b1818 NY
Charlotte age 13, b1837 NY
Amanda J age 11, b1838 NY
Mary E age 8, b1842 PA
Frances E age 3, b1847 NY
Sarah N Knickerbocker age 16, b1834 NY
Obituary
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Rev. Alpha Wright was the son of Erastus and Lydia (Wheeler) Wright. He was the husband of Arabella Juliette (Langley) Wright. They were married September 1835. Arabella died in 1897. Rev. Wright was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church: Genesee (Western New York/now Upper New York) Conference 1836 F 1838 East Genesee Conference by transfer 1848. He served Angelica Circuit 1836 - Lodi (near Gowanda) 1839 - Attica Station 1840 - Port Gibson, NY 1845 - Buffalo NY: Swan Street 1846-1847 - Penn Yan, Yates Co., NY 1848-1849 - was an agent Genesee College, Lima, NY 1850-1851 - Rochester: North Street, Monroe Co., NY 1852-1853 - Rochester: Alexander Street, Monroe Co., NY - Corning, NY 1855 - Located 1856. Rev. Wright served during the Civil War. He moved to Plattsmouth in 1866 and later united with the Presbyterian Church.
F. W. Conable
History of the Genesee Annual Conference of the M. E. Church, 1810-1872
It was said that he was "small of stature, but a loud and rapid speaker - words played upon his tongue and rolled from his small mouth 'like everything."
US CENSUS
July 21, 1850
Milo, Yates Co., NY
WRIGHT
Alpha age 37, b1813 VT, Meth Epis clergyman
Arabella age 32, b1818 NY
Charlotte age 13, b1837 NY
Amanda J age 11, b1838 NY
Mary E age 8, b1842 PA
Frances E age 3, b1847 NY
Sarah N Knickerbocker age 16, b1834 NY
Obituary
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
F. W. Conable
History of the Genesee Annual Conference of the M. E. Church, 1810-1872
It was said that he was "small of stature, but a loud and rapid speaker - words played upon his tongue and rolled from his small mouth 'like everything."
US CENSUS
July 21, 1850
Milo, Yates Co., NY
WRIGHT
Alpha age 37, b1813 VT, Meth Epis clergyman
Arabella age 32, b1818 NY
Charlotte age 13, b1837 NY
Amanda J age 11, b1838 NY
Mary E age 8, b1842 PA
Frances E age 3, b1847 NY
Sarah N Knickerbocker age 16, b1834 NY
Obituary
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Inscription
"Chaplain A. Wright
born
April 16, 1813
died
Nov 30, 1888"
"Alpha Wright
Chaplain
25th MO Inf"
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