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==Birth==
Charles Wellington Wright was born January 21, 1844<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref> or January 1, 1844<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> in Berne to [[Joshua R. Wright]] (B. Mar 28, 1816, D. June 4, 1878) and [[Lucretia Haight]] (B. bet 1818-1820, D. June 28, 1894).<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref><ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref><ref name="1850Census">1850 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1855Census">1855 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1860Census">1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1865Census">1865 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> 
He was the middle child of three boys.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>

==Marriage & Children==
<!-- Add Information on Marriage and Children -->Charles in 1865 married [[Elmira Gifford]] (B. Aug 21, 1845, D. Aug 27, 1906), who was the daughter of Mr. Gifford and [[Lucinda Crandell]].<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>  <br>They had only one child [[Helen T. Wright]] Crocker (B. Dec 1866, D. 1912).<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1870Census"/><ref name="1880Census"/><ref name="1910Census">1910 US Census, Altamont, Guilderland, Albany Co, NY</ref>


==Occupation==
Charles was a school teacher before he enlisted in the Civil War.<ref name="1865Census">1865 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>  He also worked as a farmer with his father before the war and would continue in that profession for most of his life.<ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="USCensus">US Censuses</ref>  After his wife's death in 1906, Charles worked as a laborer in many different jobs.<ref name="USCensus">US Censuses</ref><ref name="AE">[[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]], various dates.</ref> 

==Military Service==
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|Name:
|Charles Wellington Wright<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Residence:
|Berne<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Berne, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|1 Jan 1844<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|Joshua (Wright) and Lucretia Haight<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Occupation:
|Farmer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|1 year<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|25 Aug 1864<ref name="1890Census">1890 US Veterans Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> or Sept 5, 1864<ref name="1865Census">1865 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Albany, New York 
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private<ref name="1865Census"/>
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|3rd Cavalry<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry Military Databases</ref><ref name="1865Census"/><ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com</ref><ref name="1890Census"/> 
|-
|Company:
|Company L<ref name="Ancestry"/><ref name="Pension"/><ref name="1890Census"/>
|-
|Muster Out Date:
|7 Jun 1865
|-
|Muster Out Place:
|Norfolk, VA
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks:  Enlisted at the age of 20.<ref name="Ancestry"/> "Discharged June 10, 1865  PO Address Bern Albany Co N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> Orderly for Provost Marshall.<ref name="1865Census"/>
|-
|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
|}

==Life==
Charles was born in Berne in a small family.  His father [[Joshua R. Wright]] was a farmer who owned his own farm.<ref name="USCensus">US Censuses</ref>  Charles was recorded in the 1850 US Census, 1855 NY State Census and 1860 US Census living with his parents and older brother [[Wesley A. Wright]].<ref name="USCensus"/> When the 1865 NY State Census was taken, Charles was serving in the 3rd Cavalry in the Civil War however his parents recorded him with their family which now included Wesley, a widow and his two young children.<ref name="1865Census"/>  <br>When Charles returned from the Civil War, he immediately married [[Elmira Gifford]] and a year later they had their daughter [[Helen T. Wright]].<ref name="1870Census"/>  In 1870 Charles and his young family were living next to his parents in Berne and Charles was a farmer who owned land.<ref name="1870Census"/>  By January 31, 1880, Charles had developed some health problems as he filed for an invalid Civil War pension.<ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com</ref>  That year when recorded in the 1880 US Census, Charles was still a farmer and living with his wife and 13 year old daughter.<ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>  He was recorded living in South Berne in the 1890 US Veterans Census and recorded no disabilities.<ref name="1890Census">1890 US Veterans Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> Charles was a member of the Charles McCulloch Post 645 GAR of Berne, NY.<ref name="AE">[[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]], various dates.</ref>  By 1900, Charles and Elmira were still living in Berne where Charles continued to work as a farmer who owned land without a mortgage.  However the couple now had help from one of Elmira's relatives [[Rufus Gifford]] (B. April 1866), a farm laborer, and his wife Margaret who lived with them.<ref name="1900Census">1900 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>  <br> By February 15, 1901, Charles decided to retire from farming and announced that an auction was to be held on Thursday February 28, 1901 at 1 pm to sell his livestock and farm implements.<ref name="AE1901">"Thirty Years Ago Today", [[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]], Oct 30, 1931.</ref> In about 1904, Charles and his wife Elmira moved to Lincoln Avenue in Altamont, Albany County, NY where their daughter Helen and her husband Melvin C. Crocker lived.  At the time of their relocation, they were both in reasonable health, but a year later Elmira contracted a severe illness which she never fully recovered from.  She then developed heart disease which she would battle for several months before her death on August 27, 1906.  She was only 61 years of age.<ref name="AE1906">Obituary of Mrs. Elmira Wright, [[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]], no date given but after Aug 27, 1906.</ref>  <br>After his wife's death, Charles continued to live in Altamont on Lincoln Avenue, where he can be found in the 1910 Census living with his daughter [[Helen T. Wright]], her husband Melvin C. Crocker and their two children Minnie W. Crocker and Stanley R. Crocker.<ref name="1910Census">1910 US Census, Altamont, Guilderland, Albany Co, NY</ref>  At that time, Charles recorded no occupation.<ref name="1910Census" />  Ten years later in 1920, Charles, who lived alone at age 75 years, was recorded as a common laborer.

==Death==
<!-- Enter Death & Burial Information Here -->Charles Wellington Wright died on June 19, 1920 in Guilderland, Albany County, NY at 75 years of age.  

==Postscript==
Charles' grandson Stanley R. Crocker was the executor of his estate.<ref name="AE1920">[[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] Nov 5, 1920, page 6.</ref>  On May 6, 1921, the house that Charles had owned on Lincoln avenue in Altamont was sold.<ref name="AE1921">Village Notes, [[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] May 6, 1921.</ref>

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=== '''[[h:Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===
==='''"Thirty Years Ago Today", [[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]], Oct 30, 1931'''===
'''On Thursday Feb. 28, 1901 at 1 pm Charles W. Wright will sell at auction from his residence, 5 miles south of Berne, 8 cows, 8 calves, 19 sheep and a lot of farming implements etc.'''<ref name="AE1901">"Thirty Years Ago Today", [[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]], Oct 30, 1931.</ref> 
==='''Obituary of Mrs. Elmira Wright, [[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]], no date given but after Aug 27, 1906'''===
Mrs. Elmira Wright, wife of Mr. Chas. Wright, died Monday morning Aug. 27, 1906, aged sixty-one years, after an illness of several months of heart disease.  The funeral occurred from her late residence on Lincoln avenue, Wednesday at 10'oclock, Rev. A. A. Frederick pastor of St. John's Lutheran church conducting the service. Interment at South Berne.  Mrs. Wright is survived by her husband, one daughter Mrs. M. C. Crocker and two grandchildren.  Mrs. Wright came here with her husband from their farm near South Berne about two years ago with the intention of retiring from the activities of life to live quietly and enjoy the balance of their days together.  Less than a year ago she had a very severe sickness from which she never fully recovered.  Mrs. Wright was a lady possessed of a loving disposition and a beautiful Christian character.  She will be greatly missed in the home and by her many relatives and friends in the community.<ref name="AE1906">Obituary of Mrs. Elmira Wright, [[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]], no date given but after Aug 27, 1906.</ref> 
:[[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]], no date given but after Aug 27, 1906.
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