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[[Image:Frank Wright front of barn doors Wright farm Berne NY.jpg|200px|thumb|left|<center>Frank Wright about 1910 </center>]] 

==Birth== <!--These are your category headers that will appear. You can change them just make sure to keep the "=".-->
Frank Arthur Wright was born on August 18, 1888 to [[Enos J. Wright]] and his wife [[Ida Mae Schoonmaker]].<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref><ref name="FrankWrObit">Frank A. Wright's obituary at Bernehistory.org</ref>  He had an older sister [[Luella Esther Wright]] and a younger sister [[Pauline Agatha Wright]].<ref name="Bernehistory"/>    <!--Insert your birth and parent information text here -->

==Occupation==
Frank was a farmer and a U.S. mail carrier.<ref name="USCensus">US Censuses</ref><ref name="FrankWrObit"/> 

He took over his father's and Uncle Ethan's farming business at only 17 years old under his mother’s supervision.<ref name="1905Census">1905 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="AlbDeed">Albany County Deed Records, Albany Hall of Records</ref> On his farm, which he called "Cloverdale", he raised hay and chickens for the meat and eggs. <ref>American Agriculturist Farm Directory and Reference Book for Albany and Rensselaer Counties NY</ref> The chicken coop was over 50 feet long and he had a extra large commercial refrigerator to store the eggs and meat.  In addition the family had fruit trees and kept a vegetable garden for their own needs.  

Frank worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years before he retired.<ref name="FrankWrObit"/>  Family stories told that he would deliver his eggs early every morning in Albany before he picked up the mail he was to deliver that day. <ref name="stories">Wright family stories and memorabilia</ref>    


[[Image:Wright - Frank unk location.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Frank Arthur Wright]] 

==Marriage & Children==
About 1911, Frank married [[Luella Bassler]], who was born on March 6, 1890, to [[Fred H. Bassler]] (B. 1866 Rensselaerville, M. June 23, 1889, D. 1910-1915) and [[Lora J. Bassler]] (B. abt 1868, D. Jan 31, 1937).<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  (Luella's parents were both Basslers and were related.) Their only child, [[Florence Grace Wright]] was born on April 9, 1922.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>   

==Life==
Frank lived on the farm, where he was born, for his entire life.  The farm house where he lived had been built by his father Enos and was of Greek Revival design.  Frank updated it during his life time to include a larger craftsman style shingled porch along the front of the house.  He also added a single car garage when he bought the family's first automobile.  The house, which originally had been heated by two stoves and a whole house wood/coal furnace, was barely updated during his lifetime.  

Frank loved photography and took many photos. He owned a Brownie camera, which was very common among his generation. Many of his photos were taken of farm equipment, the family and also family trips. He loved to take photos of Thacher Park.<ref name="stories"/> 

After the death of his wife Luella, Frank transferred ownership of the family farm to his daughter Florence on February 5, 1965.<ref name="AlbDeed"/> 

==Death==
Frank's wife [[Luella Bassler]] Wright died first on December 22, 1964 after a long illness and she was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Berne.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  

Two years later, Frank died on May 7, 1966, and was buried with his wife in [[Woodlawn Cemetery]] in Berne.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  They have a joint gravestone.<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="Woodlawn">Woodlawn Cemetery Gravestones, Bernehistory.org</ref>

==Obituary==
"Frank A. Wright-The community was greatly shocked last Saturday to hear of the sudden death of Frank A. Wright.  Mr. Wright was driving in the village of Cobleskill when he suffered a stroke and died at Community hospital in Cobleskill in the afternoon.  He was the son of the late Enos and Ida Wright and spent his entire life on the farm in the eastern end of the village of Berne where he was born August 18, 1888.  He was a retired poultry farmer and served as rural mail carrier for 30 years.  At an early age he affliated with the Berne Lutheran Church and served as an officer for many years.
Husband of the late luella Bassler he is survived by one daughter Mrs. William F. Flagler and four grandchildren, Bruce, Bonnie, Brent and Bradley Flagler. 
Funeral services were held on Tuesday morning at the Applebee Funeral Home in Delmar with Rev. John H. Meyer and Rev. James D. Keller officiating.  Interment was in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Berne."<ref name="Bernehistory"/>      

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Image:Frank and Luella Wright on harvester-4.jpg|<center>Frank and Luella on harvester</center>
Image:1911 Frank Wright and Luella Bassler sitting on steps of original porch Wright house Berne NY.jpg|<center>Frank Wright and Luella Bassler circa 1911</center>
Image:Chicken coop Wright farm Berne NY.jpg|<center>Wright farm chicken coop</center>
Image:Chicken coop interior Wright farm Berne NY.jpg|<center>Interior of Wright farm chicken coop</center>
Image:Frank Wright wife Luella Bassler dressed up.jpg|<center>Luella Bassler Wright and husband Frank Wright at Wright farm</center>
Image:1923 abt Florence and Frank Wright.jpg|<center>Frank Wright and daughter Florence about 1923</center>
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