Susan Catherine Koerner Wright

The Smithsonian Institution

Quick Facts

Significance:

Mother to Orville & Wilbur Wright

Place of Birth:

Virginia

Date of Birth:

April 30, 1831

Place of Death:

Dayton, Ohio

Date of Death:

July 4th, 1889

Place of Burial:

Dayton, Ohio

Cemetery Name:

Woodland Cemetery

Born in Virginia, she moved with her family to Indiana in 1832. Susan was a member of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and attended Hartsville College, where she met Milton. They were married in 1859. The marriage welcomed seven children, a set of twins, Otis and Ida died shortly after birth. Susan died from tuberculosis on July 4 in her home in Dayton. She is buried in the Wright family plot at Woodland Cemetery.