Wright family

Wilbur Wright (b. 1867) and Orville Wright (b. 1871) became famous for inventing the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on 17 December 1903. However, before their aeronautical fame, the brothers ran a printing business, then a bicycle repair shop and later manufactured their own bicycles. Wilbur died in 1912, Orville in 1948.

The Wright brothers were famous inventors, but were also a product of late 19th century Midwestern America. Both of their parents came from farm families of modest financial means. Their father, Milton, was born in Rush County, Indiana in 1828. Their mother, Susan Catherine Koerner, was born in Loudon County, Virginia in 1831.

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