The Burright Family

The Burright Family

The Burright Family is connected to our family tree through the Stewarts. The Burright’s are a great example of a family that migrated from the American North-East across America. Our immediate branch reached Oklahoma in time for the land run. Others settled in Illinois and some ended up in Oregon and Washington. Part of that story is captured in the biographical ‘The Sun Rides High’ co-created by Blanche Burright and her father Orrin Ulysses Burright.

Generation 1

1. CORNELIUS1 BURRIGHT was born in Jul 1777 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA. He died on 07 Jan 1873 in Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois, USA. He married OLIVE MESSENGER. She was born in 1782 in Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA. She died in 1827 in Licking County, Ohio, USA.

Cornelius Burright and Olive Messenger had the following children:

  1. SABRINA2 HOOSE was born on 04 Mar 1803 in New York. She died on 16 Aug 1884.
  2. WARREN BURRIGHT was born on 02 May 1808 in New York, USA. Warren died on 04 Apr 1889.
  3. [2] ORRIN BURRIGHT was born on 14 May 1809 in Cayuga County, New York, USA. He died on 25 Sep 1903 in Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, USA.
  4. ALANSON BURRIGHT was born in 1814 in New York, USA. Alanson died on 09 Sep 1869 in Ogle County, Illinois, USA.

Generation 2

2. ORRIN2 BURRIGHT (Cornelius1) was born on 14 May 1809 in Cayuga County, New York, USA. He died on 25 Sep 1903 in Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, USA. He married (1) MARIAN BURRIGHT. She was born about 1818 in Virginia. He married (2) ELIZA JANE BURRIGHT. She was born on 19 Nov 1813 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 07 Apr 1856 in Ogle County, Illinois, USA.

Orrin Burright had the following child:

  1. [3] JOSEPH W3 BURRIGHT was born on 16 May 1833 in Van Wert County, Ohio, USA. He died on 07 Feb 1920 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.Orrin Burright and Eliza Jane Burright had the following child:
  2. MARGARET DEXTER was born on 05 Apr 1840 in Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, USA. Margaret died on 07 Jan 1931 in Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, USA.

Generation 3

3. JOSEPH W3 BURRIGHT (Orrin2, Cornelius1) was born on 16 May 1833 in Van Wert County, Ohio, USA. He died on 07 Feb 1920 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA. He married (1) SARAH E. SHREEVE, daughter of John Shreeve and Happy Harvey, on 03 Dec 1854 in Ogle, Illinois, United States. She was born on 17 Apr 1838 in Essex, England. She died on 07 Nov 1878 in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, USA. He married (2) LUCY E BURRIGHT. She was born about 1853 in Illinois. He married (3) MARTHA C BURRIGHT. She was born about 1835 in Illinois.

Joseph W Burright and Sarah E. Shreeve had the following children:

  1. [4] ORRIN ULYSSES4 BURRIGHT was born on 18 May 1866 in Salem, Dent County, Missouri, USA. He died on 12 Mar 1953 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.
  2. HATTIE BURRIGHT was born about 1869 in Illinois.
  3. IDA BURRIGHT was born about 1871 in Missouri.
  4. ADA BURRIGHT was born about 1875 in Texas.

Generation 4

4. ORRIN ULYSSES4 BURRIGHT (Joseph W3, Orrin2, Cornelius1) was born on 18 May 1866 in Salem, Dent County, Missouri, USA. He died on 12 Mar 1953 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA. He married Ora Nathene Burright, daughter of John Newton Smith and Rebecca Jane Smith, in 1890 in KS. She was born on 02 Apr 1874 in Mason City, Mason County, Illinois, USA. She died on 6 Aug 1951 in Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma, USA.

Orrin Ulysses Burright and Ora Nathene Burright had the following children:

  1. [5] DORA GAILYS5 BURRIGHT was born on 28 Jan 1891 in Logan County, Oklahoma, USA. She died on 25 Apr 1977 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.
  2. ORRIN BURRIGHT was born in Aug 1892 in Oklahoma.
  3. ORA BLANCHE BURRIGHT was born on 28 Jan 1893 in Mulhall, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA. She died on 07 Feb 1975 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA.
  4. IVY BURRIGHT was born in Feb 1895 in Oklahoma.
  5. ORRIN DENVER BURRIGHT was born on 15 Feb 1897 in Mulhall, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 15 Apr 1963 in Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.
  6. REBA BURRIGHT was born about 1905 in Oklahoma.

Generation 5

5. DORA GAILYS5 BURRIGHT (Orrin Ulysses4, Joseph W3, Orrin2, Cornelius1) was born on 28 Jan 1891 in Logan County, Oklahoma, USA. She died on 25 Apr 1977 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA. She married MILAS ANDREW STEWART. He was born on 11 Feb 1887 in Chappell, Deuel County, Nebraska, USA. He died on 11 Oct 1974 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.

Milas Andrew Stewart and Dora Gailys Burright had the following children:

  1. IRETA6 STEWART was born about 1916 in Oklahoma.
  2. LORNE MILAS STEWART was born on 27 Nov 1916 in Logan County, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 16 Oct 2000 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA. He married ALICE LORENE LEGRANDE. She was born on 09 Sep 1920 in Oklahoma, USA. She died on 01 Jan 2002 in Mulhall, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.
  3. PAUL STEWART was born about 1922 in Arkansas.
  4. JESSIE STEWART was born about 1925 in Arkansas.