He was born on 6 September 1849 (4, 8; 2 (17 in 1865), 6 (21 in 1870), 7 (31 in 1880), 8 (50 in 1900), 9 (61 in 1910), 10 (71 in 1920)). He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6-1/4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (2).
He was a substitute (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 20 March 1865 (1, 2, 4, 5). He was enlisted for one year, at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Colter (2). He was a private in company I (1, 11).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 2, 4, 5). He was a private, in company I (11).
In 1869/1870, he married Sarah [unknown family name] (8, 9). In 1900 and 1910, she had had no children (8, 9).
In 1870, he was living in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Sarah (6). He was a blacksmith, and owned $200 in personal property (6).
In 1880, he was living in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Sarah (7). He was a laborer (7).
In 1900, he was living in West Weber Precinct, Weber County, Utah (8). He was living with his wife Sarah and a servant (8). He was a farmer (8).
In 1910, he was living in Brigham, Box Elder County, Utah (9). He was living with his wife Sarah (9). He was living on his own income (9).
On 18 [?] August 1909 [?], he applied successfully from Utah for a pension (3).
In 1920, he was living at 21 [?] First Street East, in Brigham, Box Elder County, Utah (10). He was living with his wife Sarah (10). He was not working (10).
He died on 13 November 1931 (4, 5 [12 Nov]). He was buried in Brigham, Box Elder County, Utah (4).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Norman Wright)
2 company I, descriptive roll, #97 (Norman Wright)
3 pension index, by name (Norman Wright)
4 "Our pioneer heritage", an online database available at Ancestry, volume 6, Ft Douglas Civil War Veterans, Civil War Soldiers buried in Utah: a tribute (viewed January 2008) (Norman Wright)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Norman Wright)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, Mount Pleasant Township, microfilm series M593, film 1466, page 430 = 61 handwritten (Norman Wright)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, Mount Pleasant Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 101, microfilm series T9, film 1203, page 227 D = 20 handwritten (Norman Wright)
8 1900 US census, Utah, Weber County, West Weber Precinct, supervisor's district 273, enumeration district 183, microfilm series T623, film 1688, page 83 A = 17 handwritten (Norman Wright)
9 1910 US census, Utah, Box Elder County, Box Elder Precinct, Brigham City, ward 1, supervisor's district Utah, enumeration district 6, microfilm series T624, film 1602, page 87 A = 6 handwritten (Norman Wright)
10 1920 US census, Utah, Box Elder County, Box Elder Precinct, Brigham City, ward 1, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 5, microfilm series T625, film 1861, page 113 B = 4 handwritten (Norman Wright)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Norman Wright)
| line | 33 | 34 |
| Dwelling-house number | 473 | |
| Family number | 473 | |
| Name | Wright Norman | - Sarah |
| Age | 21 | 21 |
| Sex | M | F |
| Color | W | W |
| Occupation | Blacksmith | Keeping house |
| Real estate value | ||
| Personal estate value | 200 | |
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | ||
| Mother foreign born | ||
| Birth month if born within year | ||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||
| Attended school past year | ||
| Can't read | ||
| Can't write | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 22 | 23 |
| street name | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling visit # | 146 | |
| family visit # | 147 | |
| name | Wright Norman | - Sarah |
| color | w | w |
| sex | m | f |
| age | 31 | 30 |
| month born if born in year | ||
| relationship | Wife | |
| single | ||
| married | 1 | 1 |
| widowed/divorced | ||
| married during year | ||
| occupation | Laborer | Keeping house |
| months unemployed | ||
| currently ill? | ||
| blind | ||
| deaf/dumb | ||
| idiotic | ||
| insane | ||
| disabled | ||
| school this year | ||
| can't read | ||
| can't write | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna |
| line | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 281 | ||
| family number | 284 | ||
| name | Wright Norman | - Sarah | Henshaw Percy |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Servant |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| birth date | Sep 1849 | Mar 1849 | Feb 1885 |
| age | 50 | 50 | 15 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 30 | 30 | |
| mother of how many children? | 0 | ||
| # of children living | 0 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | England |
| father's birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania | England |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | England |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Farmer | Farm Laborer | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||
| farm/house | F | ||
| # of farm schedule | 187 |
| line | 38 | 39 |
| street | 2nd Street [?] 3rd East [?] | |
| house nr | ||
| dwelling nr | 87 | |
| family nr | 123 | |
| name | Wright Norman | - Sarah |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 61 | 61 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 |
| #years present marriage | 40 | 40 |
| mother of # children | 0 [?] | |
| mother of # living children | 0 [?] | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | |
| occupation | Own Income [?] | None |
| nature of industry etc. | ||
| employer etc. | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||
| owned/rented | O | |
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |
| farm/house | H | |
| nr on farm schedule | ||
| civil war vet | UA | |
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb | ||
| line | 74 | 75 |
| street | First East | |
| house number | 21 [?] | |
| dwelling visit number | 72 | |
| family visit number | 77 | |
| name | Wright Norman | - Sarah H [?] |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| own/rent | R | |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | ||
| sex | M | F |
| race | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 71 | 70 |
| marital status | M | M |
| year of immigration | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| year of naturalization | ||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | Penn | Penn |
| native language | ||
| father's birthplace | Penn | Penn |
| father's native language | ||
| mother's birthplace | Penn | Penn |
| mother's native language | ||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | None | None |
| industry, business | ||
| employment status | ||
| number of farm schedule | ||