1259 Ferry St (1907)

297 S 17th (1909 – NW corner Bellevue)

Daniel Perry’s father William and his brother Samuel worked for TKWM when it first opened in 1890. William’s wife Lydia and their son Daniel Perry may have been there as well. He lists along with Samuel in the 1891 city directory as a laborer, but it does not name the workplace.

The 1895 census lists Perry as a laborer, his brother Samuel and his mother are working for TKWM as dyers. By May of 1895 Perry was sent to work at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill in Waterloo, Linn County, OR. It appears he stayed working there for a couple of years.

The year 1897 was a very difficult year for the family as Lydia was committed to the insane by her husband William, better known as Uncle Billy. The two oldest sons, Samuel and Perry fought this, and their mother was released in February to live with her son Perry at his home in Albany. Perry had a good job at the woolen mill in Albany. Perry married Lena Meyer on 6 Oct 1897. His mother Lydia returned to her home in Salem, on the corner of 13^th and Ferry. She passed away at her home on 16 Nov 1897. Her husband was in Butte, MT.

A newspaper article said Perry accepted a position in the Tacoma Woolen Mills in December of 1897. If he and Lena moved there, they didn’t stay long. They were back in Albany, OR the following year. Their only child was born there, a daughter, Lenaperl, born 23 Oct 1898.

By 1900 the family was living in Dallas, OR. Perry was a spinner at the woolen mill. Living with them were Lena’s brother, Fred Meyer and sister, Marguerite Meyer. They were also working at the woolen mill. Fred was a spinner and Maggie was a weaver.

By 1907 the family was living at 1259 Ferry St in Salem. Perry was working as a finisher for the TKWM. By 1909 the family had moved to their home at 297 S 17th St in Salem. This would remain their home for many years.

In March of 1912 Perry Wright, long employed at the Thomas Kay woolen mills, opened a business in Turner, OR called the Wright Trading Co. He filled a warehouse with farm machinery, lumber and building materials in anticipation of the spring and summer trade.

In 1915 worked as a clerk for the Great Northern Exp Co. Lena was a cook at the insane asylum. Perry later would work as a truck driver for an oil company, a serviceman for Marion Auto Co, a mechanics helper at Douglas McKay Chevrolet, and an errand boy at an auto parts store.

In June of 1922 Perry and Lena’s daughter Lenaperl married Ernest Clare Stephenson and moved to Burley, Idaho. They would bless Daniel Perry and Lena with their one and only grandson in 1923.

On 22 Nov 1943, Lena passed away at the hospital in Salem. After her passing, Daniel Perry moved to Burley, ID and lived with his daughter and her family for about three and a half years. He died at the Cottage hospital in Twin Falls, ID on 24 Jan 1947, after a two-week illness. His services were held at the Burley Elks temple and his body was shipped to Salem, OR for burial.

Daniel Perry Wright and his wife Lena (Meyer) Wright are buried beside each other at the Belcrest Memorial Park in Salem, OR.

1907     Wright D Perry, finisher TKWM Co, res 1259 Ferry

1910     Wright D Perry, finisher TKWM Co, res 297 S 17^th

1913     Wright D Perry (Lena), res 297 S 17^th

1915     Wright Daniel P, clk Great Northern Exp Co, res 297 S 17^th

1915     Wright D Perry (Lena), cook asylum (Lena was the cook)

1895  (Marion County OR US Census) Wright Perry. b. IL, 5’4”, 115#, dark, laborer, Prot., voter, m, 22. In this 1895 census, Perry is listed as a laborer. His brother, Samuel, and his mother, “Liddia” are both listed as dyers. His father Wm is listed as a scissor grinder and five younger siblings are students.

1900  Wright Perry. Head, b. Oct 1872, age 27, m. 3 yrs, b. place: Illinois. Home in 1900: (rent) Dallas, Oregon. Occupation: spinner Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Wright Lena, 24 (wife). Wright Lenapearl, 1 (daughter). Meyer Fred, 19 (brother in-law), Occupation: spinner Woolen Mill. Meyer Marguerite, 16, (sister-in-law), Occupation: weaver Woolen Mill.

1910  Wright Perry. Head, age 37, m. 13 yrs, b. place: Illinois. Home in 1910: 297 S 17^th (own) Salem, OR. Occupation: finisher Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Wright Lena, 34 (wife). Wright Lenapearl, 5 (daughter).

1920  Wright Daniel P. Head, age 47, b. place: Illinois. Home in 1920: 297 S 17^th Street (own) Salem, OR. Occupation: truck driver Oil company. Additional household members: Wright Lena E, 44 (wife).

1930  Wright Perry D. Head, age 57, b. place: Illinois. Home in 1930: 297 South Seventeenth St (own) Salem, OR. Occupation: mechanic helper garage. Additional household members: Wright Lena, 54 (wife).

1940  Wright Daniel P. Head, age 67, b. place: Illinois. Home in 1940: 297 S. Seventeenth St (own) Salem, OR. Occupation: errand boy auto parts company. Additional household members: Wright Lena, 64 (wife).

(nonresident)

Birth Place: Illinois Birth Date: 4 Oct 1872

Death Place Burley, Cassia, Idaho Death Date: 24 Jan 1947

Father: William Wright Father’s Birth Place: Illinois

Mother: Lydia Green Mother’s Birth Place: Illinois

Certificate Year1947 Certificate Number151943

Capital Journal 20 Aug 1895 p. 3. From Pleasant Waterloo

Capital Journal 20 Aug 1895 p. 3. Salem boys numerous at woolen mills

Statesman Journal 3 Jan 1897 p. 4. An Awful Affair (mother committed)

Statesman Journal 7 Feb 1897 p.5. Mrs. Wm Wright (will live in Albany)

Capital Journal 16 Feb 1897 p. 4. Mrs. Wm Wright (will reside with Perry)

Albany Democrat 15 Oct 1897 p. 4. Married. Wright – Meyer

Albany Democrat 10 Dec 1897 p. 1. Accepts position in Tacoma WM

Statesman Journal 24 Mar 1912 p. 5. In Business at Turner

Statesman Journal 26 Nov 1943 p. 6. Obituary – Lena M Wright

The Times-News (Twin Falls, ID) 26 Jan 1947 p. 7. Obituary – Daniel P.

Statesman Journal 26 Jan 1947 p. 4. Perry Wright Dies in Idaho

1994.087.0002  Scrapbook (obituary)

1971.003.0002  Newspaper clipping (reunion of first graduating class of East Salem School)