Wright-Engels Wedding

Date: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: new_york wright engels

The goal of this project is to create a profile for everyone who attended the wedding of Mr. Claude Vincent Wright and Miss Florence Stafford (Engels).

Right now this project just has one member, me. I am Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz.

Here are some of the tasks that I think need to be done. I'll be working on them, and could use your help.

• Do a mini-One Name Study on each attendee to determine who attended the wedding
• Follow collateral lines of known attendees to find other attendees
• Trace each attendee back to their Long Island Family

This is the marriage announcement that appeared in the Brooklyn Eagle:^[1]

WRIGHT - ENGELS

    Rockville Centre, L. I., November 22 - The marriage of Miss Florence Stafford, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Engels, to Mr. Claude Vincent Wright, son of Robert J. Wright, ex-commissioner of charities of New York, took place last evening at the home of the bride's uncle, Paul Engels, at Tanglewood Park, this village. The ceremony was performed in the drawing room of Mr. Engels' residence at 6 o'clock, by the Rev. Alfred J. Wright, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The bride wore an exquisite gown of white silk crepe de chine, with trimmings of real lace and pearls. She also wore a veil and orange blossoms and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. She was attended by maid of honor, Miss Florence Grace Wright of New York, sister of the groom, who was attired in pink silk crepe de chine. The groom was attended by Robert J. Phair of New York as best man. The rooms and halls of the first floor of the house were beautifully decorated with pink and white roses and smilax. The guests were from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Boston and elsewhere. After congratulations a wedding supper was served and an orchestra played during the evening. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful and valuable presents. her gift from the groom was a diamond and pearl sunburst. The bride's gift to her maid of honor was a lorgnette chain with diamond slide. The groom presented his best man a pearl pin.

    Mr. and Mrs. Wright left on an evening train for Washington. They will visit through the South and then go to Bermuda to spend the remainder of their honeymoon. Among the guests were:

List of Attendees as Appeared in the Newspaper

Frank P. Engels	Mr. and Mrs. Paul Engels	Fred W. Engels	Charles Engels	Frank Engels
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hayes	Dr. and Mrs D.C. White	Mr. and Mrs. G. Byron Latimer	Mr. and Mrs. R.V.C. Smith	Thomas G. Knight
Dr. and Mrs. J. Ensor Hutcheson	Miss Lillian DeMott	William Morrison	Herbert Griffith	Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seaman of Rockville Center
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Scherding	Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bayer	Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bayer	Mr. and Mrs. E.N. Smith	Mr. and Mrs, Ralph L. Kelsay
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Higgins	Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Dyer	Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perley	Mr. and Mrs. Carl V. Smith	Mr. and Mrs. George Dillingham
Mr. and Mrs. Lucas	Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perley, Jr.	Abraham Bayer	Miss D. Bayer	Miss Minnie Bayer
G.A. Perley of Brooklyn	Miss Carrie Wise of Philadelphia	Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Rogers, nge, Mass	Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wright, Rye, N.Y.	Mrs. Mary Perley
Miss Florence Perley	Marshall Perley	Norwood Perley of New Rochelle	Mr. and Mrs. George A. Mott	Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Simonton of Lynbrook
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Smith	Frank Lowden of Hempstead	Mr. and Mrs. John Carl	Miss Kate Carl of Baldwins	Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wright	Harry P. Wright	Bennie Wright	Miss Phebe Wright	Miss Grace Wright
Miss Mabel Wright	Dr. and Mrs. Horace W. Northrup	Mr. and Mrs. John Vincent	Mr. and Mrs. William Kane	Peter Kane
Dr. Lucien G. Rice	John Kerr	Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mandel	Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baird	Mr. and Mrs. Ira Betts
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Wise	Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crawford	Mr. and Mrs. H.P. Perley	Mr. and Mrs. Harry Perley	Mr. and Mrs. M. Marks
Dr. and Mrs. G. Tytler	Mr. and Mrs. K.C. Roberson	Mrs. James R. Crawford	Mrs. E. F. Mead	Miss Stella Vincent
Miss Jessie Crawford	Miss Jennie Perley	Miss Belle Perley	Miss Ada Betts	Miss Lulu Betts
Miss Marion Crawford	R. J. Phair	Edward Perley	Ira Betts, Jr.	Frank Betts
Henry Perley	John K. Perley	William S. Wright	Frank B. Wright	William I. Peck
Benjamin S. Peck	William L. Peck, Jr.

Wedding Attendees in Alphabetical Order and Linked

Last Name	First/Middle Names	Born	Died	Notes	Comments
Baird	Charles	N/A	N/A
Baird	Mrs. Charles	N/A	N/A
Bayer	Abraham	N/A	N/A
Bayer	Miss D.	N/A	N/A
Bayer	Martin	N/A	N/A
Bayer	Miss Minnie	N/A	N/A
Bayer	Mrs. Walter	N/A	N/A
Betts	Miss Ada	1879	1935
Betts	Frank	1877	1934
Betts	Ira, Jr.	1875	1925
Betts	Mr. Ira	1845	1924
Betts	Mrs. Ira	1847	1927
Betts	Miss Lulu	1881	1960
Carl	John	N/A	N/A
Carl	Mrs. John	N/A	N/A
Carl	Miss Kate	N/A	N/A	of Baldwins
Crawford	Mrs. James R.	N/A	N/A
Crawford	Miss Jessie	N/A	N/A
Crawford	Miss Marion	N/A	N/A
Crawford	Thomas	N/A	N/A
Crawford	Mrs. Thomas	N/A	N/A
DeMott	Lillian	N/A	N/A
Dillingham	George	N/A	N/A
Dillingham	Mrs. George	N/A	N/A
Dyer	Harry M.	N/A	N/A
Dyer	Mrs. Harry M.	N/A	N/A
Engels	Charles	1887	1955
Engels	Frank	1879	1941
Engels	Frank P.	1876	1952
Engels	Fred W.	1839	1893
Engels	Paul	1835	1908
Engels	Mrs. Paul	1844	1903	Emiline Kerk
Griffith	Herbert	N/A	N/A
Hayes	Charles W.	N/A	N/A
Hayes	Mrs. Charles W.	N/A	N/A
Higgins	John J.	N/A	N/A
Higgins	Mrs. John J.	N/A	N/A
Hutcheson	Dr. J. Ensor	1869	1930
Hutcheson	Mrs. J. Ensor	1870	1925
Kane	William	N/A	N/A
Kane	Mrs. William	N/A	N/A
Kane	Peter	N/A	N/A
Kerr	John	N/A	N/A
Kelsay	Ralph L.	N/A	N/A
Kelsay	Mrs, Ralph L.	N/A	N/A
Knight	Thomas G.	1847	1934
Latimer	G. Byron	N/A	N/A
Latimer	Mrs. G. Byron	N/A	N/A
Lowden	Frank	N/A	N/A	of Hempstead
Lucas	Mr.	N/A	N/A
Lucas	Mrs.	N/A	N/A
Mandel	Harry	1840	1905
Mandel	Mrs. Harry	1857	1933
Marks	M.	N/A	N/A
Marks	Mrs. M.	N/A	N/A
Mead	Mrs. E. F.	N/A	N/A
Morrison	William	N/A	N/A
Mott	George A.	1835	1906
Mott	Mrs. George A.	1872	1938
Northrup	Dr. Horace W.	1865	1941
Northrup	Mrs. Horace W.	1873	1961
Peck	William L.	N/A	N/A
Peck	Benjamin S.	N/A	N/A
Peck	William L., Jr.	1875	N/A	of Manhattan
Perley	Miss Belle	N/A	N/A
Perley	Mr. Charles	1834	1866
Perley	Mrs. Charles Jr.	N/A
Perley	Edward	N/A	N/A
Perley	Miss Florence	N/A	N/A
Perley	G.A.	N/A	N/A	of Brooklyn
Perley	Harry	N/A	N/A
Perley	Mrs. Harry	N/A	N/A
Perley	Henry	N/A	N/A
Perley	H.P.	N/A	N/A
Perley	Mrs. H.P.	N/A	N/A
Perley	Miss Jennie	1860	1935
Perley	John K.	N/A	N/A
Perley	Joseph Livermore	1836	1908
Perley	Mrs. Joseph	1836	1909
Perley	Marshall	N/A	N/A
Perley	Mrs. Mary	1813	1900
Perley	Norwood	N/A	N/A	of New Rochelle
Phair	R. J.	N/A	N/A
Rice	Dr. Lucien G.	N/A	N/A
Roberson	K.C.	N/A	N/A
Roberson	Mrs. K.C.	N/A	N/A
Rogers	L.L.	N/A	N/A
Rogers	Mrs. L.L.	N/A	N/A	Orange, MA
Scherding	William F.	N/A	N/A
Scherding	Mrs. William F.	N/A	N/A
Seaman	Frank	N/A	N/A	of Rockville Centre
Seaman	Mrs. Frank	N/A	N/A
Simonton	Mrs. Joseph	N/A	N/A	of Lynbrook
Smith	Carl V.	N/A	N/A
Smith	Mrs. Carl V.	N/A	N/A
Smith	E.N.	1873	1943	Eldridge Nuzum Smith, DDS
Smith	Mrs. E.N.	1874	1951	first cousin of bride
Smith	George D.	N/A	N/A
Smith	Mrs. George D.	N/A	N/A
Smith	R.V.C.	1877	1960	Richmond Van Cleef Smith
Smith	Mrs. R.V.C.	1873	1960
Tytler	Dr. G.	N/A	N/A
Tytler	Mrs. G.	N/A	N/A
Vincent	John	N/A	N/A
Vincent	Mrs. John	N/A	N/A
Vincent	Miss Stella	N/A	N/A
Wise	Miss Carrie	N/A	N/A	of Philadelphia
Wise	George H.	N/A	N/A
Wise	Mrs. George H.	N/A	N/A
Wright	Benjamin	1810	1851
Wright	Mrs. Benjamin	1810	1884
Wright	Bennie	1887	1935
Wright	Charles	N/A	N/A
Wright	Mrs. Charles	N/A	N/A	Rye, NY
White	Dr. D. C.	N/A	N/A
White	Mrs D. C.	N/A	N/A
Wright	Frank B.	1850	1901
Wright	Miss Grace	1882	N/A
Wright	Harry P.	1866	1933
Wright	Miss Mabel	1886	N/A
Wright	Miss Phebe	1877	1959
Wright	Robert J.	1842	1909
Wright	Mrs. Robert J.	1844	1913
Wright	William S.	1859	N/A

Sources

1. ↑ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York); digital images, Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 12613433 : accessed 13 August 2023); citing Thursday, 22 November 1900, pg. 7, col. 2.

See also:

• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-martinys-bust/130152387/ (this clip mentions several of the attendees as RVC residents)

Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag, or send me a private message. Thanks!