Susan Wright (maiden name: Porter) was born around 1813 in Massachusetts. She married Daniel H. Wright in Easthampton, Massachusetts, on April 13, 1834, and they had at least five children: Julia, born around 1836; James, born around 1837; Daniel, born around 1840; Arthur, born around 1845; and Sarah, born around 1851. They moved to Ohio around 1835, and her husband worked as a carpenter there. By 1850, they were living in Freedom, Ohio, and they owned $150 of real estate. A decade later, they owned $1,000 of real estate and $300 of personal property. Two of her sons died while serving in the Union army. She passed away in Chardon, Ohio, on January 7, 1894.