Wilbur and Orville Wright are still heroes their hometown of Dayton Ohio, but Wilbur was actually born on April 16, 1867 in Millville Indiana. The family soon moved to Dayton and Orville was born on August 19, 1871.
The Wright Brothers father was Milton Wright who was a minister in Dayton. Milton stressed a strong education for Wilbur and Orville, and the two sons even had aspirations of becoming a minster like their father.