John Wright

Birth and Death
Birth	20 Apr 1819	Pennsylvania or Ohio
Death	30 Nov 1886
Burial	Loyd Cemetery, Willow, Wisconsin
Parents
Parent	James Wright	1 Jun 1791	Ireland	18 Apr 1874	Wisconsin
Parent	Mary Chambers	3 Oct 1790	Vermont	5 Apr 1861

Notes

• John Wright, one of the pioneer settlers of Willow, first came from Ohio in 1844, and located in that part of Iowa now known as Lafayette county, where he engaged in mining until 1850, then went to Greene county, and settled on land which he had entered in 1846. Here he built a log cabin and improved a portion of the land remaining until 1855, when he sold out and came to Richland county. He purchased 500 acres of land, a part of it in Rockbridge, the remainder in Willow. He erected a log cabin on section 26, town of Willow, and has since made this his home. Here he has cleared a farm, built a frame house and barn, and is now engaged in raising stock and grain. He is a native of York State, born March 20, 1819. When he was six months old, his parents moved to Ohio, and settled in Richland county, where he grew to manhood, receiving his education in the district schools. In 1839 he moved to Illinois and lived in Jackson county until 1844, when he came to Wisconsin as before stated. He was married in 1863 to Rachel Smith, a native of Ohio. She died Sept. 7, 1883, leaving six children --- James, Joshua, Mary, Katie, Francis and Jesse.
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Documents

James Wright 1850 Census

Ancestors