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WAYNE CO., IL

1884 BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES

BARNHILL TWP

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WRIGHT, W.A., farmer and stock-man, P. O. Fairfield, was born February 14, 1849, in this county, son of A. C. Wright, also a native of Wayne County, Ill. He is a farmer by occupation and is yet living, being the second oldest son of six children. His father, A. C. Wright, was the grandfather of our subject; he was a native of New York, and one of the pioneers of Wayne County, where he died. Thus one by one the landmarks, with those who set them, pass away, yet their memory will be treasured in the history of Wayne County. T

he mother of our subject was Judith (Carter) Wright, deceased, a native of Wayne County, Ill., a daughter of W. C. Carter. She was the mother of five children now living, viz. : Sallie Ann Emmons, William A., our subject, Josephine Simpson, Mary Morgan, and Frank C., who married Martha Atteberry.

Our subject was educated in this county; here he also married, in December, 1870, to Miss Sarah C. Johnson, born July 9, 1852, in Wayne County, Ill. Her parents were Andrew and Susan (Shaw) Johnson. He was a native of Ohio. This happy union was blessed with three children, now living, viz.: Carrie May, born August 8, 1872; Cora Bell, Born September 13, 1874; Mattie R., Born July 4, 1881.

He is a wide awake farmer, and a member of the A.F. & A.M. fraternity. He has a farm of 140 acres of leand, and in politics is a Republican.