Fayette County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1885 (part 7 of 7)

HENRY M. WRIGHT (deceased), formerly of Orange Township, and latterly of Glenwood, Rush Co., Ind., an old and well -respected pioneer of Fayette County, was born in Greene County, Penn., November 16, 1819. His parents were Justice and Elizabeth (Morris) Wright, natives of Greene County, Penn., where the former was born May 21, 1789, and the latter March 9, 1799. Justice was the second of four children born to Thomas and Elizabeth Wright, who were also natives of Pennsylvania, where they were married and where they remained until their death. He was married in his native county, March 22, 1810. to Rachel Morris, a daughter of George and Margaret Morris, and afterward settled in same county, where his wife died February 23, 1814. He was again married, in Greene County, May 13, 1816, to Elizabeth, daughter of Levi and Elizabeth Morris, and in 1821 moved to Fayette County, Ind., settling five miles southwest of Connersville, on what is known as Fall Creek, where he lived the balance of his days. His second wife died October 14, 1827, and on March 20, 1828, he married Mary, daughter of John and Elizabeth Dailey, and who died June 10, 1847. He died February 22, 1873, having had five children - by his first wife, Sarah, John and Rachel, and by his second marriage Ephraim and Henry M. (our subject). Justice Wright was a man highly respected by all. He was a zealous and devoted member of the Baptist Church, and during his life held many offices of trust. He was one of the first Justices of the Peace of the county, and served about twenty years as Probate Judge. Our subject came with his father to this county when about two years of age, and here spent the greater part of his life. He was married in Mason County, 111., May 16, 1852, to Lucy A., born August 6, 1831, daughter of Lorenzo R. and Jane (Eddy) Hastings. Immediately after marriage he returned with his wife to this count}% and settled on his father's old homestead until the latter's death; then purchased the farm, and there remained until November, 1882, when he moved to Glenwood, Rush Co., Ind., where he resided up to the day of his death. His first wife died December 19, 1856, and he was married, August 1, 1878, to Sarah J., daughter of William S. and Nancy (Martin) Brown, who \yas born at Connersville, Ind., November 30, 1843. He was the father of three children: William J. (deceased), and James L. by first wife, and Martin B. by last marriage. Mr. Wright had suffered much from childhood with a diseased limb, pronounced at first to be white swell- ing, which ultimately necessitated amputation, and this was. performed at his own desire in November, 1884, four experienced surgeons being in attendance, but the patient had not sufficient vitality to survive the operation, and he sank to rest, after thirteen days intense suffering, December 3, 1884 Mr. Wright was not a member of any church or any Society, but was withal a true Christian and a strong temperance man. In politics he was a Republican. His remains are interred in the cemetery at Conneraville, Fayette Co., Ind.

JAMES L. WRIGHT, farmer, Connersville Township, son of Henry M. and Lucy A. (Hastings) Wright, of Glenwood, Ind., was born in Fayette County, Ind., December 1, 1856, and was here married, February 28, 1883, to Elizabeth, daughter of Washington and Elizabeth (Mount) Michener, who was also born in this county. May 6, 1864. After his marriage he settled on the farm where he now lives and has since resided. He is an affable young gentleman of energy, whose future seems promising.