Tehama-Colusa County CA Archives Biographies.....Wright, Edmund 1832 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com February 6, 2007, 11:52 am Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891) EDMUND WRIGHT was born in Stockport, England, October 27, 1832, and came to the United States in 1861, to California in 1869, and to Red Bluff in 1872. He received his education in Stockport and Manchester, and before coming to this country was a commercial traveler. Upon his arrival in the United States the first work he did was to drive Government mules. After that he was engaged in farming, in Ohio, for two years. He enlisted in the One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ohio Infantry, and served the cause of the Union until the close of the war, receiving an honorable discharge in September, 1865. He then purchased 160 acres of land in Ohio, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits for four years. In 1869 he sold out and came to California, for the benefit of his health. Three years he spent in Colusa County. From there he came to Tehama County and purchased 130 acres of land, located seven miles north of Red Bluff. He also bought 1,000 sheep, and engaged in that business for ten years, being very successful. He disposed of the sheep, and, in 1888, sold the farm. At that time he became the senior member of the firm of Wright & Taylor, dealers in groceries and provisions, at Red Bluff. They keep a large stock, and are doing a prosperous business. Their trade extends out of the city, for thirty-five miles. In November, 1863, Mr. Wright was married to Miss Elizabeth Heathcote. She was born in England, came to America when three years of age, and was reared in Wisconsin. They have six children: Walter H., Alice E., Ellen G., George E., Mabel A. and Herbert H. The two oldest were born in Ohio, one in Colusa County and three in Tehama County. Two of the daughters are successful school-teachers. The oldest son is a farmer and stock-raiser. Mr. and Mrs. Wright are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Wright is a Republican, and belongs to J. K. Mansfield Post, No. 75, G. A. R., of Red Bluff. Additional Comments: Extracted from Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California. Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day. "A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendents." – Macauley. CHICAGO THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 1891. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/tehama/bios/wright685gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb