Yolo-Lake County CA Archives Biographies.....Wright, William S. 1862 - 
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Author: Tom Gregory

WILLIAM S. WRIGHT

    The establishment of the Wright family in America dates back to the early
'40s, when William E., a shoemaker in England, decided to seek the larger
opportunities offered by the new world and in consummation of his hopes he
crossed the ocean to Philadelphia, there following his chosen occupation. Before
leaving the mother country he had married Miss Hannah Nixon, who was born in
Staffordshire, where his birth had occurred in the year 1817. The brief sojourn
in Philadelphia was followed by removal to Illinois and settlement at Peoria,
whence during the summer of 1850 he and his family journeyed across the plains
with ox-teams as part of an expedition. Sacramento was his first home and
headquarters. From that city he freighted to the mines. Coming to Yolo county in
1853 he settled ten miles west of Sacramento on the plains, now four miles
northeast of Davis, and there he remained until his death, which occurred
October 28, 1874, at the age of fifty-seven years and two months. His wife died
November 24, 1896, at the age of seventy-nine years and six months, and
surviving her were three daughters and two sons, namely: Mrs. Emma Lawson, Mrs.
Susan F. Linton and Mrs. Amanda McDonald-all deceased; Joseph, of Davis, and
William S.

   Born at the old homestead January 10, 1862, William S. Wright attended the
public schools and Heald's Business College in San Francisco. After he had left
school in 1879 he began to assist his mother in the care of the old home ranch
and after her demise he bought the interest of the other heirs in the property,
so that now he is the sole owner of the fine ranch of four hundred and fifty
acres. The land is well fenced, well watered and well cultivated, and the yield
of wheat and barley in 1910 reached ten thousand sacks. Modern machinery is
used, including a large combined harvesting outfit. A small dairy of twenty cows
has proved a profitable innovation and twenty-six head of work animals are used
in the sowing and harvesting of the grain. At the present time the owner is
engaged in raising mules, but in earlier days he made a specialty of fine horses
and raised some excellent colts that were sired by his imported (1898) French
Norman stallion, De Schamp, weight nineteen hundred pounds, $1800 being the
price paid for this splendid specimen of equine perfection.

    In addition to the mules and dairy cows kept on the ranch, there are always
to be seen Jersey-Duroc hogs of the best strains. About one hundred head are
raised each year and these attain unusual weights under the intelligent care of
the owner. It is said that there are few droves of hogs in the county superior
to his own and this reputation results not only from the excellent breed kept on
the place, but also from the owner's ability to care for the animals skillfully
.and successfully. Having been busily occupied with the ranch and the stock, Mr.
Wright has had no leisure for participation in public affairs, yet he keeps
posted concerning the issues of the times and always votes the Republican
ticket. Fraternally he holds membership with Davisville Lodge No. 169, I. O. O.
F., in which he has passed all of the chairs and has represented his lodge in
the grand lodge of the state. The Rebekahs also number himself and wife among
their members.

    The present wife of Mr. Wright, whom he married December 10, 1902, was
formerly Miss Caroline Oeste, a native of Yolo county and the daughter of
William and Barbara (Hiedecke) Oeste, early settlers. Mr. and Mrs. Wright have
one son, Wilbur O. The first marriage of Mr. Wright took place August 30, 1882,
and united him with Miss Henrietta C. Martin, a native of Lake county, Cal., and
a daughter of Thomas A. Martin, one of Yolo county's pioneers. Mrs. Henrietta
Wright passed from earth November 20, 1895, and left seven children, namely:
Mary Etta, Mildred Irene, Florence Elva, William Manfred and George Martin
(twins), Susan Ethel and Henrietta Catherine. The eldest daughter is the wife of
Clarence Hoag, of Davis, and they have one child, Mildred. The second daughter
married Thomas Bell, of Sacramento, and they have a son, Clinton. The third
daughter is the wife of Sidney Grady of Davis, and they have two children,
Harold and Evelyn. Manfred and Martin assist their father in the care of the
ranch and are proving efficient, reliable and painstaking, worthy successors to
several generations of skilled farmers and honored citizens.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA
WITH
Biographical Sketches
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth
and Development From the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
TOM GREGORY
AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS
ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913]


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