Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Wright, William Hamilton 1850 - 
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)

   William Hamilton Wright, farmer, Newtown, eldest child of Joseph and Margaret
Catherine (Irvin) Wright, was born at the cross-roads once called Wrightstown,
just north of the "Get-away" school-house. His father came from Montgomery
county, Ohio, about 1846; his brothers, David and James, had previously
established themselves at Wrightstown, which locality acquired its designation
from these brothers. Both were wheelwrights, and the former was a blacksmith.
They followed wagon-making at this place a number of years, and Joseph, after
his arrival, learned the trade from his brother and entered into the business
with them. He married here, and the subject of this notice was born March 5,
1850. In 1854 and 1855 the family lived in Independence, Mr. Wright working at
his trade. Our subject was married September 26, 1878, to Emma J. Applegate, who
was born September 12, 1856. Her father arrived in Van Buren township from Ohio
in 1829, and was then but eight years old. Mrs. Wright is a member of the New
Light church. He has been a Mason eight years, and has his membership in
Hillsboro Lodge, No. 385. They have one child, Ora Maud, born October 20, 1879.
Mr. Wright is a democrat. He owns eighty acres of land, the E. 1/2 of N. E. 1/4
Sec. 35, T. 20, R. 7, all fenced, and fifty-five acres under the plow. His
grandfathers, William Wright and Hugh Irvin, were natives of Ireland.

Additional Comments:
Richland Township

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,

TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,

GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.

BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.

WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.

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