BIOGRAPHIES - WRIGHT, James Wilson, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: James Wilson WRIGHT _________________________________________ Birth: February 12, 1812 Death: February 21, 1898 Age: 86 Burial: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky Father: John WRIGHT (1786-1849) Mother: Martha KELLY Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Harriet THOMAS Birth: June 30, 1827, Shelby County, Kentucky Death: May 15, 1866 Age: 38 Burial: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky Father: Lindsay THOMAS Mother: Dorcas HINTON Marriage: February 11, 1846 Children: Laura (1851-1922); Isaac Kelly (1857-1916); William Lindsay (1860-1934); Darcust (1853-1853); Martha (1855-1855) _________________________________________ 2: Cynthia Rebecca JONES1 Birth: November 29, 1842, near Clintonville, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: March 27, 1915, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 72 Burial: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky Father: John I. JONES (1820-1884) Mother: Mary SWARTZWELDER (1820-1887) Marriage: December 21, 1871, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Children: Martha Wilson (1874-1903); James Wilson (1875-1947); Clarence Jones (1880-1947) JAMES WILSON WRIGHT,2 farmer; P. O. Paris; was born in this precinct, Feb. 12, 1812, being the eldest son, and second child born to John A. and Martha (Kelly) Wright. Our subject has always been a resident of this neighborhood, in which he was born, and is one of the substantial members of the Commonwealth; he was raised on the homestead, to farming pursuits; soon after leaving the parental roof, and while a single man, he was for several years engaged in selling goods at Moreland, now Hutchinson Precinct; he has been twice married; Feb, 11, 1846, to Harriet Thomas, daughter of Lindsey and Dorcas (Hinton) Thomas; she was born Jan. 30, 1821, in Shelby County, this State; she died May 15, 1866; having borne three children, who came to maturity, viz.: Laura, now wife of Nathan Bayless, of this county and Isaac K., and William L., both residing in Scott County; Dec. 21, 1871, Mr. Wright was married to Cynthia Jones, who was born in Hutchinson Precinct, daughter of John I. Jones and Mary Swartzwelder, both natives of Bourbon County; Mary was a daughter of Samuel Swartzwelder, a native of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to this county at an early day; Mr. Wright settled on the farm he now owns; March 1, 1847, he put all the substantial improvements on the place that appears today; the form was purchased of his uncle, Andrew Wright; the farm having been in the name of the family since its first settlement; he has 500 acres in one body, and has settled his two sons in Scott County; by his last wife, he has three children: Martha Wilson, James W. Jr., and Clarence Jones. Sources 1. Primary information for this family lines is taken from: Hagan-Bowman, Mary Elizabeth; McCann William Ray. “John I. Jones Who Married Mary Ellen Swartzwelder,” privately published. 2. Perrin, p. 500. ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.