Biography of: David C. Wright McCracken County, Kentucky Source; Biographical Sketches from, "Kentucky, History of the State" Main Author; William Henry Perrin 1887 **************************************************************************** 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. http://www.usgwarchives.net. Submitted by: Vera Burnham vburnham@metrocast.net Date: September 6, 2002 **************************************************************************** David C. Wright was born August 12, 1843, in Hopkins County, this State, and is a son of David and Ellen (West) Wright, natives of North and South Carolina, respectively. The father was a blacksmith by trade as was also his father, George Wright, a Revolutionary soldier, with whom he removed to this State, locating in Hopkins County at an early date. He worked at his trade through life in connection with his farm interests; his death occurred in 1870; his wife having departed this life in 1864. They were parents of ten children. Our subject was reared on a farm in his native county and obtained what education the common schools and a course of home study could give. At the breaking out of the late war, and while yet only eighteen years of age he enlisted in Company K, Eighth Kentucky infantry. which was subsequently attached to Morgan's command, and participated in the famous Indiana and Ohio raids. At Pomeroy, on the Ohio River, he was made prisioner and taken to Camp Chase, where he was retained two months; then removed to Camp Douglas, where he was held for sixteen months; he was then paroled and subsequently exchanged. At the close of the war, he returned to Hopkins County and engaged in farming but removed a year later to McCracken County and continued the same vocation. After the death of his father-in-law in 1874, Mr. Wright purchased the place from the heirs; it now consists of 180 acres, on which he has many improvements. In 1883, having served several months as deputy sheriff, Mr. Wright was nominated and elected sheriff of the county by a majority of 900 votes, but circumstances prevented his taking the office. Mr. Wright is one of the county's most respected and enterprising citizens. He was united in marriage July 20, 1868, to Miss Sallie J. Bryan, of this county. They have one child, Louie O.