Biographical Sketch of Dr. Charles F. Wright, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Dr. Wright was born at Tiffin, Ohio, January 25th, 1849. His parents were Rev. Chas. A. and Hannah E. (Fisher) Wright, the former being a minister of the Methodist church. Charles F. received his education at Meidelberg College, leaving school at the early age of fourteen to enlist in the cause of the Union against the enemies of the government. He joined Company K, 49th Ohio Regulars, enlisting January 1st, 1864, as drummer boy. Subsequently he was detailed as Gen. Wood's private orderly, and served until mustered out at Victoria, Texas, in the fall of 1865. Young as he was, he served with Gen. Sherman all through his active campaigning in the years 1864-5. In October, 1867, his parents and himself came to Springfield, this county, and Charles began study- ing dentistry the following years in the office of Dr. Natrass, and remained with him some three years. In the fall of 1871 he went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and took a course of lectures in the dental college of that city, which prepared him for the practice of the pro- fession. On completing his course, he came back to Missouri, locating first at Lebanon, Laclede County, where he opened an office and prac- ticed dentistry for three years. He returned to Springfield in the fall of 1875, opened an office, and has done here a successful practice ever since. Dr. Wright is connected with the Kansas City Dental Coll- ege, and annually delivers lectures for the benefit of students attend- ing that institution. He has the largest and most elegant dental parlors in this part of the State, and is assisted by his brother, Silas A. Wright. December 4th, 1870, Dr. Wright was married to Miss Jennie Smith, of Lebanon, Missouri. They have one son and one daughter named respectively, Charles D. and Lizzie B. Rev. Charles Wright, above mentioned, was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in San Fran- cisco, California in 1867, whither he had gone for his health. He was, for twenty-five years, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was one of the first to volunteer for national defence at the out- break of the civil war, and was first lieutenant in the 8th Ohio, and subsequently was captain in the 82nd Ohio. His family numbered five children, three sons and two daughters, of whom Dr. Charles F. was the second in order of birth. His mother (widow of Rev. Wright) still re- sides in Springfield. Though still a young man, Dr. Wright has built for himself a reputation and a practice in his profession that many an older practitioner might envy; and his courteous treatment of all patients, under the greatest pressure of business, has won for him many warm personal friends--a thing fully merited by such a genial gentleman as Dr. Charles F. Wright. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================