Biographical Sketch of Rev. Calvin C. Wright, Greene County, Missouri,
Franklin Township

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Mr. Calvin Coleman Wright is a son of John and Peninah (Dale) Wright,
and was born May 17, 1830 in Fentress county, Tenn.  He was educated in
his native county, and in 1852 he emigrated to Benton county, Arkansas,
and in 1853 came to Newton county, Missouri, where he lived until 1855
and then went to McDonald county.  In 1853 he was licensed to preach by 
the Methodist Epsicopal church South, and from 1855 to 1858 was a local
preacher in McDonald county.  In 1858 he entered the itinerant service
of the church and was preaching until 1862, when he joined the Confed-
erate army, and served until the war closed as chaplin of Gen. John B.
Clark's division.  He lived in Louisiana until 1867 when he returned to
Missouri and entered the traveling ministry.  In 1869 he was appointed
to the Springfield circuit, and was upon that work until 1871.  He was
next appointed to Bolivar station until 1874.  During this time he had
his residence at Morrisville, and was largely instrumental in organiz-
ing and starting the college at that place.  He then went to California
where he preached four or five years.  He then came back to Missouri
and in 1880 took charge of the Marshfield station, and in September, 
1881, located by consent of the Pacific Conference.  Mr. Wright was
married in August, 1852, to Miss Nancy Adkinson.  They had, four child-
ren.  He married the second time in March, 1881, to Mrs. Mary A. Mont-
gomery, nee Headlee.  Mr. Wright's father was a native of North Caro-
lina, and died in Tennessee in 1845.  His mother died in Tennessee in
1867.  They had fourteen children, seven boys and seven girls.  Calvin
C. was the seventh son.

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