BIO: John Wesley WRIGHT, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 244. __________________________________________________________ J. W. WRIGHT Henderson Township, Huntingdon Co., Pa. Ex-Associate Judge of Huntingdon Co., Pa.: Was born in Union township, Feb. 14th, 1848, a son of Levi Wright, who was a farmer practically all his life, and died at the age of eighty-five years. In his later years he kept a hotel at Mapleton Depot, Huntingdon Co., Pa. His wife was Rachel Chilcott, who died at the age of eighty-five years. J. W. Wright received his education in Union township, and also attended the summer schools of Calvin, Trough Creek Valley and at Mapleton, Pa. He taught one term at Birch Spring School, Henderson township, and one term in Union township, near Mapleton, Pa. A good part of his life has been spent on the farm; has a farm of about 150 acres in fruit, etc.; also has a large apiary and sells honey which is of a high grade; has been at this location for twelve years; was a school director of Union township; was also Associate Judge of Huntingdon Co., Pa., for a period of four years. Belongs to the Methodist Church, Mill Creek, Pa.; is independent in politics. Has one brother, Thomas M., a Civil War veteran, living in Kansas. Three sisters deceased. J. W. Wright was married to Anna Eby, deceased, at the age of thirty-five years. Children are: Dale, at home; Clair, Huntingdon, Pa.; Don, who lives on adjoining farm of his father. One daughter, Olive Gertrude Hall, Huntingdon, Pa. Mr. Wright re-married to Catharine Sloan, deceased, aged thirty-five years. One child died in infancy. Note: Levi Wright, 32, Rachel Wright, 30, Thomas M. Wright, 8, Hannah Wright, 7, Julia E. Wright, 5, John W. Wright, 3, and Ruth E. Wright, 1/12, are listed in the 1850 Union Township, Huntingdon County census. J. Wesley Wright, 62, Catharine Wright, 52, and Dale Wright, 34, are listed in the 1910 Henderson Township, Huntingdon County census.