Andrew D. Wright

As printed in 1882

ANDREW D. WRIGHT.

Andrew D. Wright was born in Botetourt county, Virginia, November 24th, 1823. He is the son of Peter and Sallie (Persinger) Wright who emigrated to Boone county, Missouri, in the fall of 1825. They settled on the farm now owned and occupied by the subject of this sketch, five miles north of Columbia. Mr. Wright was brought up on the farm and educated at the public schools in the neighborhood of his home. He was married January 2d, 1853. He is the father of six children, one son and five daughters: Ella L. (deceased), Mary A. Alexander P., Varina D., Anna V. and Sallie L. (deceased). Mr. Wright has followed farming all his lite, and has lived on the farm he now occupies for fifty-seven years. When he came to Boone county it was almost a wilderness. There were but ten or fifteen acres of cleared land on the farm now owned and cultivated by Mr. Wright. They were two mouths on the road in moving from Virginia. The first mill ever established in his neighborhood was erected by John Shock and was run by horsepower. The first water-mill on the Hinkson was erected by a man named Hannah. Old Bear Creek church was the first house of worship he ever attended in Boone county. The elder Wright died about the year 1835 and is buried on the old Gray farm. His mother died during the war and was buried by the side of her husband. Mr. Wrifht was twice married. He had seven children by his first wife and nine by his second. All the children by his first marriage are dead. The sons of the second marriage are all dead, except the subject of this sketch — the daughters are still living. Mr. Wright and his family are all members of the Christian church.

As printed in History of Boone County, Missouri (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.