L. E. Wright

As printed in 1882

L. E. WRIGHT.

This orentlemaif was born in Boone county, Missouri, in 1838. He is the son of James K. and Myra Wright. His father was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, May 6 1809. He came to Boone county in the fall of 1826, and settled upon the Two-mile prairie. He was married in Columbia in 1836, to Miss Mira J., daughter of Peter and Jeannette E. Wright. Mrs. Wright was born March 17, 1815. They had six children, four boys and two girls, only two of whom are now living, L. E., and Paul M., both in Boone county. The Wrights were among the earliest settlers of the county, when the Indians were yet lurking in the forests, and were ready to tomahawk their unwary foes. L. E. Wright was married, November 30, 1865 to Miss Kate E. Turner, daughter of Barney and Mary Turner of Boone county. She was born in Kentucky, but came with her parents to Missouri some years before. They are blessed with three children. Peter, Myra and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Wright are members of the Christian church at Oakland, and he is a worthy member of the Odd Fellows lodge. His residence is five and one-half miles northeast of bia. Mr. Wright has quite a curiosity in an old atlas published 9 by Matthew Carey. It was bought by his grandfather, William t, the price paid being ten dollars. He has also quite a coUecf very old letters. One was written by his grandfather from ladles, he being a member of the legislature there at that time, to his wife and was directed to " Mt%. Jane Wright Two-Mile fe, Boone County Missouri to be left at May. JEstilVs house n Fayette and Boonville,* This will give the readers of this an idea of the mail facilities in Boone in those early days. In hter was a profile of the writer himself, cut out of a piece of paper, and a piece of black satin placed behind it. Mr. Wright rmer and an extensive dealer in stock. His father James K. t was engaged in the mercantile business all his life.

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.