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- This article about the West Lee Wright family appears in the Jackson County Banner, Brownstown, Indiana Tuesday May 22, 2003 pg 3 of the section “Medora, Celebrating 150 Years”.
Wesley and Nancy Wright became parents of 15 children. David Wright, the third child and oldest son, is more than 75 years of age. He was born in January 1829, and on the 24th of October, 1850, was solemnized in marriage to Miss Abigail Loudon, the latter's death occurring July 2nd, 1853.
On the 24th of October 1855, he married Mary Jane Casebolt and they have six children living and the eldest of these Alice, who is now the wife of Christian T. Branaman, of Mooney, this county. The children were originally nine and number and the names are Franklin, Indiana, Alice W, Morton P, Ella, Charles S, Lora, Henry C. and Noble B.
Reverend David Wright, father of these children has been a master of the gospel for more than 40 years and had accomplished much for the uplifting of his fellow men and advancing the cause of the divine Master, he had ever loved to discuss with others the Bible and its teachings and the Book of Books has been nearest and dearest to him of all writings.
He is a man of optimistic temperament and finds his Christian faith as source of inspiration and gladness, while his generosity and kindness are proverbial.
Mary Jane is a daughter of Andrew Montgomery Casebolt who was reared in Virginia and who had distinctive mechanical genius and ability, being able to manufacture any desired article in wood or iron.
He died at Cape Girardeau Missouri, having been for many years publisher of the “Cape Girardeau News”.
Soon after his locating there, he built a schoolhouse, and in time his wife taught the colored children of the section.
He was a Republican in politics.
His father was a prosperous farmer in Virginia and owned slaves, although opposed to the institution.
Mrs. Casebolt's maiden name was Sampson, and three of her sons were union soldiers in the civil war, namely Sanford, Jonathan and Henry Clay.
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