U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright, John (1824-1907) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Men of West Virginia, Volume II Biographical Publishing Company George Richmond, Pres.: C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas. Chicago, Illinois, 1903 Pages 600-601 JOHN WRIGHT, who is retired from active business, still retains his interest in the LaBelle Iron Works, and is a well known citizen of Wheeling, West Virginia. Mr. Wright was born at Pittsburg in 1824, and is a son of Thomas Wright, with whom he worked as engineer in Shoenberger's Mill at Pittsburg until 1849, when he removed to Wheeling, where he has since been located. He was engineer at the starting of the Belmont Mill, and continued thus until 1852, when, in the fall of the year, he took charge of the engines of the LaBelle Iron Works. He remained with this concern until 1876, since which time he has lived practically in retirement, retaining, however, his iron and steel interests. John Wright was united in marriage, in the spring of 1852, with Eleanor Madden, who was born and reared in Wheeling. They became the parents of seven children, namely: Mrs. Anna Hugus; Elizabeth, who is at home; Ella, wife of Cecil Robinson; William, deceased; John E., president of the LaBclle Iron Works; Maggie (Taylor), who resides at Wheeling; and Carrie May, who was recently married to Thomas Stewart, and also resides in Wheeling. John Wright has always been a Republican. Mrs. Wright belongs to the First United Presbyterian Church. ------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH CERTIFICATE, City of Wheeling, WV, #76 FULL-NAME: John Wright BIRTH-DATE: September 19, 1824 BIRTH-PLACE: Pittsburg, Pa. DEATH-DATE: July 29, 1907 AGE-AT-DEATH: 83 years of age DEATH-PLACE: 229 - 29th St., Wheeling, 6th Ward, W.Va. MARITAL-STATUS: Widower (Elenor Madden, deceased) OCCUPATION: Retired PARENTS: Thomas Wright CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Uremia INFORMANT: Mrs. Cecil Robinson, city BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Ohio County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/ohio/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------