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George Taylor Wright

Birth	:	9 Mar 1848 Morgan County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	9 Mar 1906
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Lineville, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5928001, -93.5269012
Description	:	Transcribed from The Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties Iowa Originally published 1886 G. Taylor WRIGHT, attorney at law and postmaster of Lineville, Wayne County, was born in Morgan County, Illinois, March 8, 1848. His father, George Wright, was a native of Tennessee, from which State he came to Morgan County, Illinois, in 1827. He served as a soldier in the Black Hawk war. He came with his family to Wayne County, Iowa, in May, 1855, settling on raw prairie land in what is now Warren Township. He was the... Read More	Transcribed from The Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties Iowa Originally published 1886 G. Taylor WRIGHT, attorney at law and postmaster of Lineville, Wayne County, was born in Morgan County, Illinois, March 8, 1848. His father, George Wright, was a native of Tennessee, from which State he came to Morgan County, Illinois, in 1827. He served as a soldier in the Black Hawk war. He came with his family to Wayne County, Iowa, in May, 1855, settling on raw prairie land in what is now Warren Township. He was the first superintendent of public instruction in Wayne County, holding that office two terms, and also served as justice of the peace several years. He lived in Wayne County till his death, which occurred in 1864. G. Taylor Wright, our subject, was reared on a farm, receiving his education at the Greenridge school-house which was the first frame school-house in Wayne County. He came to Lineville in 1870 and began clerking in the dry-goods house of J. S. Saylors, where he remained four years, after which he was engaged in the hardware business with his brothers till 1878. He then began the practice of law and was admitted to the bar in September, 1879. He has built up a large practice which extends throughout Wayne and Decatur counties, Iowa, and also Mercer County, Missouri. In June, 1885, he was appointed postmaster of Lineville and is still holding that position. He was united in marriage, November 12, 1868, to Mary C. Sargent, a daughter of the late Samuel Sargent. Five of the seven children born to this union are living -- Jessie, Eva, Saylors, Harry and Roswell. When but twenty-two years of age Mr. Wright was elected to fill the office of mayor, he being the first mayor of Lineville, which office he held for three consecutive terms. He was justice of the peace four years, was a member of the Lineville council, and also treasurer of the Independent School District of Lineville for five years. For the past four years he has served as assessor. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and was a charter member of both the Odd Fellows order and the Knights of Pythias of this place.

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Latitude: 40.5928001
Longitude: -93.5269012

Family Members:

Parent

George Wright

(1811 - 1864)

Hester Black Wright

(1825 - 1873)

Spouse

Mary C Sargent Wright

(1850 - 1918)

Siblings

John Wright

(1834 - 1893)

James W Wright

(1839 - 1856)

Richard Miles Wright

(1851 - 1920)

Children

(1871 - 1934)

(1876 - unknow)

(1878 - 1878)

(1884 - 1884)

(1886 - 1886)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Lineville, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5928001, -93.5269012

2. South Lineville Cemetery
South Lineville, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5793991, -93.5177994

3. Duncan Cemetery
Lineville, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5969009, -93.5042038

4. Gatliff Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5917000, -93.5619000

5. Elm Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5931015, -93.5733032

6. Logan Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6178017, -93.5633011

7. Laughlin Cemetery
South Lineville, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5635986, -93.4869003

8. White Oak Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6208000, -93.5761032

9. Yingling Cemetery
Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5755997, -93.5843964

10. Hamilton-Hayes Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6371994, -93.5008011

11. Girdner Cemetery
Mercer, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5414009, -93.5269012

12. Hollars Cemetery
Mercer, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5569000, -93.5768967

13. McKinney Cemetery
Mercer, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5447006, -93.5610962

14. Moore Cemetery
Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5661011, -93.5922012

15. Shira Cemetery
Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5478190, -93.4802979

16. Corder Cemetery
Lineville, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6475900, -93.5509400

17. Fugate Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5889000, -93.6057800

18. Clio Cemetery
Clio, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6341742, -93.4654947

19. Alley Cemetery
Mercer, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5278015, -93.5128021

20. Wilder Cemetery
Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5463982, -93.4539032

21. Shield Goff Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6674995, -93.5171967

22. White Oak Cemetery
Mercer, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5233002, -93.5744019

23. Shields Cemetery
Woodland, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6589012, -93.5988998

24. Big Springs Cemetery
Lineville, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6824989, -93.5335999