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| SILAS WRIGHT, farmer, sec. 7, Deerfield Tp., was born in Pennsylvania Dec. 29, 1843. His parents, John and Sarah (Evers) Wright, were also natives of the Keystone State, and in 1863 came to Barry Co., Mich., and a short time afterwards to Allegan County, where the father died soon after, and the mother is yet living. Our subject received a common-school education and resided with his parents until the age of 27 years. He enlisted Oct. 16, 1862, in the 169th Pennsylvania Vol. Infantry, and received his discharge in July '63, leaving the army with health and much impaired by sickness and exposure. In '70 he left Allegan County and came to Mecosta County, where he bought 80 acres of timber land and upon it built a frame house, proceeding to clear and improve his land, of which he now has 50 acres under tillage. He was married in Canada, March 29, '71, to Sarah T., daughter of James and Amelia B. Bell, nee Axford, the former a native of England, and the latter of New Jersey. They have three children - Frank M., Harry D. and Nora W., born respectively Feb. 23, '72, Oct. 10, '75 and July 4, '78. Mr. Wright is an adherent of the Democratic party. |