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Wilson L. Wright
Wilson L. Wright, son of J. F. Wright, was a native of
Fentress County, and served as Sheriff, Trustee, Justice of the Peace and as County Judge.
He was County Judge just after the war, when the second courthouse was built. His
grandson, E. J. Wright, was County Judge at the time the third
courthouse was erected.
Wilson L. was an office-holder in the county for forty-two years in succession. He rode to
Jamestown on a side saddle to attend the sessions of the county court of which he was a
member, when old and feeble and unable to ride otherwise.
He was the father of Maj. John C. Wright, q. v., J. Foster
Wright, Jr., and Boswell F. Wright; and Jane Wright, who married Wash. Peavyhouse, and
became the mother of Abe Peavyhouse, eight years Register of Fentress County, and John,
Sam and Virgil Peavyhouse; Elizaheth Wright, who married John Conatser, their children
were Pierce and Margret, who married Russ Choate. John Conatser died, and Elizabeth then
married Thannie Mullinix. Their children were Vina, who is postmaster at Wilder; Marion,
who lives in Washington, and Abagail, who married Hiram Pogue. Victoria Wright married
Erasmus Pile, a merchant at Pall Mall, now deceased. Permelia married Benjamin Brannon,
who was Sheriff of the county in reconstruction days.
Foster Wright died in 1900. He was the father of E. J. Wright, John Wright and Mack
Wright.
Mack Wright taught school, served as Deputy County Court Clerk, and as Deputy Sheriff. He
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