WRIGHT, Jacob 1803 - 1894

WRIGHT, GROSS, GROCE

Posted By: Richard K Thompson (email)
Date: 10/22/2009 at 10:44:38

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, June 27, 1894
Page 3, Column 4

Almost a Centenarian.

Jacob WRIGHT died at this home in Cedar township seven miles southeast of the city Saturday morning. His age was ninety-one years and twenty-three days, he had lived in this county since 1848, and all that time on the same farm. Deceased was born in Lincoln county, Ken., grew to manhood and was barried to Rebecca Gross (sic. GROCE is the usual accepted spelling) in Cumberland county, that state. When about thirty years of age he removed to Illinois, and after a residence of several years in that state came to this county.
To Mr. and Mrs. WRIGHT ten children were born - all boys - and eight are now living. Four make their homes in this county, William, Isom, Alfred and John; Elijah lives in Wapello county; Isaac in Audubon; Peter in Scott county, Ill.; Thomas in Dade county, Mo. With two exceptions all were with their father in his last illness. The families of these sons now number forty-one grandchildren and twenty-six great-grandchildren. Mrs. WRIGHT died at the old homestead eighteen years ago. When a boy of seventeen Mr. WRIGHT connected himself with the Primitive Baptist church and he strictly adhered to its teaching through the remaining seventy-three years of his life. He was a man who was held in high esteem by those who knew him, and his death will be generally regretted. The remains were interred Sunday in the cemetery named for the dead man, and near his old home. A procession numbering 107 vehicles followed the body to the grave. The funeral sermon will be preached at the family residence next Sunday at 4 p.m.

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*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

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Transcriber note: Jacob WRIGHT donated the land for what would be known as Wright Cemetery, located off of Glasgow Road just SE of Fairfield, Iowa. His brother, Noah, is buried just a few feet away, along with subsequent generations of other WRIGHT descendants.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, June 27, 1894
Page 7, Column 4

Death of an Old Resident.

Jacob WRIGHT, a resident of Jefferson county for many years, died at his home near Wooster in Cedar township, last Saturday morning. Deceased was born in Lincoln county, Kentucky, May 29, 1803, where he continued to reside for some years, afterwards removing to Cumberland county in the same state. He was married in 1828 to Miss Rebecca GROCE who died in 1876. In 1829 they removed to the state of Illinois, locating in Morgan county. There they lived for eighteen years, coming to this county in 1847 and locating on the farm in Cedar township where Mr. WRIGHT died. Ten children were born to them, eight of whom are still living and six of whom attended the funeral. Those living are Isom and William, both of this city; John and Alfred, living on the old homestead near Wooster; Elijah in Wapello county, this state; Peter in Scott county, Illinois; Isaac in Audubon county, Iowa, and Thomas in Dade county, Missouri. Mr. WRIGHT had forty-one grandchildren and twenty-six great grandchildren. He was a devoted Christian, having professed the Christian faith and joined the Regular Predestinarian Baptist church when seventeen years old. He was a good and well respected citizen of Jefferson county and has many friends who will mourn his death. The funeral was held at the home last Sunday, and the remains were laid to rest in the Wright graveyard.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, July 11, 1894
Page 3, Column 7

Marriages, Births and Deaths.

… June 23, in Cedar township, of disease of heart, Jacob WRIGHT, aged 91 years. …

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*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.