Hiram C. Wright

MCCLELLAND, WRIGHT

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/14/2004 at 11:50:05

Hiram C. Wright, Walnut twp., merchant, dealer in general merchandise; P.O. Peru; born in Brockville, Canada, in 1828; lived there until he was about ten or twelve years old, then went to Fulton, Oswego county, New York; while there he learned the machinist trade; lived there about twelve years and then removed to Burlington where he worked for twelve years; while there he married Miss Nancy J. McClelland April 2, 1861; they came to this county and located here in 1866, and he has followed his present business here ever since; has been postmaster eleven years; has been justice of the peace two terms; they have a family of one son and three daughters: Mary E., Charles W., Lizzie G. and Annie F.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" page 565