Obituary of John Casey Wright - Christian County, Illinois Daily Breeze Taylorville, Illinois Christian County December 27, 1910 Page 1 Columns 6 Six Sons of John Wright Seave [sic] As His Pall Bearers John Wright, a veteran of the Civil War, died Sunday night at 8:45 p.m. at the residence of his granddaughter, Mrs. James Tolle, 715 East Poplar street of kidney trouble. The decedent was a native of Kentucky and at the outbreak of the war enlisted with the 8th Kentucky cavalry on the Union side, serving with honor and distinction. He had resided in Taylorville for 20 years. His wife died several years ago, and eight sons and four daughters survive the union. The funeral services took place at 10 o'clock this morning from the Free Methodist church, Rev. Shuler, Owaneco officiating, and interment following at Oak Hill Cemetery. Six sons of the decedent served as pall bearers. Mr. Wright was aged 77 years, ? months and 10 days at his death. [Note: John Wright was the son-in-law of Elizabeth Dearinger. She died on the same day as his funeral.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Becky Hargett