From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com)
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GEORGE E. WRIGHT 
	George E. Wright resides five miles northwest from Valley and is 
well known as one of the prosperous and leading farmers and stockmen of the 
county. He was born in Gray county, Ontario, on June 25,1859, the son of 
Thorpe and Eliza (James) Wright, natives of Canada, where they now live. 
They are the parents of five children, named as follows: George, Emily, John
T., Sarah E., and Thorpe E. The excellent and world famed schools of Ontario 
gave our subject his educational training and the first twenty-four years of
his life were spent under the parents roof. Then came the important time 
when he should inaugurate independent action and young Wright stepped out 
into the world. For nine years he traveled in the west and south, after 
which he selected Stevens county as his abiding place and at once secured a 
half section of land, where he now lives. He began operations as a stockman 
and soon had a nice band of cattle. He improved his place and has bought and 
sold some land since that time. The home place is now well improved and he 
raises stock and does general farming. In 1901 Mr. Wright became interested 
in the marble deposits of Stevens county and having discovered some excellent
property on Box Canyon, of the Pend d'Oreille river, he located four hundred
acres. This has proved, upon development, to be a fine bed of as good marble, 
the experts say, as is to be found in the world. Mr. Wright is possessed of 
the determination and executive ability to handle this property as it should 
be and is now installing the proper machinery to develop it and put the 
finished product on the market. It is bound to be one of the great producers
of the entire northwest and the management is laying the foundation broad 
and deep.
   Mr. Wright married in 1888, and Miss Maud, the daughter of Orin and Helen
(Dunbar) Belknap, became the bride on that occasion. Mr. Belknap is a native 
of New York, while his wife was born in Pennsylvania. They came west in 1881
and located at Kettle Falls, where they now reside. Thw followning named 
children were born to them: Byron A., Willis, Maud, Bruce, Paul, Echo, and 
Arthur. To Mr. and Mrs. Wright six children have been born, Ethel, Edwin, 
Willis, Bruce, Hellen, and Byron. Mr. and Mrs. Wright are devout members of 
the Seventh Day Adventist church and are highly respected people.     
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