Sarah Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William and Anna Crozier, was born at Piqua, Ohio, October 21, 1843, and died at her home in Liberty Center, Ohio, January 27, 1914, aged 70 years, 3 months and 3 days.

When she was about eight years old her father moved his family from Piqua to Defiance, O., where he owned and operated the carding mills, and in that city her mother died five years later, and though the subject of this sketch was only thirteen years of age, she bravely assumed the heavy responsibilities of keeping the home and caring for her four younger brothers and sisters. Time will not permit of here telling of the trials and hardships she endured, trials and hardships that many an older person would have hesitated to voluntarily encounter. A few years later her father married again. In spite of household cares and responsibilities, Sarah E. had acquired sufficient education to teach school and for four years she was a successful teacher at Ayersville.

In 1862 Mr. Crozier moved his family, now increased by several, to Texas, Ohio, and after moving there Sarah taught a term at Colton and one at Texas.

She was united in marriage to John Wesley Wright, at the home of her father in Texas, October 17. 1866.

After their marriage Mr. Wright engaged in business in Texas, and Mrs.Wright, ever energetic and ambitious, anxious to bear her full share of the burden of getting a start in life, opened a small millinery store.

In 1881 Mr. Crozier’s second wife died leaving seven children of the union, ranging in ages from fifteen down to baby Emma. Once again was Mrs. Wright called upon to make a home for children not her own, and she responded with the same willingness and self-sacrifice she had shown before. All of the children were not with her all the time, but her home was ever open to them and they were there more or less. Two of the younger children, Grace, now Mrs. L. G. Ennes, and Emma, now Mrs. J. S. Mires, were with her constantly from childhood and infancy to the time of their marriage.

In December, 1908 Mr. Wright retired from business and moved to Liberty Center, where he died October 7, 1910.

Mrs. Wright had a severe illness about eighteen years ago, since which time her health had not been very good, but for the past two years she had been in much better health, so much so that her friends remarked about how well she was looking. She was not feeling well when she arose last Sunday morning and after getting herself a light breakfast she lay down on the couch. In the afternoon she was feeling no better and phoned Dr. Ennes. The doctor was in the country, but Mrs. Ennes and Mrs Mires went to her and remained with her until the doctor came when he prescribed for her. She grew rapidly worse, however, her ease being hopeless from the first, and she died Tuesday morning at five o’clock, the cause of death being cerebral hemorrhage. Her two foster daughters, Mrs. Ennes and Mrs. Mires, and her brother, S. A. Crozier, were with her constantly from the time she was stricken until death, doing all that could possibly he done to save the life that was slipping away, but human efforts avail not when He calls.