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John Wright, 1863-1939, youngest son of James Lawrence and Elizabeth (Thompson) Wright of Tuscumbia, MO. Tintype circa 1880, depicts John as an acrobat in a traveling troupe that is purported to have included Dan Thompson, Ed Dresser, Ed Kallenbach, and likely others from around Tuscumbia, MO. The show toured into Arkansas and included a "Punch and Judy" puppet show, as well as acrobatics and wire walking. John Wright played the banjo and others played other instruments for the show.