Thank you for your kind offer to do look-ups. I am trying to find an obituary, death record or burial record for Mary Sweeney Wright, wife of Joshua Wright, who died between 1853 and 1870 in Randolph county, near Sturgeon. Her father was Daniel Sweeney who died in Boone county in 1851 and her brother was Archibald Sweeney, who also died in Boone county, in 1863. Joshua Wright, her husband, died May 24,1876 and is buried in Wright cemetery near Sturgeon, but it seems Mary is not there. Any info you find would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Diane, Have you already tried searching for any of Mary & Joshua's children, to see if she might have re-married? That's how I found one of my lost widow relatives. Also, I have an Ancestry subscription, if you'd like me to look there. Leslie ---- Diane Parrish <dianesparrish@mac.com> wrote: Thank you for your kind offer to do look-ups. I am trying to find an obituary, death record or burial record for Mary Sweeney Wright, wife of Joshua Wright, who died between 1853 and 1870 in Randolph county, near Sturgeon. Her father was Daniel Sweeney who died in Boone county in 1851 and her brother was Archibald Sweeney, who also died in Boone county, in 1863. Joshua Wright, her husband, died May 24,1876 and is buried in Wright cemetery near Sturgeon, but it seems Mary is not there. Any info you find would be greatly appreciated.

Diane, I checked Harlan's Transcription of Marriage & Deaths in Randolph Co. Missouri for the years 1854-1879. I couldn't find anything for Mary Sweeney Wright. The only Wright obituaries listed for your above time period were for: Elizabeth Wright d. April 5, 1857; William A. Wright d. October 7, 1856. I would have to assume that Mary died prior to 1853 when Joshua married Lucretia Chism *Marriage Records for Randolph County, Missouri 1829-1859 * *Name*: Jehua Wright *Spouse*: Lucretia Chrissom *Marriage Date*: 14 Jun 1853 I don't know if you've read this article about their son, Zephaniah, but thought I'd transcribe it to you whether you had or hadn't. This comes from "The History of Randolph and Macon Counties, Missouri" ZEPHANIAH WRIGHT (Farmer and Stock-Raiser, Feeder, and Dealer Mr. W. was born January 29, 1937, while his parents, Joshua Wright and Mary Sweney (possible the author omitted an E), were on the road between Illinois and Missouri. They came first from Kentucky in 1836, and only lived in Illinois for one year. On arriving at their destination they settled in Boone County but after a four years' stay, moved to Randolph. Here Zephaniah Wright grew to manhood, and shared the advantages in schooling common to the neighborhood. In 1861, on account of the disturbed state of the country, consequent upon the eruption of the Civil War, Mr. W. with that discretion that is the better part of valor, " Folded his tents like the Arabs, And, silently stole away". Kansas received him into her bosom for the next five years, and in the spring of 1866, he returned to Randolph. He bought one place and lived upon it two years, then sold it and bought land not far distant, where he now resides. He has a farm of 347 acres, all fenced, and in pasture and cultivation. Upon this there is a comfortable house with good out-buildings, etc; also a thrifty young orchard. Mr. W. possesses besides 160 acres of land, all fenced and in meadow pasture, and he owns still another tract of 120 acres, partially improved and containing a small house. He feeds an average 150 heads of cattle yearly, and about the same number of hogs, sometimes shipping, sometimes selling at home to other shippers, and, to a limited extent, buying for shipping purposes. Mr. Wright is of shrewd and perceptive faculties, and with keen sagacity, he he guides his craft safely through the inevitable snags and shoals that too often prove fatal to other voyagers. He showed the same wisdom in selecting a wife as in the conduct of his business affairs when he married March 31, 1861, Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Henderson Sims, formerly of Virginia. Mrs. Wright herself was born and raised in Boone County. There are five children; Lincoln, Joshuah H., Lizzie, William M., and Mary E. Two died at tender ages. If you'd like to find more obit or marriage notices that appeared in Randolph Co. newspapers, e-mail me offline and I'd be happy to help. I've looked every place I could think of to try and find info for you, but just continued coming up empty-handed. Wish I could have been more help. Wilma Patterson-Santos Surnames: Asbury, Bailey, Cable, Patterson, Sims, Willis, et al................... On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 4:38 AM, Diane Parrish <dianesparrish@mac.com> wrote: > Thank you for your kind offer to do look-ups. I am trying to find an > obituary, death record or burial record for Mary Sweeney Wright, wife > of Joshua Wright, who died between 1853 and 1870 in Randolph county, > near Sturgeon. Her father was Daniel Sweeney who died in Boone county > in 1851 and her brother was Archibald Sweeney, who also died in Boone > county, in 1863. Joshua Wright, her husband, died May 24,1876 and is > buried in Wright cemetery near Sturgeon, but it seems Mary is not > there. Any info you find would be greatly appreciated. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MORANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- "Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference." Wilma/Mom/Grandma