I have several books on Randolph County Cemetery books. Who do you need me to look for?? Sherida Sherwood Schultheis Hull, GA volunteer for raogk.com - Random Acts Of Geneological Kindness - check us out...... homepage: werallkin.com James Hoskins wrote: > Wilma: > > Is there any cemetery incription books for Randolph County to do > lookups with? I know the website has some too etc... > > JJH > > On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Wilma Santos <gmasanny@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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. 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