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. The way you > cope with it is what makes the difference." > > Wilma/Mom/Grandma > > ------------------------------- > 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 >