WRIGHT, Mary Ann (Runkle)
Date of death: 22 Mar 1895 – Edinburg, Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 29, 1895,
page 2 column 2
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Heart Trouble.
Ed. Call.: The citizens of Edinburg received a severe shock this morning by the announcement of the death of Mrs. Mary A. Wright, a highly respected and well-known resident of this city. Since last Tuesday, Mrs. Wright had been troubled with typhoid pneumonia but her condition had not been alarming. The [?] cause of her death is said to have been heart failure.
Mary Ann Runkle was born in Edinburg, March 13, 1827, has always resided within the three squares of the present residence, with the exception of a few years that were spent in Nineveh. She was married Jan 1, 1850, to Henry D. Wright, a prominent citizen and lumber dealer of this city. To this union was born one child, Mrs. Lottie Hageman, wife of F. M. Hageman. Mr. Wright’s death occurred July 2, 1880. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Wright leaves a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Gosney of Indianapolis, to mourn her sudden demise. She has been a member of the Christian church of this city for many years, and has always lived an exemplary Christian life.
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Note: The "Ed. Call." is the Edinburg Evening Call newspaper
The Franklin Democrat,Friday, March 29, 1895,
page 6 column 4
Mrs. Mary C. Wright, aged sixty-eight, died Friday at Edinburg from pneumonia and fatty degeneration of the heart.
Link to Mary Ann (Runkle) Wright’s grave
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry