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From: Kay Music <>
Subject: Re: [GAWILKIN-L] Obit - Cora Wright
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 20:17:34 -0400
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Thanks for the obit. Does happen to know what "PERITONITIS" was? Does
anyone know of a site that would tell what illnesses people used to die of,
as if it were today? Do y'all know what I mean? <smile> It seems like I
saw something like this many years ago, but don't know what happened to the
site.
Thanks,
Kay in FL

Crilley wrote:

> Hear's a very interesting and tragic Obit -- date not known, but see the
> notes at the end. I wlecome newspaper obits - even if you don't know the
> people, but just to share in hopes that they will help others.
> It would be nice to get the Wright Family Cemetery on-line as well. (or
> even a small portion of it!)
>
> File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda Clopton
> <>
>
> ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/obits/wright.txt
>
> Death last Friday of Miss Wright
> WAS ILL FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN DAYS WITH
> PERITONITIS AT HER AUNTS HOME
>
> Miss Cora Wright of Wilkinson County died Friday
> Afternoon last a few minutes before 6 o'clock at the
> Home of her aunt, Mrs. George W. Brooks.
>
> Miss Wright reached the city about fifteen days prior
> to her death from Allentown where she had been visit
> ing and almost immediately was stricken with the disease
> which caused her death. The best medical attention was
> given to her and she was carefully and tenderly nursed but
> the disease had such a strong hold on her that death was
> the inevitable result.
>
> Miss Wright was about fifteen years of age and was the
> daughter of Mr. J G. Wright of Wilkinson County.
> Besides her father, she is survived by two sisters Mrs.
> Ed. Hilton (Lizzie) and Miss Naomi Wright who spends
> a great deal of time with her aunt in this city
> The remains of the young girl were taken to Wilkinson
> County on Saturday and interred in the Wright Family
> Burial ground. Rev Wm. Smith Pastor of the Dublin
> Methodist Church in the absence of the Pastor of the
> Baptist Church Rev. Allen Fort conducted the service.
> Miss Wright had many friends in the city who regret
> Very much to learn of her death.
>
> Notes:I would guess that the date would be early 1900's Lizzie born 1879
> and Naomi
> in 1881 were older sisters. My aunt (her half sister) was born 1899. She
> told my mother the story of waiting for the hearse to come from Dublin
> Ga where she had died to the old homeplace outside of Toomsboro where
> her father was. The family walked to the cemetery behind horse drawn
> hearse. Cora's mother was Mary Lord born 1851.
>
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