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Subject: Re: "Y" and "Z" Deaths.--With Fremont County Connections.
Date: 4 Oct 2003 18:04:51 -0600

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Bob

My mom, Mary Marjorie Brackney Cullin, was the only child of Mary Elizabeth Wright Brackney, who in turn was the only child of Lou Wright.

My mom remembers the name King Yates and also that he was a US marshall. I'm anxious to share the additional information with her. Lou's obit is pretty much the extent of the information we have on her. I am also including the obituaries for both Lou and Alex. I also have a very lengthy obituary for Mary Elizabeth, which includes mention of these Yates.

My husband and I have only been working at our geneaology for a little over a year, so I am grateful for any and all information.

Again I'm sorry if all this was sent earlier. I'm not as familiar with hotmail as I should be. I have also tried to resend today, but the email has been returned.

You could perhaps shed some light on the Ida May Yates, whom we're assuming is Alex's sister Ida May Scott mentioned in his obit. Her tombstone is located with two other sisters and a brother Robert.

As you will notice in Alex's obit, his sisters are only mentioned by their married names so I don't know which one is Josephine and which one is Mary Elizabeth.

DEATH OF MRS. LOU WRIGHT
Good Woman Passes Away After A Peculiar Malady.
The message of death was announced on last Sunday morning of a member of a well known family living two miles south of Sidney. The announcement was no surprise but nevertheless came as a great shock. It was known for several weeks past the Mrs. Alex Wright was near the border and her passing might be at any hour.
Lou Yates was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, June 26, 1854, and when a mere child came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Yates to a farm two miles west of Riverton where they lived for a few years then the family moved to Sidney where Mr.Yates engaged in the hardware business. Here Lou attended school and grew to womanhood and on March 21, 1881, whe was united in marriage to Ales Wright and to
these one child, Mary, was born she being now 14 years of age. For 25 years this family lived on a farm two miles south of Sidney where they enjoyed the comforts of a pleasant home.
She leaves to mourn, of he immediate family, her husband and daughter, her sisters, Mrs. A.D. Richards of Sidney township, and Mrs. A. G. Brower of Hamburd, her brothers
W.F. Yates of Nebraska City, and W.S. Yates of Lexington, NE.
Pall bearers were James Wright, T.E. Newby, C.J. Esden, R.S. Tate, F.R. Shannon and A.P. Wightman.

Lifelong Citizen Called
HENRY ALEXANDER WRIGHT, Native born son of Fremont county, died last Wednesday afternoon, November 10, on the farm three miles south of town, where he was born
January 6, 1858. With the exception of three years, when he lived in Sidney, no other spot has ever been home. His age was 68 years, 20 months, 4 days.
Mr. Wright was married in the month of March, 1881, to Miss Lou Yates. To their union one daughter was born, Mary E., who as the Wife of Floyd Brackney, departed this life February 18, 1921, leaving a baby daughter, Mary M., whom Mr. Wright cherished with a love akin to worship. Mrs. Wright died in May, 2907, and on October 16, 1913, Mr. Wright was married to Mrs. P. F. Wilson who survives him. He is survived also by three sisters, Mrs. Vada Curry, and Mrs. Ida Scott, Mrs. Eliza Rasco and a brother Robert.
Mr. Wright- known in this community for nearly seventy years as "Alec"-was a citizen of whom any locality might proud.

thanks again for all the good infomation
Sandie

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