Mary Elizabeth (Wright) Grossnickle (abt. 1867 - 1943)

Born about 21 Oct 1867 in Lisbon, Kendall, Illinois, United States

Wife of John Grossnickle — married 10 Feb 1886 in Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1943 at about age 75 in Onaga, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States

Biography

Obituary

Mary Elizabeth Wright was born on October 21, 1866 at Lisbon, Illinois. When she was three years old her parents came to Kansas and they resided at Louisville. When a girl she taught school at the Fox schoolhouse near Westmoreland. She was married to John Grossnickle at Westmoreland, Kans., on February 10, 1886. They set up housekeeping on the Lieb farm south of Onaga, where their daughter Violet was born. Until 1924, when they moved to Onaga, they lived on their farm south of Onaga where their son Glenn now lives. After almost five months of patient suffering she passed away at her home on August 13, 1943 at the age of 76 years, 9 months and 23 days. She leaves to mourn her departure her husband; her daughter, Violet Fairbanks, and her son, Glenn, both of Onaga; one sister, Lila Willhite and one brother, Harley Wright, of Humbolt, one brother Charlie having preceded her in death; 12 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and many neighbors and friends. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Congregational church in charge of Rev. Wright M. Horton of Frankfort. Burial was in the Onaga cemetery.^[1]

Burial

Onaga Cemetery Onaga Pottawatomie County Kansas, USA Plot: Block 5, Lot 23, Grave 3^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The Onaga Herald - August 19, 1943
2. ↑ [1]findagrave

• "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW26-6F4 : accessed 21 September 2015), John Grossnikle and Mary E. Wright, 10 Feb 1886; citing Pottawatomie, Kansas, reference item4 p124 n33; FHL microfilm 1,673,246.