Louisa
Charolotte
Farrankop
Born in Minnesota
Ancestors 
Daughter of Frank Farrankop
and Louisa Charlotte (Hellman) Farrankop
Sister of
Edward Lewis Farrankop, Lucinda (Farrankop) Bill, Ervin George Farrankop, Gertrude M. (Farrankop) Whitson and Jesse L. Farrankop
Wife of
John Edwin Wright
— married
29 Jun 1893 in Rice, Minnesota, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Grace Marrett (Wright) Kirtley, Frank Griffin Wright, Stewart Vern Wright, Myrtle Mae (Wright) Trafton and Harold S. Wright
Died
at age 79
in Marathion, Iowa
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2016
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Biography
As a teenager, Louise made three trips in a covered wagon to the Dakota territory with her father, brothers, and other land seekers, according to family history recollection. On the first trip, she was the only female in the wagon train. They had a rough time with Sioux Indians on two trips.
Burial
Marble Valley Cemetery, Gilmore City, Humboldt County, Iowa, USA
Sources
"Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-1C2B : accessed 28 March 2016), John E Wright and Louisa C Farrankop, 1893.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ9L-KPY : 15 July 2016), Frank Farrenkop in household of Edward Farrenkop, Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district ED 135, sheet 255B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0632; FHL microfilm 1,254,632.
"Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQC-SV6L : accessed 28 March 2016), Louise Wright in household of Ella Behm, Delana-Norway, Humboldt, Iowa, United States; citing Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,369
"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMVF-MDR : accessed 28 March 2016), Louise C Wright in entry for Rex B Trafton, 1930.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGS-R5VW : accessed 28 March 2016), Louise C. Wright, ; Burial, Gilmore City, Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America, Marble Valley Cemetery; citing record ID 112877047, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=112877047&PIpi=86227994
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