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1863 - 1939 (76 years)
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Name |
Mary Ann Jontra |
Nickname |
Mollie; Johntran |
Born |
20 Sep 1863 |
Jalapa, Grant County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
- Ronald L. Baker, "From 'Needmore' to 'Prosperity'; Hoosier Place Names ...," (Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, 1995), p. 178: "This village, in Grant County, was laid out in 1849 and named for the Mexican city occupied by Americans during the Mexican War."
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Gender |
Female |
Died |
18 Dec 1939 |
Chase County, Kansas, U.S.A. |
Buried |
Hillside Cemetery, Toledo, Chase County, Kansas, U.S.A. |
Notes |
- Find-A-Grave:
"Mrs Mary Ann Wright was born in Jelopy [sic; Jalapa, Grant County Indiana], September 20, 1863 and departed this life Dec. 18, 1939, age 76 years, 2 months and 28 days. She was the daughter of Lewis A. and Minerva Jontra. Her parents took her to Illinois and Wisconsin when she was a baby and when she was 5 years old moved with her to Kansas.
She married Jasper T. Wright March 17, 1881 at Tarkio, Missouri. To this union three daughters and nine sons were born. One son died in infancy. In 1883, they moved from Corning in a covered wagon. They moved from Corning to the home place March 8, 1908. She lived there until her death. Mr. Wright died July 25, 1932.
She was a devoted wife and mother to all those connected in her home life. She leaves to mourn her death; Lewis Wright, Nampa, Idaho; John of Gage, Okla. Jess of Havensville, Mrs. Dora Hess, Topeka; Leroy, Alford and Chester of Admire, Mrs. Etta Baker and Leo of Emporia; Wiliam of Saffordville, and Mrs. Nellie Swenson of Americus. Four brothers; Charley and Jess Jontra of Howard, Henry Jontra of Gage, Okla. and Fred Jontra of Havensville. One sister, Mrs. Ellen Stevens of Gage, Okla. Thirty-two grandchildren and ten great grandchildren."
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Person ID |
I41222 |
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Last Modified |
14 Jul 2013 |
Father |
Lewis A. Jontra, b. 15 Jun 1839, Bern, Switzerland , d. 24 Nov 1916, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, U.S.A. (Age 77 years) |
Mother |
Manerva Fields, b. 13 Jan 1843, Grant County, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. 6 Mar 1922, Shattuch, Ellis County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. (Age 79 years) |
Married |
22 Feb 1862 |
Family ID |
F18044039 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Jasper Tiffin Wright, b. 4 Sep 1859, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. 25 Jul 1932, Saffordville, Chase County, Kansas, U.S.A. (Age 72 years) |
Married |
17 Mar 1881 |
Tarkio, Missouri, U.S.A. |
Children |
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Last Modified |
10 Oct 2012 |
Family ID |
F18044040 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Married - 17 Mar 1881 - Tarkio, Missouri, U.S.A. |
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| Died - 18 Dec 1939 - Chase County, Kansas, U.S.A. |
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| Buried - - Hillside Cemetery, Toledo, Chase County, Kansas, U.S.A. |
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