| HANCOCK COUNTY FAMILIES NEWS MEMORABILIA |
MILLIE MARIE WRIGHT 1887-1953
| William Harry Cartwright was born in Henderson County, Illinois, the son of Elmer E. Cartwright and Minnie H. Hoffman. He died June 12, 1962, and was buried at LaHarpe Township Cemetery, joining his wife, the former Millie Marie Wright, and infant son, Max, both of whom preceded him in death.
Max William Cartwright was born May 23, 1919, died May 27, 1919, in Lomax Township, Henderson County, Illinois. Funeral services for Mrs. Millie Marie Cartwright, 66, of LaHarpe were held Friday afternon [sic] in the Banks funeral hme [sic]. Mrs. Cartwright died Oct. 21 in a Jacksonville hospital. A daughter of Mansel and Mary Belle (Bullock) Wright, she was born near LaCrosse, Jan. 10, 1887. She attended LaHarpe high school and on April 16, 1913 was married at Galesburg to Harry Cartwright. They farmed in the LaHarpe vicinity until their retirement to a home in LaHarpe last year. Mrs. Cartwright was a member of the Christian church and very active in its work. Surviving are the widower; one daughter, Miss Mary Eileen Cartwright, and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Woolverton, Misses Bessie and Jessie Wright, all of LaHarpe. One son in infancy and one brother, Junius Wright, preceded her in death.
from the collection of Okle Campbell Browning |
| See also: |  Mansel W. Wright and Mary Belle Bullock
|
enumerated June 8, 1900, dwelling #107 Wright, M W, head, white, male, Jun 1858, 41, married for 15 years, born IL, father born TN, mother born IN, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 70 Mary B, wife, white, female, Apr 1859, 41, married for 15 years; mother of 4 children, all living; born IL, both parents born Scotland, could read, write and speak English Bessie, daughter, white, female, Apr 1885, 15, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English Millie, daughter, white, female, Jan 1887, 13, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English Alice, daughter, white, female, Oct 1890, 9, single, born IL, both parents born IL, could read, write and speak English Jessie, daughter, white, female, Feb 1893, 7, single, born IL, both parents born IL |
enumerated June 7, 1900, dwelling #72 Cartright, Elmer, head, white, male, Feb 1861, 39, married for 18 years, born IL, father born England, mother born VA, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 41 Minnie, wife, white, female, Apr 1865, 35, married for 18 years; mother of 4 children, 3 living; born IL, both parents born Germany, could read, write and speak English Herman, son, white, male, Sept 1885, 14, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English Ada, daughter, white, female, Dec 1888, 11, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English Harry, son, white, male, Apr 1892, 8, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English Crane, Alan ?, nephew, white, male, Jan 1882, 18, single, born IL, both parents born IL, farm labor, months not employed - 7, could read, write and speak English |
enumerated June 13, 1910, dwelling #275 Wright, Mansil, head, male, white, 51, married (1st) for 25 years, born IL, father born TN, mother born IN, spoke English, farmer, general farm, working on own account, could read and write, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 25 Belle, wife, female, white, 50, married (1st) for 25 years; mother of 5 children, all living; born IL; father born Scot-English, mother born Scot-English; spoke English; could read and write Bessie, daughter, female, white, 24, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, teacher, public school, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write Merlin, daughter, female, white, 23, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write Alice, daughter, female, white, 19, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1909 Jessie, daughter, female, white, 17, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909 Jimmie, son, male, white, 9, single, born IL, both parents born IL, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909 |
enumerated April 30, 1910, dwelling #176 Cartwright, Elmer E ?, head, male, white, 49, married (1st) for 27 years, born IL, father born (Eng) English, mother born VA, spoke English, farmer, general farm, employer, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 73 Minnie, wife, female, white, 45, married (1st) for 27 years; mother of 4 children, 3 living; born IL, both parents born (Ger) German, spoke English, could read and write Kermit, son, male, white, 24, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farm laborer, home farm, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write Ada, daughter, female, white, 21, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write Harry, son, male, white, 18, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farm laborer, home farm, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1909 |
enumerated January 21, 1920, dwelling #94, farm Cartwright, Harry, head, rented his home, male, white, 26, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farmer, gr & stock farmer, working on own account, farm schedule 17 Millie, wife, female, white, 32, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English Herman, brother, male, white, 24, single, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farmer, on schedule 17, working on own account |
enumerated April 7-8, 1930, dwelling #44 Cartwright, Harry, head, owned his home, did not own a radio, lived on a farm, male, white, 37, married, age at first marriage - 21, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, farmer, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no, farm schedule 39 Millie, wife, female, white, 43, married, age at first marriage - 26, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, Mary Iline, daughter, female, white, 9, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1929, born IL, both parents born IL |
|
|