Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-01
.NINETY-SEVER YEARS OLD.
Sketch Of the Lie Of Mrs, Wright Of
Draper
One OF the Oldest Women IN the state
- utah-Has Daughters VINO are
Great Grandmothers.

Mrs. Mary Wright, wife Of the late
John p. Wright. who is one Of the old
est women in Utah, was born Sept a.
1903. in the town OF Guernsey, on the
| border Of France. Her father being
a the head OF a British reglmentwhich
was called 10 do service for It's country
| In South America. was compelled TO
| take his wife and child thither. While
| on the journey. HIS wife took an, and all
! efforts TO save her We're In vain She
! finally died. and was laid 20 rest In the
Pacific ocean on reaching the west
ern hemisphere. he had no one 70 look
after his child, and being Obliged TO
| leave her. during the day for his own
work. would tie The little one 10 a tree,
TO await his arrival home in the even
ing.
Shortly afterward, a fellow officer,
accompanied h. his wife returned back
10 England and In their care the little
girl was sent % her grandmother. by
whom she was reared TN the age OF 10.
Her father In the meantime had mar
rled again. and she then lived with him
for two years and at the age Of q
years was married 10 John =. Wright.
deceased, by whom she had nine chill
dren. three OF whom are now living
namely Betsy Pinder, 70 years old
and a resident OF Pennington; Harriet
Shipley. 20, and K resident Of Draper
and John Wright 60, the Bishop OF Hy.
rum, Cache county.
She joined the Church IN England In
lS41, and emigr3tcd % America In 1919.
arriving In Utah in 1862. She moved
10 Draper where she made her home
u h.r
valley. Her husband, In connection
with others, laid out Logan City. In
lSS6 he died and was buried at Para
disc.
She then went % live with her son
John. where she resided until the last
two years which have been spent with
her daughter Mrs. Shipley Of Draper.
Her posterity now comprises three
children, fifty-one grandchildren, one
hundred and eleven great-grandchil-
dren twelve Observation-Disclosures.
TO THE OLD FOLKS.
on Old Folks day at Lagoon the fol-
lowing was sung TO the tune Of Hard
Times Come Again No More" the
words being written by Hyrum Con
Let us cease from our labor
And Join with heart and hand.
To provide for our aged ones a treat
We viii cheer their dreary pathway
And help them an we can.
To be joyful and each other greet.
Chorus:
Let US cheer the hearts Of the Old
Folks
Gran pa, gran ma. your sorrows we /
deplore
We will make your burdens lighter
With kindness while we NAV.
Oh! Father bless them evermore.
They have marched on Hfes Journey.
In sunshine and In rain
Never needing the briers on their way, |
They have fought the battle brayely. /
In sorrow and Ia pain;
o! make them Joyful, Lord, today.
Chorus.
While the young folks are merry,
With health and vigor blessed
And are passing their happy moments
by.
Many dear ones are moaning
with aches and pains distressed.
In sorrow on their beds must lie.
Chorus.
Grant, We pray Eternal Father,
Unto our Aged Folks,
All the blessings Thou hast for them IN
store.
May their angels ever guard them
And comfort them through ne.
And guide them to the unknown
shore.
Chorus.