Samuel James Wright
(1816-1900)
Martha Dryer
(1841-1905)
Martha Ettie Wright
(1879-1897)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Robert Vinson Darner

Martha Ettie Wright 1 2

  • Born: 24 April 1879, Butler County, IA 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Robert Vinson Darner on 13 September 1893 in Nevada, IA
  • Died: 27 July 1897, Nevada, IA at age 18 2
  • Buried: After 27 July 1897, Nevada, IA 2
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Nevada, IA on January 1895. 1

Page 461, Line 9, Dwelling 31
Nevada, Story County, Iowa
Effie Darner..15..IA Butler County, IA..House Keeper
(Living with husband at home of his parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1877, then her age should have been 17 instead of 15.
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• She was buried after 27 July 1897 in the Nevada Municipal Cemetery in Nevada, IA.

Martha Ettie Wright Darner and her brother Clarence Bertrum Wright listed on the back of their parents headstone.
Find A Grave Memorial #52928269
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• Her obituary was published in the Story County Watchman on 30 July 1897 in , Story County, IA.

2 DIED--On Tuesday last Mrs. R. V. Darner at the home of her father in this city, from blood poisoning. She leaves a husband and two children one of whom is only a few weeks old. She was formerly Miss Wright and lived near Waverly for several years from which place they moved to this city.

(Source: Story County Watchman, Story County, Iowa, 30 Jul 1897)
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Martha married Robert Vinson Darner, son of Phillip John Darner and Mary Mahetable Sweezey, on 13 September 1893 in Nevada, IA. (Robert Vinson Darner was born on 15 July 1874 in Victor, IA,1 3 4 5 6 died on 4 August 1953 in , Stanislaus County, CA 6 7 and was buried after 4 August 1953 in Modesto, CA 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Nevada, IA on January 1895. 1

Page 461, Line 9, Dwelling 31
Nevada, Story County, Iowa
Robert V. Darner..20..IA Poweshiek County, IA..Farmer
Effie Darner..15..IA Butler County, IA..House Keeper

(Living at home of his parents.)
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

groom's name: R. V. Darner
groom's birthplace: Victoria, Poweshiek County, IA
bride's name: Martha Ettie Wright
bride's birth date: 1877
bride's birthplace: IA
bride's age: 16
marriage date: 13 Sep 1893
marriage place: Nevada, Story County, IA
groom's father's name: Philipp Darner
groom's mother's name: Mary M. Swegly
bride's father's name: Samuel Wright
bride's mother's name: Martha Deyer
groom's race: White
bride's race: White
indexing project (batch) number: M58955-1
system origin: Iowa-VR
source film number: 1403711
reference number: 2:3XDLF2D

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJGG-FB7 : accessed 22 Dec 2012), R. V. Darner and Martha Ettie Wright, 13 Sep 1893.
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Sources


1 1895 Iowa State Census, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, p. 461, dwelling 31, line 9, Phillip John Darner and Mary M. Sweezey; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 20 Mar 2014).

2 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 02 March 2018), memorial page for Martha Ettie Wright Darner (24 Apr 1879\endash 27 Jul 1897), Find A Grave Memorial no. 52928269, citing Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Janet Wright Garrett (contributor 47224255) .

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Harrison Township, Dewey County, Oklahoma Territory, enumeration district (ED) 44, sheet 23A, dwelling 491, family 502, Robert Vinson Darner and Minnie M. Likes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Dec 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1337.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 40, sheet 6B, dwelling 170, family 173, Robert Vinson Darner and Amelia Elvira Lovejoy; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Aug 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 698.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Riverbank, Stanislaus County, California, enumeration district (ED) 50-48, sheet 61B, household 240, Robert V. Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Dec 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 353.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 02 March 2018), memorial page for Robert Vinson Darner (15 Jul 1874'964 Aug 1953), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38776664, citing Acacia Memorial Park, Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, USA ; Maintained by Ed Smith (contributor 47100545) .

7 Dori Safford, "Saffordcopy" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:1619463; Updated: Fri Nov 2 02:17:05 2001).


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