Individual Details
Sarah Elizabeth Wright
(23 Dec 1860 - 20 Mar 1948)
Sarah's family were pioneer settlers east of Audubon. In 1878, the Isaac Wright purchased Section 22 east of present day Audubon from the railroad and moved to the farm he established in 1880. SEE ALSO: Isaac W. and Eunice Lavina (Zion) Wright
The Lemmons were the parents of six children: Robert (August 6, 1878); Charles (October 20, 1882); Effie Throckmorten (July 21, 1887); George Sherman (July 11, 1889); Mae Jones (October 18, 1893); and J. Arthur (March 1, 1896). SEE ALSO: Ted and Mae (Lemmon) Jones
George and Sarah joined the Wrights on the family farm in Audubon in 1880. They later lived near Cozad, Nebraska, and Musselshell County, Montana. While they made their home in Nebraska, George moved to the northeast corner of Colorado where he homesteaded for land by planting 40 acres of trees. Prior to World War I, George also homesteaded in Musselshell County, Montana, with his daughter, Mae.
On 1880 U. S. Census of Buchanan, Jefferson Co., Iowa shows George, Sarah E., and Robert R. Lemon. George is a farmer.
Carroll Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Friday, March 26, 1948, Page 5, Col. 2: Rites Held For Mrs. Lemmon. Audubon---Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Wright Lemmon, 87, died at her home here last Saturday. Funeral services were held Wednesday from the McFadden Funeral home, Rev. Gordon I. Zimmerman officiating. Interment was in Maple Grove cemetery. Mrs. Lemmon was born Dec. 23, 1860, in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Ia. She was married on Sept. 9, 1877 to George E. Lemmon, who survives her. They had been married seventy and one-half years. Survivors include her husband, George, three sons, Sherman and Arthur, Los Angeles, Calif., and Robert, Gutherie Center; two daughters, Mrs. Mae Jones, Audubon and Mrs. Effie Throckmorton, Los Angeles; fifteen grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Baptist church.
Events
Birth | 23 Dec 1860 | Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa | |||
Marriage | 19 Sep 1877 | Jefferson Co., Iowa - George Hice Lemmon | |||
Death | 20 Mar 1948 | Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa | |||
Burial | Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon Co., Iowa |
Families
Spouse | George Hice Lemmon (1856 - 1948) |
Child | Robert R. Lemmon (1878 - 1954) |
Child | Charles Wesley Lemmon (1882 - 1944) |
Child | Effie J. Lemmon (1887 - 1963) |
Child | George Sherman Lemmon (1889 - 1974) |
Child | Margaret Mae Lemmon (1893 - 1968) |
Child | Arthur J. Lemmon (1896 - 1972) |
Father | Isaac W. Wright ( - ) |
Mother | Eunice Lavina Zion ( - ) |
Sibling | Jacob Wright ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1880 Census Jefferson Co., Iowa, Page 355 D.
2. Jennifer J. Jensen, E-Mail from Jennifer J. Jensen (n.p: Bio based on 1882 County Biography, n.d).
3. Obituary of Sarah Elizabeth Wright Lemmon, Carroll Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Friday, March 26, 1948, Page 5, Col. 2.
4. Research of Mary F. Tryon.
5. Jennifer J. Jensen, E-Mail from Jennifer J. Jensen (n.p: Bio based on 1882 County Biography, n.d).
6. Obituary of Sarah Elizabeth Wright Lemmon, Carroll Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Friday, March 26, 1948, Page 5, Col. 2.
7. Jennifer J. Jensen, E-Mail from Jennifer J. Jensen (n.p: Bio based on 1882 County Biography, n.d).
8. Obituary of Sarah Elizabeth Wright Lemmon, Carroll Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Friday, March 26, 1948, Page 5, Col. 2.
9. Jennifer J. Jensen, E-Mail from Jennifer J. Jensen (n.p: Bio based on 1882 County Biography, n.d).
10. Phone call to and received from Maple Grove Cemetery, Called 712-563-3278. She returned call with informaiton on Sept. 15, 2011.
11. Obituary of Sarah Elizabeth Wright Lemmon, Carroll Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Friday, March 26, 1948, Page 5, Col. 2.