ENRIGHT, Mary E. (1846-1935)

ENRIGHT

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart, Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/14/2008 at 20:55:49

Watertown Wisconsin News
June 1935

DEATH OF MARY ELLEN ENRIGHT

Mrs. Mary Ellen Enright, wife of the late Cornelius Enright, died at 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening, June 18, 1935, of general debility at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Davitt, in Cumming, Iowa, where she had made her home in recent years.

She was born in Boston, Mass., on May 15, 1846 to Cornelius and Mary Ryan Darcey. She came west with her parents when a small child, locating in the town of Lebanon, Wisconsin. About 68 years ago she was united in marriage with Cornelius Enright who died about 51 years ago at Lebanon, shortly after which she located with her children in Watertown.

In 1902 she and her family went west and located on a farm in Crawford Township, Madison County, Iowa.

Three sons and two daughters survive her, Cornelius of Los Angeles, James of Alta, Canada, Thomas of Prole, Iowa, Mrs. R. J. Davitt of Cumming, Iowa, and Mrs. M. F. Browne of Norton, Kansas. Her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Burke, died in Faulkton, South Dakota, about three months ago.

Services were held at St. John's Catholic Church in Cumming, Iowa and her remains were brought here last Friday and interred in the family lot at St. Bernard's Cemetery. Accompaning her remains here were her son, Thomas, and her daughters, Mrs. R. J. Davitt and Mrs. M. Browne.

Mrs. Enright was highly esteemed by her family and a large number of friends.