Wright Whitten Law was born on Sept. 27, 1856 in Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois to Washington McKendree Law and Abigail Colcord. He married Emma Anna Grover, youngest daughter of William Eustace Grover and Matilda J. Emerson, on Aug. 13, 1877 in Rippey, Greene County, Iowa. Emma died on Oct. 20, 1891 in Rippey and is buried in the Rippey Cemetery. Wright marries for the 2nd time to Nellie Romain Stone Holverson on Dec. 26, 1891 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Nellie was previously married to ? Holverson. Family lore has that their child Verne Effie Law was adopted. No proof of that has been discovered as of yet.
Wright Whitten Law was born on Sept. 27, 1856 in Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois to Washington McKendree Law and Abigail Colcord. He married Emma Anna Grover, youngest daughter of William Eustace Grover and Matilda J. Emerson, on Aug. 13, 1877 in Rippey, Greene County, Iowa. Emma died on Oct. 20, 1891 in Rippey and is buried in the Rippey Cemetery. Wright marries for the 2nd time to Nellie Romain Stone Holverson on Dec. 26, 1891 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Nellie was previously married to ? Holverson. Family lore has that their child Verne Effie Law was adopted. No proof of that has been discovered as of yet.
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Wright Whitten Law
12 Dec 1946 (Note: S.D. Death Index 1950-1955 records his death as being 17 Dec 1946.)
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