Lanyon, Mary Ann
Maiden Name
Bennetts
Death
1898-08-17
(aged 83 years)
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Birth
1815-06-11
St Arme, England
Gravestone
Location
NE.05.2
Transcription
William Lanyon Sr
Born Nov 2, 1810 Died Feb 11, 1899
Mary Ann his wife
Born June 12, 1815 Died Aug 17, 1898
Obituary
After 83 years of useful life, the esteemed pioneer consort of Mr. Wm. Lanyon, Sr., calmly went to her eternal reward on Wednesday, August 17, 1898. She was born in June, 1815, at St Arme, England, her girlhood name being Mary Ann Bennetts. April 21, 1833, she became the wife of William Lanyon, and continued such until her death, the couple celebrating the 65th anniversary of their wedding last April. In 1840 she came with her husband to Wisconsin, and resided her continuously thereafter. Fourteen sons and one daughter were born to the sturdy couple. The daughter died when four years old, at Linden, where the family temporarily resided on coming to the territory. The two first born sons died in England. One died of gas suffocation when five years old, while playing about his father's furnace in this city. One other son died in early childhood, and the youngest, when a lad of about eight years, was accidentally drowned by falling into a cistern, several years ago. Nine stalwart sons survive to cherish the memory of a devoted mother and to comfort their honored father. They are: William, Cyrus, Josiah John, Simon, Albert, Samuel, Robert, and Edwin. Mrs. Lanyon was a worthy type of pioneer wife. With her own hands she did the household work incident to caring for her large family through their childhood. n those days before sewing machines or steam laundries, her expert needle and industrious hands kept her many boys comfortably clothed, clean and well fed. Even in later years her needlework had been a wonder and admiration to the younger generation. She was one of the heroines of everyday life, the glory of whose conquests is seen in results that come after they have laid their armor by.
Mineral Point Tribune, Aug. 25, 1898