Daughter of JOHN CONGER WRIGHT & MARGARET McELROY

Married: Nov 8, 1859, ROBERT MARR WRIGHT, Ivory Station, St. Louis Co., Missouri
Note: 1st cousins; Robert was age 19, Alice was 13; married in Ivory Station (near St. Louis) at the home/plantation/farm of Robert's uncle & aunt, H.C. Wright and Lena Hamilton.
Seven children:
1. Robert Henry WRIGHT
1861 - 1915
2. Clara Belle WRIGHT
1862 - 1882
3. Elias Nelson WRIGHT
1865 - 1902
4. James Edward WRIGHT
1867 - 1889
5. Charles D. WRIGHT
1870 - 1912
6. Mittie Lucille WRIGHT
1878 - 1905
7. Willie Currie (adopted son)
abt 1872 - unkn (born in Louisiana)

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Jan 6, 1893, The Globe-Republican, Dodge City, Kansas:
The Last Sad Rites
Hon. R.M. Wright returned the first of the week from St. Louis, where he followed all that remained of his wife to the last resting place in beautiful Bellefontaine Cemetery, who died on December 24th of heart disease and was buried at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28th.

He very naturally feels deep sorrow for the loss, which can never be repaired in this world, and was much hurt by the garbled statement published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat of last Saturday. This report stated that she had been married in St. Louis and deserted by her husband, who came out into the wild west she knew not where, and left her to die of a broken heart. The reporter had no foundation whatever for this sensational account, but handled it in this manner to attract attention.

All old citizens of this place know that Mr. and Mrs. Wright came west together in an early day and passed through all the trying scenes of frontier life in harmonious companionship. That through thick and thin, in prosperity and adversity alike they have stood by each other. The latter only served to unite them more closely, which fact is quite apparent in the last letter received by Mr. Wright from his wife in St. Louis. We were permitted to see one of recent date which expressed a most affectionate regard for her husband, and a desire to help him in every way possible.

Since the fire which destroyed their home in Dodge City, Mrs. Wright has spent much of her time in St. Louis at the earnest request of her step father. The old gentleman has really regarded her the same as his own daughter since she was four years old, and having no one else to look after his home, was quite anxious for her to return to her girlhood home, and as her husband's business affairs in the territory and Texas called him frequently away from Dodge City, he advised her to accept the invitation until such time as they could once more arrange to settle themselves in a comfortable home of their own, which she confidently looked forward to enjoying this winter or next spring at El Reno.

Mr. Wright has the consolation of having always looked carefully after her comfort and having seen that she had money, even when times were hardest. He would never permit her to give up the ornaments she wore during prosperity, and at the time of her death the lady had about $8500.00 worth of diamonds. It is therefore not surprising that Mr. Wright was aggrieved and indignant at the baseless slander of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, and demanded that the wrong be righted. This the proprietors promised to do.

In the letter above mentioned Mrs. Wright said she prayed daily for divine help, and we are advised that such had ever been her custom on retiring to rest at night. Though not a member of any church, deceased lived a more consistent Christian life than many professors of religion. From the early days of Dodge City down to the present time, she was noted for charitable deeds and doing good to those around her, and many a poor family of this region has cause to bless the memory of this lady's name.

Though apparently enjoying good health, Mrs. Wright has been troubled with heart disease for some four years. She left this city last October, as well as usual, to visit awhile with her father and numerous other friends in St. Louis, stopping a week at Warrensburg, Mo., to visit her daughter, who is there at school. Most of the time was spent at the house of her father, though she kept comfortably furnished apartments in close proximity to the home of her intimate friend, Mrs. Capt. Boyd.

Mr. and Mrs. Wright have a large circle of warm friends in St. Louis, many of whom were at the funeral. Mittie was advised of her mother's death and was there with her father.

We give the following clippings from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chronicle and the Republic:
"At 1 p.m. today the remains of Mrs. R.M. Wright, who died Christmas afternoon of heart disease, were buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery. The funeral took place from Police Captain Boyd's home, 7427 South Pennsylvania avenue. Her husband, R.M. Wright, arrived from the west last night and indignantly denies the statement published that he deserted his wife or that she died of a broken heart."

"Mrs. R.M. Wright, who died suddenly from heart disease Christmas afternoon, was buried yesterday in Bellefontaine Cemetery. The funeral took place from the residence of Capt. Samuel J. Boyd, 7429 Pennsylvania avenue, and was attended by a concourse of friends and relatives."

"The funeral of Mrs. Alice Wright, wife of Col. Robert M. Wright, of Dodge City, Kan., who died suddenly last Sunday took place this afternoon at 1 o'clock from the residence of S.J. Boyd, to Bellefontaine Cemetery."
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