The photo of Mary Elizabeth is from this website:
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM125028
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From the Oshkosh Public Museum website
https://oshkosh.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Mears%2C+Elizabeth
Person Record:
Name Mears, Elizabeth
Notes Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth was born in Groton, Mass about 1830, the daughter of Mathias and Martha Farnsworth. The family moved to Illinois when she was only six years old. They then moved to Fond du Lac, WI. She began writing in 1860 writing under the names "Nellie Wildwood" and "Ianthe," and was frequently called the first Wisconsin poetess. John Hall Mears and Elizabeth Farnsworth were married in 1869 and were the parents of three talented daughters, Louise (1866-1925), Mary (1870-1943) and Nellie (1871-1917). Elizabeth Mears died in Lake Mills, WI on November 15, 1907.
Occupation Author; Poet
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Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820-1907
Name E Farnsworth
Marriage Date 30 Dec 1860
Marriage Place Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
Volume 01
Page 0208
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM125028
~~~
From the Oshkosh Public Museum website
https://oshkosh.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Mears%2C+Elizabeth
Person Record:
Name Mears, Elizabeth
Notes Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth was born in Groton, Mass about 1830, the daughter of Mathias and Martha Farnsworth. The family moved to Illinois when she was only six years old. They then moved to Fond du Lac, WI. She began writing in 1860 writing under the names "Nellie Wildwood" and "Ianthe," and was frequently called the first Wisconsin poetess. John Hall Mears and Elizabeth Farnsworth were married in 1869 and were the parents of three talented daughters, Louise (1866-1925), Mary (1870-1943) and Nellie (1871-1917). Elizabeth Mears died in Lake Mills, WI on November 15, 1907.
Occupation Author; Poet
~~~
Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820-1907
Name E Farnsworth
Marriage Date 30 Dec 1860
Marriage Place Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
Volume 01
Page 0208
The photo of Mary Elizabeth is from this website:
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM125028
~~~
From the Oshkosh Public Museum website
https://oshkosh.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Mears%2C+Elizabeth
Person Record:
Name Mears, Elizabeth
Notes Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth was born in Groton, Mass about 1830, the daughter of Mathias and Martha Farnsworth. The family moved to Illinois when she was only six years old. They then moved to Fond du Lac, WI. She began writing in 1860 writing under the names "Nellie Wildwood" and "Ianthe," and was frequently called the first Wisconsin poetess. John Hall Mears and Elizabeth Farnsworth were married in 1869 and were the parents of three talented daughters, Louise (1866-1925), Mary (1870-1943) and Nellie (1871-1917). Elizabeth Mears died in Lake Mills, WI on November 15, 1907.
Occupation Author; Poet
~~~
Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820-1907
Name E Farnsworth
Marriage Date 30 Dec 1860
Marriage Place Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
Volume 01
Page 0208
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM125028
~~~
From the Oshkosh Public Museum website
https://oshkosh.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Mears%2C+Elizabeth
Person Record:
Name Mears, Elizabeth
Notes Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth was born in Groton, Mass about 1830, the daughter of Mathias and Martha Farnsworth. The family moved to Illinois when she was only six years old. They then moved to Fond du Lac, WI. She began writing in 1860 writing under the names "Nellie Wildwood" and "Ianthe," and was frequently called the first Wisconsin poetess. John Hall Mears and Elizabeth Farnsworth were married in 1869 and were the parents of three talented daughters, Louise (1866-1925), Mary (1870-1943) and Nellie (1871-1917). Elizabeth Mears died in Lake Mills, WI on November 15, 1907.
Occupation Author; Poet
~~~
Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820-1907
Name E Farnsworth
Marriage Date 30 Dec 1860
Marriage Place Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
Volume 01
Page 0208
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She is buried on the same lot as her husband and daughter, Helen, but has no stone left.
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