1832 - 1913 (80 years)
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Name
Mary HIGHLY
Born
16 Dec 1832
Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
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1 ]
Gender
Female
Died
24 Oct 1913
Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
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Notes
Her obituary mentions a son, William Bryant, and a grandson, Robert Bryant. It also lists three Fulton stepsons and two brothers: Robert and Thomas. There's no direct mention of her first husband.
Family
Husband
Robert Cyrus FULTON (ID:I 1790 ) , b. 1819, Washington County, Ohio, USA , d. 26 Aug 1888, Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 69 years) [2 ]
Married
29 May 1878
Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
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3 ]
Age at Marriage
Mary was 45 years and 5 months old; Robert was 59 years and 5 months old.[~] (They were married 10 years and 3 months).
Notes
Robert's obituary claims they were married four years after Eliza Wiley's 1874 death.
Mary's obituary says they were married in 1876.
Event Map
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Born - 16 Dec 1832 - Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
Married - 29 May 1878 - Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Died - 24 Oct 1913 - Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
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Obituaries
Obituary for Mary Highly It mentions 20 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, two brothers, and one son (surname Bryant) as well as her Fulton stepchildren.
Source Citations
[S537 ] Obituary - Highly, Mary , (The Muscatine Jouranl), https://www.newspapers.com/image/542334490/?article=342f359d-b60e-40b8-9ecb-896830660d6f&focus=0.036925126,0.752412,0.18533605,0.9691731&xid=3355 , 4 Feb 2024.
[S536 ] Death Notice for Robert Fulton , (Muscatine Weekly Journal), https://www.newspapers.com/article/muscatine-weekly-journal-robert-fulton-d/140217117/ .
[S538 ] Iowa Marriage Index Record for Robert Fulton , https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/871176:60284 , 4 Feb 2024.