GREENWOOD, Mary E. (Weeks) - b. April 25, 1847 - d. February 26, 1911

[Janet Harrington]

Mary E. Weeks was born in Belmont county, Ohio, April 25th, 1847, and departed this life February 26th, 1911 at the age of 63 years, 10 months, 1 day.  At the age of 6 years she moved with her parents to Sangamon county Illinois, and lived there until the year 1868 when she moved with her parents to Elk county, Kansas, near Grenola, where she lived until the time of her marriage to Wm. L. Greenwood, September 11, 1870 at the age of 22 years, when they settled on their claim near Howard where they lived for 40 years, 5 months 15 days.  To this union were born 7 children, 3 of them dying in infancy.  The other 4 lived to survive her.  They are, Mrs. ida Alderson, Mrs. Kate Jones, Ed and Bert Greenwood, all living near here.  In the year 1873 she united with the Free Will Baptist church of Howard where she remained a consistent member until the time of her death.  She leaves to mourn her departure, a husband, 1 sister, 2 brothers, 4 children, 10 grand children and a host of relatives and friends.
  Funeral services were conducted at U. B. church, northwest of Howard by T. A. Nichols, pastor of the Howard M. E. Church.