January 24, 2013

Newspaper Clippings - Mrs. Mary Brackvogel

Yesterday I shared some clippings concerning Frank Brochvogel (Brackvogel, Brachvogel).  Today I'd like to share the obituary of his mother, Mary Ann Wilson Brachvogel, the sister of my Great Grandmother, Rosetta.

"Mrs. Mary Brackvogel passed away at her home in York Township, north of Vayland (SD), about 6 o'clock on Friday evening at the age of 58 years, three months and 11 days.  She had been ill with influenza and complications set in which she was unable to withstand. 

Mary Ann Wilson was born in south central Iowa on September 17, 1870.  She removed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W.Wilson to Dakota Territory in 1883 locating with them on a homestead 12 miles north of Wessington.

On her twentieth birthday, September 17, 1890, she was married to Henry Brackvogel.  Seven children were born to this union, as follows: Harry, William, Walter, Frank, Mabel, Albert and Pearl.  The children are all living except William who gave his life in the service of his country on the battlefields of France during the World War.  His body was brought back to Wessington and interred in the cemetery here.  The husband died 17 years ago and his body, too, is resting in the Wessington Cemetery where the wife and mother was laid last Sunday.

With the exception of about 12 years, which were spent in Omaha, Mrs. Brackvogel has resided in the Wessington vicinity since her arrival here as a small girl in the early homestead days.

Besides the children, she leaves three sisters; Mrs. Rosetta Carrington, Mrs. Rosella Brackvogel and Mrs. Pearl Cavanee, and several grandchildren.

A short service was held at the house on Sunday afternoon and then the body was brought to the church in Wessington where the main service was held.  Rev. E. Claude Smith, paster of the church at Beulah, near the Brackvogel home, having charge.  There was a large turnout of people from the north country, attesting by their presence to the high esteem in which the deceased had been held by her neighbors.  She was a good woman, a faithful wife, and loving mother.  She has been the mainstay of the family since the death of her husband.  She will be greatly missed."

The below picture is of Mary Ann Wilson.  Notice the beads around her neck.  The second picture is of my ggrandmother Rosetta Wilson.  She was two years older.  Same beads...same hair style. I wonder what became of those beads.  Again, I'm assuming that the above abituary is from the Wessington Times.