Martha Magdaline Wright was born 09 Jul 1870 in Royalton, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died 01 Apr 1963 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahama. She married (4) Charles Ira Winch on 28 Nov 1904 in Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas, son of Ira Winch and Louisa A. Dewey.
Notes for Martha Magdaline Wright: Ira Winch was her 4th and last husband. She met him when he came to dine in a restaurant where she was working. Martha's first marriage was an arranged marriage. She came to Oklahoma with her husband, Abner McCollum, when they ran for land in the Oklahoma land rush. Abner worked for the railroad and was killed when their daughter was a year old. She told of an incident when alone on her homestead, holding her daughter in one arm and a rifle in the other, she protected her home from Indians. She later moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma, marrying a Mr. Quick and a Mr. Webster. One of the husbands died, the other she divorced. The one she divorced came to Guthrie and kidnapped their son. Martha didn't see this son for many years. She loved needlework & quilting, making quilts for her children and many grandchildren.
More About Martha Magdaline Wright: Fact 2: 03 Apr 1963, Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, Summitview Cemetery.
More About Martha Magdaline Wright and <Unnamed>: Marriage: 05 Sep 1888, Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas.
More About Martha Magdaline Wright and Charles Ira Winch: Marriage: 28 Nov 1904, Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas.
Children of Martha Magdaline Wright and Charles Ira Winch are:
Raymond Carl Winch, b. 23 Mar 1906, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahama, d. 06 Nov 1972, Topeka, Kansas.
Charles Ivan Winch, b. 01 May 1911, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, d. 10 Jun 1958, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee14.
Martha Magdaline Wright (b. 09 Jul 1870, d. 01 Apr 1963)
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