Mary Idonia Thompson

1897 - 1989  (92 years)

• Name	Mary Idonia Thompson
  Nickname	Idonia
  Birth	14 Feb 1897	Mercer County, Missouri
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Jun 1989	Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
  Burial	01 Jul 1989	Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Kansas
  Person ID	I21	Thompson
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	William Sheldon Thompson,   b. 28 Apr 1860, Shelby County, Illinois d. 17 Feb 1946, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann Cox,   b. 05 Jan 1859, Mercer County, Missouri d. 03 Feb 1937, Rawlins County, Kansas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	31 Aug 1882	Mercer County, Missouri
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Roy William Tracy,   b. 27 Feb 1891, Minor, Rawlins County, Kansas d. 28 Jun 1937, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	04 Feb 1919	McDonald, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. John William Tracy,   b. 28 Jan 1920, McDonald, Kansas d. 05 Apr 1983, Goodland, Kansas (Age 63 years) + 2. Edna Luella Tracy,   b. 07 Apr 1922, McDonald, Kansas d. 28 Oct 1968, Goodland, Kansas (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F45	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2003

  
  

  Family 2	William Lewis Wright,   b. 28 Apr 1895, Clifton, Kansas d. 12 Sep 1980, Colby, Kansas (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1943	Brewster, Kansas
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2003

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mary Idonia Thompson Taken about 1906.
  		Idonia and Addie Thompson Idonia Thompson (sitting) and Addie Thompson (standing)
  		Idonia and Bill Wright Idonia and Bill Wright
  		William Sheldon And Nancy Ann (Cox)Thompson's Children Left to Right: Elmer, Idonia, Fred, Addie, Ivan, Bessie, Charley and Chancy Thompson. Only one missing is William, he passed away in 1924.
  		Mary Idonia Thompson Taken in the mid 1950s.
  		Mary Idonia Thompson Mary Idonia Thompson
  		Fred, Idonia and Elmer Thompson Taken 23 Mar 1977.
  		6 Cox Cousins Back Row Left to right: Climentine Hampton, Mary Idonia Thompson, Iona May Cox, Addie Rae Thompson and in front are: Nellie Hampton on the left and Dora Brown on the right. Taken in 1913.
  		William Sheldon Thompson and Family William Sheldon Thompson and Family Abt 1903 L-R Back Row: William Esma, Bessie Mae, Charley Edger, William Sheldon, Chancy Burton, Ivan Coxy L-R Front Row: Addie Rae, Elmer Alexander, Nancy Ann, Fredrick McKinley, Mary Idonia

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1900 United States Federal Census Record - Somersett Township, Mercer County, Missouri - Sheet 4
  		1905 - Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Record - Barrett, Thomas County. Kansas - Page 5
  		1910 United States Federal Census Record - Hale, Thomas County, Kansas - Sheet 1
  		1930 United States Federal Census Record - Rotate, Rawlins County, Kansas - Sheet 1
  		Roy William Tracy and Family 1925 Rawlins Kansas Census Roy William Tracy and Family 1925 Rawlins Kansas Census
  		Roy and Idonia Thompson Tracy Marriage announcement Roy and Idonia Thompson Tracy Marriage announcement The Square Deal 13 Feb 1919, Thu - Page 12

  
  

  Headstones

  Thompson, Mary Idonia Tracy, M. Idonia 1897 - 1989, Roy W. 1891 - 1937. sec 1st; blk ; lot 108; space 3 Plot: sec 1st; blk ; lot 108; space 3

  
  

• Notes

  Idonia Wright Mary Idonia Wright, 92, a longtime Thomas Coutny resident, died June 28 at the Thomas County Care Center in Colby. She had been a resident at the center since April 1984. Funeral services have been set for Saturday, July 1 at 10:30a.m. CDT at the Brewster United Methodist Church with the Rev. James Brackett officiating. Burial will follow in the Brewster Cemetery. Friends may pay respects at Koons Chapel on Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. MDT and before services Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Brewster Heritage Center and can be left at Koons Chapel. Mrs. Wright was born Feb. 14, 1897 in Mercer County, Mo., the daughter of William and Nancy (cox) Thompson. The family moved to Brewster by covered wagon when she was six years old. She married Roy Tracy, Feb. 4, 1919 at McDonald, Kan. He preceded her in death in 1937, in 1942 she and her two children left the farm and moved to Brewster. She married William L. Wright, Jan 30, 1943. He preceded her in death in 1980. She was a member of the Brewster United Methodist Church, the Colby American Legion Auxiliary, Lowell Coleman V.F.W. Auxiliary in Goodland and N.W.K.R.S.V.P. of Brewster. Mrs. Wright is survived by a daughter-in-law, Hazel Tracy; granddaughter, Jolene Miller of Goodland; nephew, George Bear and niece, Nancy Sporing, both of Goodland; a granddaughter Beverly Goering of Fort Collins, Colo.; a grandson, Roy Cody of Olympia, Wash. and a grandson, Sam Cody of Atwood; six great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren; as well as severalo other nieces and nephews and a sister-in-law, Thelma Thompson of Westminster, Colo. She was preceded in death by her son, John Tracy, a daughter, Edna L. Cody and one great-granddaughter, Katherine E. Cody; her parents, six brothers, and two sisters.