STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, January 25, 1899, page 4, column 3

MARTHA ANN DOUDT WIRICK, 19 Jun 1853 - 13 Jan 1899

   At the home of her brother-in-law, Henry Wirick, in Angola, Ind., 
Jan. 18, 1899, Martha Ann, wife of Peter Wirick, aged 45 years, 6 
months and 24 days.
   Deceased was born in Seneca county, Ohio, and was the daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Doudt, of Jackson township, Steuben county, 
Indiana.  She came with her parents to this county in 1855 when she 
was two years old.  August 30, 1868, she was married to Peter 
Wirick, and to this union were born two sons, Frankie L. and Basil.  
Frankie died in 1871, and Basil is now a student of the Northwestern 
University in Chicago, where he and his parents have been living the 
past four years.  Mrs. Wirick had been in poor health and with 
Bright's disease for four months and came to Angola one week 
previous to her death.  The disease soon became serious and death 
ended her sufferings.  It was a severe shock to her friends in 
Steuben county where she had lived so many years.  Funeral services 
were held in the M. E. church in Angola on Monday, Jan. 16, Rev. F. 
M. Kemmper officiating.  Burial in Flint cemetery.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

   Martha Ann (Doudt) Wirick, 19 Jun 1850 - 13 Jan 1899, married 
Peter Wirick Jr., 1848 - 1922.

   Frankie L. Wirick, died 27 Nov 1871, aged 2 years, 3 months and 9 
days.

   Basil Guy Wirick, 1876 - 1936.
Alternate spelling is Wyrick.

"Cemeteries of Steuben Co., Ind., 1990" by Audree Siebel Lewis, Vol. 
II, page 2009.

Submitted by Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail:  hilbeck123@att.net