Emeline Matilda Wright, the daughter of Hubbard and Massie Ford Wright, was born near Meadowville, Macon Co., Tennessee, April 20, 1823, and died December 12, 1918.

She was married to Jarrel Burrow January 13, 1843, and to this union were born four children, three of whom survive: William L., near the old home; Mrs. Martin Burrow of Peoria, Mary J. deceased and Mrs. Wm. Lovely with whom she lived at the time of her death.  She is also survived by 17 grand children 28 great grand-children and 5 great great grand-children and one brother, Willis Wright of LaCrosse, Illinois.

They with other pioneers emigrated to Illinois from Tennessee in the fall of 1849 and resided at Webster until a location for the home in the new country was selected.  In 1852 their house was completed.  It was here their family was reared and here the husband and father died September 17, 1906.  She continued to live at the old home until health and strength failed.  In September 1917 she consented to spend the winter with her daughter, Armanda Lovely and was never able to return to the old home which was a deep regret to her.

She united with the Baptist church at the age of 18.  Finding no church of her choice near the home in Illinois she never united with any other here.  Her family have in their possession the letter which she brought from the church in Tennessee.

Not many have lived through so many changing scenes and maintained so keen an interest to the end.

Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon, Dec. 13, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Lovely, Rev. Jones officiating. Interment in Majorville cemetery.

We wish to thank all the friends and neighbors for their kind expressions of sympathy extended to us in our deep bereavement.

Macon County, Tennessee, was not organized until 1842.  From History of Tennessee, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1887: "The county of Macon was organized in accordance with an act of the General Assembly of the State passed January 18, 1842, which provided that a new county should be established, to be known and distinguished by the name of Macon, to be composed of parts of the counties of Smith and Sumner...."  After some searching, it appears that Meadowville is/was an alternate name for Meadorville.  Present day nearby towns include Lafayette, Red Boiling Springs, Hartsville and Westmoreland.