proposed to disown her, she consented and the break was formalized in August. She had the right to appeal, but never did so. Thomas Birdsall and their son, William, retained their membership and formally requested a transfer to a meeting in Philadelphia in 1886. The Birdsalls were living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the time of the 1880 census. They advertised Brightbank for rent in October 1883. In Philadelphia, Thomas Birdsall ran an agricultural supply business, partnering with his sons, Hubert and William, though they had other business pursuits. Thomas Birdsall retained property in Richmond and traveled back and forth between Philadelphia and his home town, based on reports in the Richmond newspapers. Mary Birdsall died suddenly in Philadelphia on February 1, 1894; her remains were returned for burial in Richmond. Her funeral was originally scheduled to be held in her home, but at the last minute the service was moved to her brother Timothy's home. She was buried in Earlham Cemetery in Richmond. Thomas Birdsall spent his later years in a Society of Friends old-age home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He died August 10, 1901, and was buried beside Birdsall. References 1828 births 1894 deaths 19th-century American journalists 19th-century Quakers American abolitionists American editors American feminists American people of English descent American Quakers American suffragists American temperance activists American women journalists American women's rights activists Quaker abolitionists Indiana Women's Rights Movement American opinion journalists Quaker feminists Women newspaper editors Women civil rights activists