[3] On October 8, 1879, Nannie Honshell married State Senator Lindsey Kelly, the son of a pig iron magnate.
As the iron ore industry began to decline, the Ohio State Journal noted that Mrs. Kelly "lived in the furnace region, in a primitive house; mined ore and limestone, endured a hard and rugged life, but ever bright, buoyant and full of social engagement with old friends, she lived in the constant hope of retrieving her fortune."
In the end, she was successful at regaining her fortune, and shortly after the turn of the century, she was thought to be the richest woman in the world after Queen Victoria.
[5] On October 26, 1906, Nannie Kelly married Daniel Gregory Wright, one of the central figures of the Philadelphia financial world at the time, and 21 years her junior.
She caused a stir in the business community during these years by supporting President Theodore Roosevelt's anti-trust legislation.