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Pioneer Mother Monument
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By Robert H. Moore, II, July 30, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Pioneer Mother Monument | | |
Inscription. People Of Kansas City
By
Howard Vanderslice
To Commemorate
The Pioneer Mother
Who With Unfaltering Trust
In God Suffered The Hardship
Of The Unknown West
To Prepare For Us A Homeland
Of Peace And Plenty
Alexander Phimister Proctor – Sculptor - MCMXXVII
Wither thou goest, I will go
Where thou lodgest, I will lodge
Thy people shall be my people
and thou God my God
Erected 1927 by Howard Vanderslice/Sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Markers Attached to Sculpture marker series.
Location. 39° 4.635′ N, 94° 35.375′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. Marker is on Kessler Road, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kansas City MO 64108, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Spanish-American War/Philippine Insurrection/China Relief Expedition Monument (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); Sisters of Saint Mary (approx. ¼ mile away); Liberty Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Gebhardt (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial Flag (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Silas Calhoun (approx. 0.4 miles away); Alexander Majors (approx. half a mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Kansas City.| | | | 
By Robert H. Moore, II, July 30, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Pioneer Mother Monument Inscription Tablet | | |
Also see . . . Papers concerning Alexander Phimister Proctor's statue, The Pioneer Mother, 1924-1950. (Submitted on September 15, 2010, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia.)
Additional comments.
1. Mary Rosanna Davison Moore
When I saw this monument, the thing that struck me most was the fact that I was within a few miles of where my great-great grandparents, John Howard Moore (1862-1942) and Mary Rosanna Davison Moore (1865-1951) were married (September 30, 1886, Desoto, KS), and that it was from near this site that they began taking one of the trails west. Mary was originally from Hardin County, Kentucky and John was born in Clear Spring, Maryland, but had left his parents back in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Though it is apparent that the monument depicts an earlier time in the 19th century, at the time my great-great grandparents embarked from the area (1887), my gg grandmother was pregnant. Family stories relate the tale of the fact that Mary went into labor while on the trail, and the baby was born breach (September 29, 1887). To deaden the pain of birth, hot coals were placed in Mary's hands (my father recalls seeing those scares). Regretfully, the child, Kate W. Moore, died a day after birth, and my great-great grandparents began their journey back to Mary's home in Kentucky, and eventually further east before finally settling in Page County, Virginia.| | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Pioneer Mother Monument Marker | | |
— Submitted September 15, 2010, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. |
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By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2011 | |
| | | 4. Pioneer Mother Monument | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2011 | |
| | | 5. Pioneer Mother Monument | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2011 | |
| | | 6. Pioneer Mother Monument | | Downtown Kansas City in background distance | | |
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By Robert H. Moore, II, July 30, 2010 | |
| | | 7. Close-up of some of the inscription on the Pioneer Mother Monument | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2011 | |
| | | 8. Pioneer Mother Monument Sculptor's Mark | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 15, 2010, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 756 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2010, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 9, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. 7. submitted on September 15, 2010, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. 8. submitted on July 9, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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