2 entries match your criteria.
Related Historical Markers
By William Fischer, Jr., June 12, 2016
Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Kansas, Russell County, Bunker Hill — Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke: A Kansas Legend — Russell County Heritage Marker —  |
| Mary Ann Ball was born near Mount Vernon, Ohio in 1817. She married Robert Bickerdyke in 1847 and they moved to Galesburg, Illinois. At the outbreak of the Civil War the residents of Galesburg purchased medical supplies worth $500 for soldiers . . . — — Map (db m95499) HM | |||
| 2 ► Ohio, Knox County, Mount Vernon — 3-42 — Mary Ann Ball — “Mother Bickerdyke” — |
| Mary Ann Ball was born in this vicinity in 1817 and began her nursing career at age 20. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Mary at the age of 45 went to the soldiers' aid. Ignoring rank, protocol, and allegiance, she pursued fearlessly and with . . . — — Map (db m12723) HM | |||