Medora Field was the first of three children born to Robert Field (12 April 1868-26 Nov. 1935, born Natchez, died Indianapolis, ID and was buried in wax Community Cemetery) and Mary Frances Abrams (4 Nov. 1870-5 Oct. 1957, born Georgia, died Columbia, SC and was buried in Wax Community Cemetery, Floyd County, Ga) who were married c. 1891. Her siblings were Robert E. Lee Field (18 July 1896-27 Aug. 1962) and Lucille Elizabeth Field (17 Dec. 1898-6 Aug. 1985, Mrs. John Wesley Dowdle, of Columbia, SC).
Medora's paternal grandparents were William Brooks Field (1844-1903) and his wife Medora Cotten (1846-1919) of Natchez, Mississippi. Her maternal grandparents were John Washington Abrams (1830-1910) and his wife Mary Little Abernathy (1829-1922) of Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia.
Medora went to work at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine in the early 1920s, and in 1922, she married the editor of the magazine, Angus Millard Perkerson (1888-1967). He was a son of Angus Millard Perkerson and his wife Ann Bethuel Moore, of Atlanta, and had served as a Lieutenant in the First World War. They had no children.
Medora and her husband were close friends and mentors of some of the writers who worked for them, including Margaret Mitchell, who wrote "Gone With the Wind," and Olive Ann Burns, who wrote "Cold Sassy Tree."
Medora wrote three books of her own, "White Columns in Georgia," a charming celebration of Georgia's history and historic homes, and two murder mysterires "Who Killed Aunt Maggie" and "Blood on Her Shoe," both of which were made into films.
Shortly after her death, the Georgia Historical Commission placed a bronze marker at the site of Medora's birthplace. It reads:
"Medora Field (1892 - 1960) was born nearby on the site of the present Lindale Baptist Church. In her early twenties she became a member of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine staff, and later was married to Angus Perkerson, its editor. For many years, troubled people sought the sympathetic and sound counsel she gave in her weekly column as ´Marie Rose´. She was the friend of the friendless. Through offices held in her Church, in the Child Service Association of Atlanta and in organizations of writers, she became an influence for good throughout Georgia and beyond its borders.
"Mrs. Perkerson´s most notable book, White Columns in Georgia, tells the story of her state through its historic houses. Her two other books, Who Killed Aunt Maggie? and Blood on her Shoe, have Georgia settings."
Medora's paternal grandparents were William Brooks Field (1844-1903) and his wife Medora Cotten (1846-1919) of Natchez, Mississippi. Her maternal grandparents were John Washington Abrams (1830-1910) and his wife Mary Little Abernathy (1829-1922) of Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia.
Medora went to work at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine in the early 1920s, and in 1922, she married the editor of the magazine, Angus Millard Perkerson (1888-1967). He was a son of Angus Millard Perkerson and his wife Ann Bethuel Moore, of Atlanta, and had served as a Lieutenant in the First World War. They had no children.
Medora and her husband were close friends and mentors of some of the writers who worked for them, including Margaret Mitchell, who wrote "Gone With the Wind," and Olive Ann Burns, who wrote "Cold Sassy Tree."
Medora wrote three books of her own, "White Columns in Georgia," a charming celebration of Georgia's history and historic homes, and two murder mysterires "Who Killed Aunt Maggie" and "Blood on Her Shoe," both of which were made into films.
Shortly after her death, the Georgia Historical Commission placed a bronze marker at the site of Medora's birthplace. It reads:
"Medora Field (1892 - 1960) was born nearby on the site of the present Lindale Baptist Church. In her early twenties she became a member of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine staff, and later was married to Angus Perkerson, its editor. For many years, troubled people sought the sympathetic and sound counsel she gave in her weekly column as ´Marie Rose´. She was the friend of the friendless. Through offices held in her Church, in the Child Service Association of Atlanta and in organizations of writers, she became an influence for good throughout Georgia and beyond its borders.
"Mrs. Perkerson´s most notable book, White Columns in Georgia, tells the story of her state through its historic houses. Her two other books, Who Killed Aunt Maggie? and Blood on her Shoe, have Georgia settings."
Medora Field was the first of three children born to Robert Field (12 April 1868-26 Nov. 1935, born Natchez, died Indianapolis, ID and was buried in wax Community Cemetery) and Mary Frances Abrams (4 Nov. 1870-5 Oct. 1957, born Georgia, died Columbia, SC and was buried in Wax Community Cemetery, Floyd County, Ga) who were married c. 1891. Her siblings were Robert E. Lee Field (18 July 1896-27 Aug. 1962) and Lucille Elizabeth Field (17 Dec. 1898-6 Aug. 1985, Mrs. John Wesley Dowdle, of Columbia, SC).
Medora's paternal grandparents were William Brooks Field (1844-1903) and his wife Medora Cotten (1846-1919) of Natchez, Mississippi. Her maternal grandparents were John Washington Abrams (1830-1910) and his wife Mary Little Abernathy (1829-1922) of Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia.
Medora went to work at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine in the early 1920s, and in 1922, she married the editor of the magazine, Angus Millard Perkerson (1888-1967). He was a son of Angus Millard Perkerson and his wife Ann Bethuel Moore, of Atlanta, and had served as a Lieutenant in the First World War. They had no children.
Medora and her husband were close friends and mentors of some of the writers who worked for them, including Margaret Mitchell, who wrote "Gone With the Wind," and Olive Ann Burns, who wrote "Cold Sassy Tree."
Medora wrote three books of her own, "White Columns in Georgia," a charming celebration of Georgia's history and historic homes, and two murder mysterires "Who Killed Aunt Maggie" and "Blood on Her Shoe," both of which were made into films.
Shortly after her death, the Georgia Historical Commission placed a bronze marker at the site of Medora's birthplace. It reads:
"Medora Field (1892 - 1960) was born nearby on the site of the present Lindale Baptist Church. In her early twenties she became a member of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine staff, and later was married to Angus Perkerson, its editor. For many years, troubled people sought the sympathetic and sound counsel she gave in her weekly column as ´Marie Rose´. She was the friend of the friendless. Through offices held in her Church, in the Child Service Association of Atlanta and in organizations of writers, she became an influence for good throughout Georgia and beyond its borders.
"Mrs. Perkerson´s most notable book, White Columns in Georgia, tells the story of her state through its historic houses. Her two other books, Who Killed Aunt Maggie? and Blood on her Shoe, have Georgia settings."
Medora's paternal grandparents were William Brooks Field (1844-1903) and his wife Medora Cotten (1846-1919) of Natchez, Mississippi. Her maternal grandparents were John Washington Abrams (1830-1910) and his wife Mary Little Abernathy (1829-1922) of Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia.
Medora went to work at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine in the early 1920s, and in 1922, she married the editor of the magazine, Angus Millard Perkerson (1888-1967). He was a son of Angus Millard Perkerson and his wife Ann Bethuel Moore, of Atlanta, and had served as a Lieutenant in the First World War. They had no children.
Medora and her husband were close friends and mentors of some of the writers who worked for them, including Margaret Mitchell, who wrote "Gone With the Wind," and Olive Ann Burns, who wrote "Cold Sassy Tree."
Medora wrote three books of her own, "White Columns in Georgia," a charming celebration of Georgia's history and historic homes, and two murder mysterires "Who Killed Aunt Maggie" and "Blood on Her Shoe," both of which were made into films.
Shortly after her death, the Georgia Historical Commission placed a bronze marker at the site of Medora's birthplace. It reads:
"Medora Field (1892 - 1960) was born nearby on the site of the present Lindale Baptist Church. In her early twenties she became a member of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine staff, and later was married to Angus Perkerson, its editor. For many years, troubled people sought the sympathetic and sound counsel she gave in her weekly column as ´Marie Rose´. She was the friend of the friendless. Through offices held in her Church, in the Child Service Association of Atlanta and in organizations of writers, she became an influence for good throughout Georgia and beyond its borders.
"Mrs. Perkerson´s most notable book, White Columns in Georgia, tells the story of her state through its historic houses. Her two other books, Who Killed Aunt Maggie? and Blood on her Shoe, have Georgia settings."
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