She was the daughter of David Wendel, a local prosperous merchant of Murpheesboro, Tennessee. She married Dr. Lunsford Pitts Yandell, Sr., 11 Oct. 1825. They had eight children, five dying as young children. She was a tutor to her eldest child, David Wendel, and sufficiently educated him in his early years that he progressed to graduate medical school. David W., Lunsford P. Jr, and William Martin Yandell, all became physicians.
In 1860, Susan Yandell remained in Louisville while her husband and son were in Memphis, but in May 1860 she journeyed south to visit with her men. Deaf and suffering from a chronic kidney infection, she was weakened by the trip, and shortly after her arrival in Memphis she was stricken with typhoid fever. Despite the expert care provided by her husband and son, the disease proved fatal. To the four of the thirteen children who survived infancy, she had been a wise "guide and counsellor." On the eve of his own death, Lunsford acknowledged that to Susan he owed his success: "She kept me steady and to my purpose. She made me what I am."
In 1860, Susan Yandell remained in Louisville while her husband and son were in Memphis, but in May 1860 she journeyed south to visit with her men. Deaf and suffering from a chronic kidney infection, she was weakened by the trip, and shortly after her arrival in Memphis she was stricken with typhoid fever. Despite the expert care provided by her husband and son, the disease proved fatal. To the four of the thirteen children who survived infancy, she had been a wise "guide and counsellor." On the eve of his own death, Lunsford acknowledged that to Susan he owed his success: "She kept me steady and to my purpose. She made me what I am."
She was the daughter of David Wendel, a local prosperous merchant of Murpheesboro, Tennessee. She married Dr. Lunsford Pitts Yandell, Sr., 11 Oct. 1825. They had eight children, five dying as young children. She was a tutor to her eldest child, David Wendel, and sufficiently educated him in his early years that he progressed to graduate medical school. David W., Lunsford P. Jr, and William Martin Yandell, all became physicians.
In 1860, Susan Yandell remained in Louisville while her husband and son were in Memphis, but in May 1860 she journeyed south to visit with her men. Deaf and suffering from a chronic kidney infection, she was weakened by the trip, and shortly after her arrival in Memphis she was stricken with typhoid fever. Despite the expert care provided by her husband and son, the disease proved fatal. To the four of the thirteen children who survived infancy, she had been a wise "guide and counsellor." On the eve of his own death, Lunsford acknowledged that to Susan he owed his success: "She kept me steady and to my purpose. She made me what I am."
In 1860, Susan Yandell remained in Louisville while her husband and son were in Memphis, but in May 1860 she journeyed south to visit with her men. Deaf and suffering from a chronic kidney infection, she was weakened by the trip, and shortly after her arrival in Memphis she was stricken with typhoid fever. Despite the expert care provided by her husband and son, the disease proved fatal. To the four of the thirteen children who survived infancy, she had been a wise "guide and counsellor." On the eve of his own death, Lunsford acknowledged that to Susan he owed his success: "She kept me steady and to my purpose. She made me what I am."
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