Ransom's parents were both Georgians by birth. She was born in Indiana (some researchers say it was in London, Madison County, Ohio). She married Stillman Ransom of Vermont on 1/19/1837 in Ripley County, Indiana.
The 1850 US Census shows the family living in Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana. Her husband is shown to be a farmer and Ransom is recorded as having been born in Maryland. The following family members are recorded as living in the home:
Stillman Ransom M 39 Vermont
Eleanor C Ransom F 35 Maryland
Nancy Jane Ransom F 12 Indiana
Sarah A Ransom F 10 Indiana
Her daughter Nancy Jane "Jennie" Ransom would marry twice (Walter Horace Dennison and then Civil War veteran Charles Henry Haskins). She died in Los Angeles, California, on 1/16/1881 and was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery.
In the 1900 US Census Ransom is shown to be a widow and one of many boarders in the home of a Jennie Bowlsby. Most of the boarders are young women with babies. Her obituary tells of Ransom's support for such a home and it is believed by this author that Ransom was being a "mother" and nurse to the girls at the home as well as a monetary benefactor.
Ransom was a member of the Women's Relief Corps and is mentioned in histories of that society as having been an Army nurse. Her obituary which accompanies this memorial, reported her philanthropic activities in the Los Angeles area.
Mother Ransom died at age 95. (Bio by Rick Lawrence, MSgt., USMC/USAFR (RET)
Ransom's parents were both Georgians by birth. She was born in Indiana (some researchers say it was in London, Madison County, Ohio). She married Stillman Ransom of Vermont on 1/19/1837 in Ripley County, Indiana.
The 1850 US Census shows the family living in Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana. Her husband is shown to be a farmer and Ransom is recorded as having been born in Maryland. The following family members are recorded as living in the home:
Stillman Ransom M 39 Vermont
Eleanor C Ransom F 35 Maryland
Nancy Jane Ransom F 12 Indiana
Sarah A Ransom F 10 Indiana
Her daughter Nancy Jane "Jennie" Ransom would marry twice (Walter Horace Dennison and then Civil War veteran Charles Henry Haskins). She died in Los Angeles, California, on 1/16/1881 and was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery.
In the 1900 US Census Ransom is shown to be a widow and one of many boarders in the home of a Jennie Bowlsby. Most of the boarders are young women with babies. Her obituary tells of Ransom's support for such a home and it is believed by this author that Ransom was being a "mother" and nurse to the girls at the home as well as a monetary benefactor.
Ransom was a member of the Women's Relief Corps and is mentioned in histories of that society as having been an Army nurse. Her obituary which accompanies this memorial, reported her philanthropic activities in the Los Angeles area.
Mother Ransom died at age 95. (Bio by Rick Lawrence, MSgt., USMC/USAFR (RET)
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