Daughter of William P. Beard & Mary Thomas Porter.
A turn of the century minister's wife. Attended Lincoln (Cumberland Presbyterian) College in IL. Taught school in Bowling Green, KY until married.
Fiercely protective of her children as witnessed by her actions after receiving notice in February 1918 that her son was dying of meningitis in a WWI training camp. She was allowed 15 minutes at the camp hospital for good-bys, but when the time was up she refused to leave, noting that it was a quarantined area. She stayed and nursed him back to an acceptable level.
Martha Russell died of stomach cancer.
A turn of the century minister's wife. Attended Lincoln (Cumberland Presbyterian) College in IL. Taught school in Bowling Green, KY until married.
Fiercely protective of her children as witnessed by her actions after receiving notice in February 1918 that her son was dying of meningitis in a WWI training camp. She was allowed 15 minutes at the camp hospital for good-bys, but when the time was up she refused to leave, noting that it was a quarantined area. She stayed and nursed him back to an acceptable level.
Martha Russell died of stomach cancer.
Daughter of William P. Beard & Mary Thomas Porter.
A turn of the century minister's wife. Attended Lincoln (Cumberland Presbyterian) College in IL. Taught school in Bowling Green, KY until married.
Fiercely protective of her children as witnessed by her actions after receiving notice in February 1918 that her son was dying of meningitis in a WWI training camp. She was allowed 15 minutes at the camp hospital for good-bys, but when the time was up she refused to leave, noting that it was a quarantined area. She stayed and nursed him back to an acceptable level.
Martha Russell died of stomach cancer.
A turn of the century minister's wife. Attended Lincoln (Cumberland Presbyterian) College in IL. Taught school in Bowling Green, KY until married.
Fiercely protective of her children as witnessed by her actions after receiving notice in February 1918 that her son was dying of meningitis in a WWI training camp. She was allowed 15 minutes at the camp hospital for good-bys, but when the time was up she refused to leave, noting that it was a quarantined area. She stayed and nursed him back to an acceptable level.
Martha Russell died of stomach cancer.
Family Members
Siblings
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
