Maria Jacobs Woolner Biography
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Maria Jacobs Woolner Biography
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Classification: Biography
Langdon ND Centennial Edition 1888-1988
MARIA JACOBS WOOLNER Bio - pg 485
Maria JACOBS was born in London in 1831, received a good education according to the standards of that day and obtained work as a maid-in-waiting to Lady Adelia, whose husband was in the Army.
In 1859, while on the island of Malta, Maria married Daniel WOOLNER, one of the soldiers of the regiment. After a few years in the West Indies and other countries, Daniel came to the United States as a soldier on the western frontier. Maria joined him in 1870 while he was on duty guarding the boundary line between the United States and Canada. His regiment was on guard for construction of the railroad fra Duluth to Fargo and on to Jamestown and Bismarck.
While in Garrison, her hens provided the troops with eggs. When they were on the march the hens rode in coops in an old buckboard which she drove herself. She delivered many babies when doctors were not available.
Daniel was discharged fra the Army in 1875 at Fort pembina. He became a minister and began a number of churches throughout the rapidly growing population in Dakota Territory.
All six children died either at birth or in early childhood. In 1894 Daniel died and Maria moved to Langdon to keep house for her husband's nephew, James WOOLNER. She was a charter member of the Woman's Club and active in the Presbyterian Church. She taught sewing to children, particularily the making of quilts, and won prizes for her own stitching at both state and county fairs. Books in homes of older families are inscribed to various family members in the spidery writing of "Auntie WOOLNER." Maria passed away 22 Oct 1914.
MARIA JACOBS WOOLNER Bio - pg 485
Maria JACOBS was born in London in 1831, received a good education according to the standards of that day and obtained work as a maid-in-waiting to Lady Adelia, whose husband was in the Army.
In 1859, while on the island of Malta, Maria married Daniel WOOLNER, one of the soldiers of the regiment. After a few years in the West Indies and other countries, Daniel came to the United States as a soldier on the western frontier. Maria joined him in 1870 while he was on duty guarding the boundary line between the United States and Canada. His regiment was on guard for construction of the railroad fra Duluth to Fargo and on to Jamestown and Bismarck.
While in Garrison, her hens provided the troops with eggs. When they were on the march the hens rode in coops in an old buckboard which she drove herself. She delivered many babies when doctors were not available.
Daniel was discharged fra the Army in 1875 at Fort pembina. He became a minister and began a number of churches throughout the rapidly growing population in Dakota Territory.
All six children died either at birth or in early childhood. In 1894 Daniel died and Maria moved to Langdon to keep house for her husband's nephew, James WOOLNER. She was a charter member of the Woman's Club and active in the Presbyterian Church. She taught sewing to children, particularily the making of quilts, and won prizes for her own stitching at both state and county fairs. Books in homes of older families are inscribed to various family members in the spidery writing of "Auntie WOOLNER." Maria passed away 22 Oct 1914.