Edrington, Mary Ann

Title: Edrington, Mary Ann
Alias: Ross, Mary Ann
Gender: Female
Biography: Mary Ann Ross was born in Pennsylvania around 1820 married Joseph Edrington in 1846. She was his second wife, with whom he had three children. Both Joseph and Mary Ann appeared in the 1850 census, but after that record, neither can be found in the records.; Mary Ann's involvement in Underground Railroad activity was remembered by abolitionist and conductor Laura Smith Haviland in her 1881 memoir. Haviland asked for her help facilitate a meeting with a Boone County freedom seeker to plan an escape.
Birth date: circa 1820
Place of birth: Pennsylvania
Life event(s): Marriage: 23 Mar 1846; Rising Sun (Ind.)
Spouse(s): Edrington, Joseph
Collaborates with: Haviland, Laura Smith
Source(s): A Woman's Life-Work Labors and Experiences of Laura Smith Haviland on Google Books; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Indiana, Index to Select Marriages, 1780-1992