Shelley Cardiel
Mary Minerva Haskell
I've recovered an old photograph album from the late 1800's including faculty and students from Oberlin College which includes a photograph of Mary HASKELL. The photograph appears to have been taken in the 1880's or 1890's with Mary likely in her 20's at the time it was taken. Most of the photographs, like this one was taken by the Pfeifer Studio from Columbus, OH who probably came to take all the photographs at the Oberlin campus. Based on limited research I was able to gather the following information regarding Mary and her family:
Mary Minerva HASKELL was b. 18 May 1869 in Bulgaria or Turkey to parents Henry Charles HASKELL MD (1835-1914) and Margaret Henderson BELL RING (1841-1924). Mary was one of four children including Edward Bell; Mary Minerva; Henry “Harry” Joseph; and James Miller HASKELL, all born between 1865 and 1893. Mary was a missionary in Bulgaria for 40 years before returning to the USA in 1950 to live with her brother Henry in Kansas City, MO. She moved to California in 1951 and died 6 Dec 1953 in Claremont, CA and she is buried in the Oak Park Cemetery in Claremont, CA. Her obituary lists her surviving family including a nephew Henry C. HASKELL of Kansas City, MO and a sister-in-law Mrs. Elizabeth HASKELL MARSH and her children.
I am hoping to locate someone from Mary’s family so that the photograph can be returned to their care. If you are a member of this HASKELL Family or know someone who might be, please contact me.
Thanks,
Shelley
Mary Minerva HASKELL was b. 18 May 1869 in Bulgaria or Turkey to parents Henry Charles HASKELL MD (1835-1914) and Margaret Henderson BELL RING (1841-1924). Mary was one of four children including Edward Bell; Mary Minerva; Henry “Harry” Joseph; and James Miller HASKELL, all born between 1865 and 1893. Mary was a missionary in Bulgaria for 40 years before returning to the USA in 1950 to live with her brother Henry in Kansas City, MO. She moved to California in 1951 and died 6 Dec 1953 in Claremont, CA and she is buried in the Oak Park Cemetery in Claremont, CA. Her obituary lists her surviving family including a nephew Henry C. HASKELL of Kansas City, MO and a sister-in-law Mrs. Elizabeth HASKELL MARSH and her children.
I am hoping to locate someone from Mary’s family so that the photograph can be returned to their care. If you are a member of this HASKELL Family or know someone who might be, please contact me.
Thanks,
Shelley
Date & Place:
at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio 44074, United States
