Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan
Born: August 15, 1838
Birthplace: Petersburgh, Boone County, Missouri
Father: Captain John Marion Cunningham 1812 – 1873
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, Illinois)
Mother: Elizabeth Hicks LaFountaine 1818 – 1866
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, Illinois)
Husband: Major General John A. Logan 1826 – 1886
(Buried: U.S. Soldiers and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Married: November 27, 1855 in Gallatin County, Illinois
Religion: Baptist and Methodist
Children:
John Cunningham Logan 1856 – 1857
(Buried: Murphysboro City Cemetery, Murphysboro, Illinois)
Mary Elizabeth "Dollie" Logan Tucker 1858 – 1940
(Buried: US Soldiers and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Major John Alexander Logan Jr. 1865 – 1899
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio)
Education:
1855: Graduated from Convent of St. Vincent in Kentucky
Life Events before War:
1840: Birth of her brother Hibert Brink Cunningham
1842: Birth of her sister Clementine H. Cunningham
1846: Birth of her sister Cyrene Hannah Cunningham
Met her husband thru her father who was his Captain in Mexican War
1855: Birth of her brother Samuel Knox Cunningham
1855: Married her husband when she was 16 years old.
Helped her husband in his political campaigns and offices.
Worked with Correspondence and Copying for her husband's office.
1856: Birth of her son John Cunningham Logan
1857: Death of her son John Cunningham Logan
1858: Birth of her daughter Mary Elizabeth "Dollie" Logan
1859: Birth of her brother Dr. John Marion Cunningham
1859 – 1862: Wife of U.S. Congressman from Illinois John A. Logan
Civil War Events:
1859 – 1862: Wife of U.S. Congressman from Illinois John A. Logan
1861: Lived at her father's house in Marion, Illinois.
1861: Joined her husband at Camp in Cairo, Illinois
1861: Helped care for the wounded at Battle of Belmont Missouri
1862: Returned to her home in Marion, Illinois.
1862: Went to Fort Donelson after hearing her husband was wounded
1862 – 1863: During the Winter lived with her husband in Memphis.
1863 – 1865: Lived in Carbondale, Illinois.
Life Events after the War:
1865: Birth of her son John Alexander Logan Jr.
1866: Death of her mother Elizabeth LaFountaine Cunningham
1867 – 1871: Wife of U.S. Congressman from Illinois John A. Logan
1871 – 1877: Wife of U.S. Senator from Illinois John A. Logan
1871: Death of her brother CSA Captain Hibert B. Cunningham.
1873: Death of her father Captain John Marion Cunningham
1879 – 1886: Wife of U.S. Senator from Illinois John A. Logan
1884: Her husband Was an Unsuccessful Vice President Candidate.
1886: Her husband became Sick and Died in Washington, D.C.
Chaperone for George Pullman's daughters on their trip to Europe.
1886 – 1923: Widow of Major General John A. "Black Jack" Logan
1888 – 1908: Editor of The Home Magazine
Served on the Syndicate Staff of Hearst News Service.
1889: Author The Home manual: Everybody's guide in social, domestic, and business life
1893: D.C. Commissioner to the Columbian Exposition
Worked on the plans for Garfield Memorial Hospital.
President of the Board for plans for Garfield Memorial Hospital
1895: Author Official, diplomatic and Social etiquette in Washington
1896: Death of her sister Clementine H. Cunningham
1899: Death of her son Major John Alexander Logan Jr. in Philippines.
1901: Author Thirty Years in Washington; or Life and Scenes in our National capitol
1908: Author Our National Government; or life and scenes in our national capitol
1912: Author The Part Taken by Women in American History
1913: Author Reminiscences of a soldier's wife: an autobiography
1922: Author How Memorial Day came to be
Died: February 22, 1923
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Influenza
Age at time of Death: 84 years old
Burial Place: U.S. Soldiers and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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