Mary E. Elliot

Mary E. Elliot (1851–1942) was an American writer and lecturer. She was active within the Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.) where she served for 50 years as Secretary of the Department of Massachusetts, and was also the organization's National Press Correspondent, 1908. Elliot was a regular contributor to the military department of The Boston Globe. From 1867 to 1885, she was active in temperance work.

Early life and education Mary Elvira Elliot (or Elliott) was born February 2, 1851, in Somerville, Massachusetts. Her parents were Joseph and Zenora (Tucker) Elliot. Joseph and Zenora (Tucker) Elliot had three children—Charles Darwin, Alfred Lawrence, and Mary E. Mrs. Zenora Elliot was a woman of progressive ideas and of literary talent, several of her poems having been published. Mary's brother, Charles Darwin Elliot, served in the civil war. He was the first city engineer of Somerville, and for three years, was president of the Historical Society of that city. This was a so-called independent organization, conducting its work on local lines only, until May 1892, when it united with the Department of Massachusetts, and was reorganized on a broader basis. It was instituted May 11, 1882, as Relief Corps No. 21, and thereafter was connected with the State organization, being one of the leading corps among the one 174 of the State. a member of the Somerville Historical Society, of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and of other organizations. She took a special interest in historical matters. and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, in Everett, Massachusetts.