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Mary Young Ridenbaugh

1834 – 1941

American writer

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Lived 1834 – 1941 (aged 106–107). Mary Young Ridenbaugh was an American novelist and biographer.

Mary Young Ridenbaugh (c. 1834 in Shelby County, Kentucky – 1941) was an American biographer and novelist, best remembered for her novel Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake.

Career Ridenbaugh's works include: Enola, Or Her Fatal Mistake (1886) The Biography of Ephraim McDowell: The Father of Ovariotomy (1890).

Selected Reprints from Biography of Ephraim McDowell: Portrait and Biographical Sketch of J. Harvie Dew, M.D. (1890), Biographical sketch of George Engelmann, M.D., 1809-1884 (1896). A sketch of the life of Joseph Eastman, M. D., LL. D., president of the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, etc., Indianapolis, Ind (1905).

Personal life She was the granddaughter of Ephraim McDowell and the wife of William Ridenbaugh. She was also known as Mary Thompson Valentine and Mary Thompson Young.

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Important facts

Born
1834, Shelby County
Birth century
19th century
Died
1941
Occupation
Novelist, biographer
Nationality
United States
Also known as
Mary T. Valentine, M. T. Valentine, Mary Thompson Valentine, Mary Y. Ridenbaugh, Mary Thompson Young, Mary Thompson Young Valentine
moreMary Y. Valentine

Family & relationships

Spouse
William Ridenbaugh

People in Mary Young Ridenbaugh's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

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Mary Thompson
1902 – 1985
Dentist
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1809 – 1884
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Mary Young
1883 – 1945
Nurse

Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mary Young Ridenbaugh?

American writer (1834–1941)

When was Mary Young Ridenbaugh born?

Mary Young Ridenbaugh was born in 1834 in Shelby County.

When did Mary Young Ridenbaugh die?

Mary Young Ridenbaugh died in 1941.

What was Mary Young Ridenbaugh's occupation?

Mary Young Ridenbaugh was a novelist and biographer.

What nationality was Mary Young Ridenbaugh?

Mary Young Ridenbaugh was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mary Young Ridenbaugh

· Wikidata: Q104595944

· DBpedia: Mary Young Ridenbaugh

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