Marie Wilhelmina Webster (1879-1981)

Born 23 August 1879 in Kherson, Russia, youngest daughter of Richard Clayton Hartley WEBSTER and Emma WEBSTER.
Marie lived to the age of 101 years.
Married her first cousin John WEBSTER 16 September 1914 in Odessa, South Russia. They had no children.



Marie kept diaries and wrote several accounts of her experiences. Much of the original information for this site was gleaned from her diaries and stimulated others to research the family history in greater depth. Those accounts which survived will be published here.

ARTICLES BY MARIE WEBSTER

1. Refugee Account of Leaving Odessa 1918
A description of the journey Marie and her husband John made, travelling mainly in cattle trucks, from Odessa to Murmansk in 1918, along with a detailed timetable of the journey.

2. Some Chronicles of the Family Tree

3. Brief Diary of Her Life written as she approached her centenary.

4. Marie Webster's Story and History of Vania Kovalenko




Marie Wilhelmina Webster, Odessa, Russia, 1908

 


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