Ransome, Mary M., 1899-1968
Biographical Note
The National Association of Ministers’ Wives was founded to provide training for ministers’ wives, with the first conference taking place in 1941. The organization is now known as the International Association of Ministers’ Wives and Ministers' Widows, Inc.
The secretary of the National Association of Ministers’ Wives was Mrs. W. L. Ransome, who was likely Mary M. Ransome, who attended the first meeting with Bouey to discuss potentially founding the association in 1940. She is likely Mary M. Ransome, born to Harry and Nannie (Williams) Cobbs on December 24, 1899, in Richmond, Virginia. She married Dr. William Lee Ransome (1879-1975), the pastor of First Baptist Church in South Richmond from 1920-1971. Mary Ransome died on January 13, 1968, and is buried alongside her husband in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Richmond.
External Sources:
"Dr. Elizabeth Coles Bouey," International Association of Ministers' Wives and Ministers' Widows, https://www.iamwmw.org/founder, accessed December 6, 2022.
"Mary M. Cobbs Ransome," Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218401585/mary-m-ransome, accessed October 4, 2023.
"Mary M Ransome" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1708432:9278, accessed October 4, 2023.
"Rev William Lee Ransome," Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8584510/william-lee-ransome, accessed October 4, 2023.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
National Association of Ministers' Wives Handbill
This collection contains an undated fundraising handbill for the National Association of Ministers' Wives, listing Mrs. E. C. Bouey as president and Mrs. W. L. Ransome as secretary. The association was founded by Elizabeth C. Bouey, who served as its president from its founding in 1941 until her death in 1957, and it is now called International Association of Ministers’ Wives and Ministers' Widows, Inc.