Greenleaf, Mary Irvine Hostetter (1848-1913) Also known as: Greenleaf, Mamie

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Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, September 25, 1903

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Birth Date

1848-06

Death Date

1913

Birthplace

Mount Carroll, IL

Biographical Text

Mary Irvine Hostetter was Jane Addams's step-cousin, niece of Anna Hostetter Haldeman Addams. Hostetter taught music lessons and cared for their two children while her husband was away on naval duty.

Hostetter married Frederick W. Greenleaf in 1872. They had two children, Dorn and Ray, both of whom died in infancy. The couple separated and divorced in the 1890s, but were remarried days before his death in 1903.

Occupation

Musician

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People

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Edited By

Hajo, Cathy Moran

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1903

Bibliography and Links

Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920

Mary Lynn Bryan, Selected Papers of Jane Addams, Vol. 1 (2003) pp. 101-102, n. 6.

Citation

“Greenleaf, Mary Irvine Hostetter (1848-1913),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed October 3, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/297.