Mary Young Ridenbaugh
BornShelby County, KY
OccupationNovelist, biographer
SpouseWilliam Ridenbaugh

Mary Young Ridenbaugh (1834 in Shelby County, Kentucky – c. 1941) was an American biographer and novelist, best remembered for her novel Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake (1886).[1] Her novel was the namesake of Enola Gay Tibbets, who in-turn was the namesake of the Enola Gay bomber.

Career

Ridenbaugh's works include:

Selected Reprints from Biography of Ephraim McDowell:

  • Portrait and Biographical Sketch of J.[3] Harvie Dew, M.D. (1890),[4]
  • Biographical sketch of George Engelmann, M.D., 1809-1884 (1896).[5]
  • 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).[6]

Personal life

She was the granddaughter of Ephraim McDowell and the wife of William Ridenbaugh. She was also known as Mary Thompson Valentine[7] and Mary Thompson Young.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ Ridenbaugh, Mary Young (1886). Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake. Kentucky: For the author. Retrieved 8 August 2023. Volume 3 of Wright American fictionFree access icon
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  3. ↑ "James Harvie Dew". VMI Archives Historical Rosters. Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Century Company records". archives. nypl.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ↑ https://archive.org/details/101472689.nlm.nih.gov
  6. ↑ https://archive.org/details/101697962.nlm.nih.gov
  7. ↑ https://archive.org/details/biographyephrai01ridegoog
  8. ↑ Buffalo Medical Journal. Vol. 46. 1891. p. 315.
  9. ↑ Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal. Vol. 30. Joseph Warren & Company, Printers. 1891. p. 315.
  10. ↑ The Medical Tribune: A Monthly Magazine. Medical Tribune Company. 1891. p. 371.
  11. ↑ The History of Buchanan County, Missouri. Union Historical Company. 1881. pp. 873–874.
  12. ↑ Medical Standard. Vol. 3. 1888. p. 96.
  13. ↑ New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal. Vol. 40. Louisiana State Medical Society. 1888. p. 586.
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