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Margaret Price MacDonald Stanton

Birth	:	25 Oct 1845 New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	25 Jul 1895 Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0306000, -93.6539000
Description	:	Margaret Price MacDonald was born in New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio on October 22, 1845. She grew up in New Concord, and attended Muskingum College for three years. In 1863, the MacDonald family moved to Mount Pleasant, Iowa. While residing in Mount Pleasant, she completed college at Mount Pleasant Female Seminary, graduating in 1868. She educated herself in the French language by living for a time with a French-Canadian family. She taught the family English, and learned their language in return. She began her teaching career in Iowa's public schools and then was hired... Read More	Margaret Price MacDonald was born in New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio on October 22, 1845. She grew up in New Concord, and attended Muskingum College for three years. In 1863, the MacDonald family moved to Mount Pleasant, Iowa. While residing in Mount Pleasant, she completed college at Mount Pleasant Female Seminary, graduating in 1868. She educated herself in the French language by living for a time with a French-Canadian family. She taught the family English, and learned their language in return. She began her teaching career in Iowa's public schools and then was hired by Iowa State as Preceptress and Instructor in English and French. She began her work at the college in the Spring of 1871. Margaret MacDonald Stanton, first dean of women. When she died, July 25, 1895, she had been closely identified with the University for almost twenty-five years. Iowa State University's Campanile was built in 1898 as a memorial to the first dean of women Margaret MacDonald Stanton, by her husband Edgar W Stanton, acting president of the University. It remains a much loved symbol of Iowa State University today. A kiss under the Campanile at the stroke of midnight has become an Iowa State tradition. Margaret MacDonald Stanton died on Thursday, July 25, 1895. Her funeral was held in the College Chapel in Morrill Hall the following Sunday in place of the usual Sunday service. The entire student body was in attendance, as were many townspeople, filling the Chapel to its capacity of 650. Pall bearers were Physics Professor W.S. Franklin, Chemistry Professor Alfred A. Bennett, Veterinary Medicine Professor Millikan Stalker, Zoology Professor Herbert Osborn, Ames banker Wallace Greeley, and Ames real estate agent Marcellus K. Smith. President William Beardshear and English Professor W.H. Wynn both gave eulogies. Burial was held in the college cemetery, with a brief service given by President Beardshear, and a song, "The Beautiful Land" by the college choir. Mrs. Stanton was widely mourned: …In the death of Margaret Stanton…the state has lost the influence and example of one of its best women. Iowa State Register July 31, 1895

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Margaret Price MacDonald Stanton's memorial is located at: Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, Story County, USA.
When did Margaret Price MacDonald Stanton death?
Margaret Price MacDonald Stanton death on 25 Jul 1895 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0306000
Longitude: -93.6539000

Family Members:

Parent

James McDonald

(1817 - 1907)

Mary Finley Grummon McDonald

(1821 - 1907)

Spouse

Dr Edgar Williams Stanton Sr.

(1850 - 1920)

Siblings

Anna McDonald Waugh

(1848 - 1926)

Edwin Archibald McDonald

(1858 - 1936)

Mary Woodruff McDonald Knapp

(1860 - 1941)

Children

Roger Williams Stanton

(1882 - 1882)

Margaret Beaumont Stanton Kirshman

(1883 - 1959)

Edgar Williams Stanton Jr.

(1887 - 1967)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Iowa State University Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0306000, -93.6539000

2. Collegiate Presbyterian Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0248290, -93.6547490

3. Collegiate United Methodist Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0226200, -93.6522400

4. Saint Johns Episcopal Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0224100, -93.6481040

5. Saint Andrews Lutheran Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0241830, -93.6636190

6. Saint Thomas Aquinas Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0224370, -93.6450840

7. Ontario Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0286217, -93.6781387

8. First Christian Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0270500, -93.6174100

9. Ames Municipal Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0301208, -93.6061249

10. Story Memorial Gardens
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9933014, -93.6112976

11. Bloomington Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0466573, -93.5852182

12. Olive Branch Cemetery
Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0080986, -93.7369003

13. McMichael Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0852203, -93.5915833

14. Arrasmith Cemetery
Franklin Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0855600, -93.5913900

15. Kelley Community Cemetery
Kelley, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9496000, -93.6582000

16. Gilbert Cemetery
Gilbert, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1135063, -93.6402512

17. Bethany Cemetery
Kelley, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9366989, -93.6594009

18. Walnut Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9468994, -93.5903015

19. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1063740, -93.5614370

20. Born Cemetery
Franklin Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1222277, -93.5905220

21. South Saint Petri Cemetery
Gilbert, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1369019, -93.6331024

22. Baldus Cemetery
Lafayette Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1369000, -93.6067000

23. Lincoln Cemetery
Cambridge, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9235992, -93.6097031

24. Clark Cemetery
Luther, Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9623146, -93.7752838