52 Ancestors 2020 Week 9 Strong Women

Mally Sutherland Buswell was an extremely strong woman.  In the third quarter of the 19th century she moved to England leaving all her very large family in Scotland.  At some point she met Joseph Emlyn Buswell in Leicester, England.  It is said that he went to America first then followed by Mally.  They married in San Antonio, Texas February 25, 1884.

She and Joseph lived for a time in a tent in Leakey, Texas where she had two children, Alex and Alice.  Joseph was a surveyor during the time of the Real and Edward's counties boundary changes.

After their move to Rocksprings, Texas her husband died at a young age (38) in 1895.  Mally/Mollie at age 41 was left alone as a single mother.  She must have been an excellent money manager because she owned several rental properties in Rockspring that provided her with a living.

There is much more evidence of her strength, some of which I wrote about a few weeks ago under "Fresh Starts", Week 1.

A brave, strong woman indeed.