![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They would remain life-long friends.Īfter several years, mother Eliza moved the family to Fort Union, where she cooked for Army officers. While there, young Marion was befriended by famed mountain man Kit Carson, who nicknamed her Little Maid Marion. Marion and her brother attended Catholic schools (even though they were Protestants) and they were among the very few Anglo children at the time in the exotic city of Santa Fe. Mother Eliza's savings were stolen, aborting the family's journey to California.Įver resourceful, the family settled in Santa Fe, where Eliza ran a boarding house. After a stop at the then-new Army outpost of Fort Union, the family continued on to Santa Fe, where disaster struck. This was seven-year-old Marion's first journey along the Santa Fe Trail. The family set off from their home in the Midwest for California in 1852. Marion Sloan Russell with her husband Richard. ![]()
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