Willard, Elizabeth Young "Eliza"

ID
3008
Nationality
American
Occupation
Teacher
Summary
Born in Summerville, OH; student at the Columbus Asylum for Mutes. Married William Willard in 1839. When her husband founded what is now the Indiana School for the Deaf, she served as a teacher and caretaker to the girls there.
References
Deaf Life, July 1994, p.10-25.
Dates
16 December 1817-19 April 1886