caption death_date death_place birth_place image_size birth_date spouse article_title
clay e. jordan & mary ranken-jordan 1962 st. louis , missouri ireland 300px 1869 clay e. jordan mary ranken jordan

mary ranken jordan

mary ranken jordan -lrb- 1869 -- 1962 -rrb- was a prominent american philanthropist and an advocate of many charitable organizations .
mary ranken was born in northern ireland in 1869 and moved to the united states in 1885 after the death of her parents .
mary came from a prosperous irish presbyterian family .
many of which founded or were involved in civic and charitable affairs .
mary 's uncle , david ranken , jr. was the founder of the david ranken , jr. , school of mechanical trades , which is now known as ranken technical college .
at the age of 36 she married a st. louis merchant , clay e. jordan .
she and her husband became strong supporters of the community and are best known for establishing the ranken-jordan home for convalescent crippled children on april 9 , 1941 in what is now maryland heights , missouri .
she was also the president of the st. louis women 's christian association and the memorial home for the elderly .
mary ranken jordan left a legacy of support for many charitable and cultural organizations before her death at the age of 93 .
