Susanna Wilkerson Dickinson
1814 - 1883
Alamo Survivor
Personal Information
Born: 1814
Died: 1883
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
none-illiterate
Professional Life
Field of Study: Alamo Survivor
Institution/Corporation: San Antonio, Texas
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: a cenotaph honoring her was erected in the Texas State Cemetery; the home built by her 5th husband, Joseph W. Hannig in 1869, was turned into a museum honoring all Alamo survivors in 2010
Achievements: She & her infant daughter, Angelina, were survivors of the Battle of the Alamo; Santa Anna gave her a written message for Sam Houston which she delivered on March 12, 1838 warning against further acts of war; she gave verbal accounts of what happened during the Battle throughout the remainder of her life
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