Mary Ann Oatman
Mary Ann Oatman | |
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Olive (left) and Mary Oatman, Captivity of the Oatman Girls, 1857 | |
| Born | 1843 La Harpe, Illinois |
| Died | 1855 (aged -13–-12) Arizona |
| Cause of death | Starvation |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Mary Ann Owich |
| Known for | The Oatman Massacre |
| Parent(s) | Roys Oatman, Mary Ann Oatman |
| Relatives | Olive Oatman Lorenzo Oatman |
Mary Ann Oatman (1843 – c. 1855) was the sister of Olive Oatman. She is notable for surviving an attack on her family – the "Oatman Massacre" – by south-western Native Americans who, according to historian Brian McGinty, were likely Tolkepaya, of the Yavapai, in what is now Arizona. Mary Ann and her sister Olive were both abducted. Following their abduction, the sisters were traded to the Mohave tribe. The date of her death is uncertain. According to Olive Oatman, Mary Ann died of starvation as a result of a severe drought.