Mary Sue Anton

Mary Sue Anton, an alumna of Loretto Academy in Kansas City, Missouri, earned a BA in history at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in 1989, after which she wrote for the Houston Chronicle. Her interest in Missouri history was sparked upon learning that one of her ancestors came to New Madrid along with the founder George Morgan in 1789. Her previously published works include "Pioneers of New Madrid, Missouri, and Their Descendants." Mary Sue has conducted workshops on genealogy. Mary Sue was...See more

Mary Sue Anton, an alumna of Loretto Academy in Kansas City, Missouri, earned a BA in history at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in 1989, after which she wrote for the Houston Chronicle. Her interest in Missouri history was sparked upon learning that one of her ancestors came to New Madrid along with the founder George Morgan in 1789. Her previously published works include "Pioneers of New Madrid, Missouri, and Their Descendants." Mary Sue has conducted workshops on genealogy. Mary Sue was born during the Great Depression on a riverside farm near New Madrid and grew up in a large family. She lives in Seabrook, Texas. She and her late husband, Dr. Arthur Anton, and have three grown children and two grandchildren. See less