A native of Demopolis, Ala., she had been a resident of Cherokee since 1942. She was a member of The University Women and St. Francis Episcopal Church. She began teaching in 1923 and taught in Cherokee from 1942 until retirement. During that time, she started the Cherokee Community Library. When she retired, she started the Free Book Center. She authored "Cherokee Cooklore", "Cherokee Plants and Medicine", "Cherokee Fairs and Festivals", "Cherokee Words" and "Aunt Mary Told Me a Story". She received several awards in both quilting and writing, including the Sequoyah Award and the 1986 Mountain Heritage Award from Western Carolina University as a major force in collecting writing and sharing the Cherokee way of life.For her work with the Cherokee, Chiltoskey was named an honorary member of the Eastern Band. She was the daughter of the late Edward W. Ulmer Sr. and Nettie A. Lipscomb Ulmer. Taken from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1...