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Jessie Pounds
Jessie Hunter Brown Pounds (August 31, 1861 – March 3, 1921) was an American lyricist of gospel songs. Life Jessie Hunter Brown was born into a farm family in the village of Hiram, Ohio, Hiram, Portage County, Ohio. A staff writer for ''Christian Standard'', she often collaborated with composer James Henry Fillmore, Sr. (1849–1936). In 1897 she married John E. Pounds, minister (Christianity), minister of the Central Christian Church in Indianapolis, IN. As a college-educated, frontier woman, she's considered by some to be part of the "first generation" of "New Woman, New Women." She died at her home in Hiram on March 3, 1921. Family Her parents were Holland Brown and Jane Abel Brown. Holland Brown was baptized after hearing Walter Scott (clergyman), Walter Scott preach; and the couple were Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionists. A notable guest of her parents was James A. Garfield. Works "Her pen produced upwards of eight hundred hymns, eighty short stori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiram, Ohio
Hiram is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Portage County, Ohio, Portage County, Ohio, United States. It was formed from portions of Hiram Township, Portage County, Ohio, Hiram Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve. The population was 996 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Hiram is part of the Akron metropolitan area. It is the home of Hiram College, a small, private liberal arts college. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Climate Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,406 people, 228 households, and 120 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 248 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 85.3% White (U.S. Census), White, 8.2% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.4% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 3.3% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.6% from Race (U.S. Census), oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |