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Kate DuBose
Katherine Ann Richards DuBose ( – ) was an American author who often published under the name Leila Cameron. Katherine Ann Richards was born on in Hook Norton, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, the daughter of Rev. William Richards, a Baptist clergyman who later emigrated to the United States. Her siblings were the painter Thomas Addison Richards, Civil War diarist Samuel Pearce Richards, clergyman and author William Carey Richards, and poet Amelia Sarah Richards Williams. In 1848, she married Charles Wilds DuBose, a lawyer and politician. Charles DuBose was also executor of the estate which Amanda America Dickson inherited. DuBose's literary output was mostly stories and poems published in magazines, including the Southern Literary Gazette, ''Southern Literary Gazette,'' ''Orion'', and ''Schoolfellow''. She published a prose story for children called ''The Pastor's Household'' in 1858. She provided the lyrics for a Confederate States of America, Confederate anthem, "G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hook Norton
Hook Norton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It lies northeast of Chipping Norton, close to the Cotswold Hills. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,117. The village is formed of four neighbourhoods: East End, Scotland End (in the west), Down End (in the centre) and Southrop (in the south). Toponymy In the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' in 917 the village is recorded as ''Hocneratun''. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as ''Hochenartone''. A charter from 1130 records it as ''Hokenartona''. An episcopal register entry from 1225 records it as ''Hokenartone''. A record from 1267 records it as ''Hokenarton''. The ''Taxatio Ecclesiastica'' of 1291 records it as ''Hoke Norton''. Other past spellings of the name include ''Hocceneretune'' (1050), ''Hogenarton'' (1216) and ''Okenardton'' (1263). ''Hegnorton'' is recorded in a plea roll from 1430. The name is derived from Old English. ''Hocca'' may perhaps be the name of a person or tribe, althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
