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Mary Elizabeth Kail (1828 – January 28, 1890) was an American poet, and the editor of the ''Connotton Valley Times''.
Crown our heroes, and other poems
' (1887) *In 1876 she wrote campaign lyrics for the son
Hold the Fort for Hayes and Wheeler
Mary Elizabeth Kail
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Mary Elizabeth Kail (1828 – January 28, 1890) was an American poet, and the editor of the ''Connotton Valley Times''.
Biography
Mary was born Mary Elizabeth Harper in 1827 or 1828 inWashington, D.C.
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, to Andrew Harper and Mary McDermott-Roe. His mother was the daughter of Cornelius McDermott-Roe, laborer in the employ of George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
. Mary's father Andrew died young, possibly of malaria, while Mary and her sister Virginia Harper were children. Mary and Virginia relocated together to Carroll County, Ohio, and on May 18, 1843, Mary married Gabriel Kail (1814–1888). Mary and Gabriel had five children: Maria Bell Kail (1844–1917), Virginia Elizabeth Kail (1847–1917), Albert Kail (1856-?), Emma Kail (c1857-?), and actor Jay Wirt Kail (1861-?).
By 1878, Mary was editor of the '' Connotton Valley Times'' in Carroll County, Ohio. In the late 1880s, Mary was a clerk for the United States Department of Treasury. She lost her position September 1885 due to a change in administration.
Mary died January 28, 1890, in Washington, D.C.
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, or in Ohio
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Publications
* "His Footstep at the Door" (1872) with music by Horace E. Kimball * "The Hero of Our Wilderness" (1872) with music by Horace E. Kimball * "Our Silver Wedding Song" (1882) *Crown our heroes, and other poems
' (1887) *In 1876 she wrote campaign lyrics for the son
Hold the Fort for Hayes and Wheeler
References
External links
Mary Elizabeth Kail
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