Born in Mexico in 1889 to parents from the U.S. who were missionaries. She married George Dent Naylor, a Methodist missionary and they worked in Guantánamo. She was a composer and choir director. Her music is widely used in Cuban churches.
Dianne Shapiro, from A Social History of Cuban's Protestants: God and the Nation, by James A.Baer (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2019) Go to person page >
Tune Title: EN LA BIBLIAFirst Line: En la Biblia tenemos historias hermosasComposer: Effie Chastain de NaylorIncipit: 35161 74567 6535Key: C MajorDate: 1989