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Mrs. A. S. Bridgewater

1873 - 1957 Person Name: A. S. Bridgewater Hymnal Number: d128 Author of "How beautiful heaven must be" in Vocal Gems Bridgewater, Cordie. (North Carolina, ca.1873-ca.1957). Baptist. According to J. Wiegand, was living in Alabama (age 36) at the time of the 1910 census. Wife of A. Samuel Bridgewater. Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives
Mrs. A. S. Bridgewater

Will M. Ramsey

1872 - 1939 Person Name: William M. Ramsey Hymnal Number: d146 Author of "Lights along the shore" in Vocal Gems William Morgan Ramsey Born: Au­gust 24, 1872, Bel­ton, Tex­as. Died: March 12, 1939, Lit­tle Rock, Ar­kan­sas. Buried: Rose­lawn Ce­me­te­ry, Lit­tle Rock, Ar­kan­sas. Will was the son of Charles Crump Ram­sey and Mar­tha Ann Fran­ces Burns. He mar­ried twice, to Vir­gie Ce­lem­ma Stat­ton and Will­ie Man­na­sas Law­ing. Ramsey moved with his fa­mi­ly to north­west Ar­kan­sas as a child. He stu­died mu­sic in Nor­mal schools un­der Eph­ra­im Hil­de­brand, Ste­phen Os­lin, and Ben­ja­min Un­seld. He be­gan teach­ing shape notes and sing­ing while still a teen­ag­er, and be­came well known in sing­ing schools through­out the Am­er­i­can South. He went on to be­come pre­si­dent and own­er of the Cen­tral Mu­sic Com­pa­ny in Lit­tle Rock. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
Will M. Ramsey

J. E. Thomas

1860 - 1946 Person Name: J. Edmond Thomas Hymnal Number: d59 Author of "The resurrection" in Vocal Gems J. Edmond Thomas Born: De­cem­ber 6, 1860, Cal­houn Coun­ty, Ar­kan­sas. Died: Ap­ril 30, 1946, Fort Worth, Tex­as. Buried: Green­wood Ce­me­te­ry, Fort Worth, Texas. Note: Some sourc­es give his first name as John; his tomb­stone says James. Thomas was the hus­band of Court­ney Lee Wig­ley and Pearl Hat­chett (mar­ried 1923) In 1874, his fa­mi­ly moved from their farm in Tex­as to Ar­kan­sas. His fa­ther died lat­er that year. As the old­est son, he had his hands full sup­port­ing the fa­mi­ly, but he ma­naged to be­gin at­tend­ing a vo­cal school at age 17, un­der Pro­fes­sor T. A. Bridg­es. He lat­er stu­died un­der Ho­ra­tio Pal­mer and George A. Good­rich. He be­gan a full time mu­sic ca­reer in 1890, and with Frank­lin Ei­land and John M. Greer, and helped found the Trio Mu­sic Com­pa­ny in Wa­co, Tex­as, in 1892. He went on to es­tab­lish the Quar­tet Mu­sic Com­pa­ny in Fort Worth, Tex­as. A teach­er, com­pos­er, mu­sic com­pil­er, and pub­lish­er for ov­er 44 years. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
J. E. Thomas

James Wells

Hymnal Number: d31 Author of "Living by faith in Jesus above" in Vocal Gems
James Wells

Eliza Holmes Reed

1794 - 1867 Person Name: Eliza Reed Hymnal Number: d81 Author of "[O] Why not tonight" in Vocal Gems Reed, Eliza, née Holmes, was born in London, March 4, 1794; married to the Rev. Andrew Reed in 1816; and died July 4, 1867. Mrs. Reed entered fully and earnestly into her husband's extensive charitable works. Her publications include Original Tales for Children; and The Mother's Manual for the Training of her Children, 1865. Her hymns, 20 in all, were contributed to her husband's collection, and were republished with his in the Wycliffe Chapel Supplement, 1872. They are only of average merit, and have not attained to a marked position. They include:— 1. Gracious Lord, as Thou hast bidden. Holy Baptism. 2. I would be Thine, 0 take my heart . Dedication of Self to Christ. 3. 0 do not let the word depart. The Accepted Time. 4. 0 that I could for ever dwell. Communion with God Desired. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Eliza Holmes Reed

Jessie E. Strout

Hymnal Number: d72 Author of "Coming again, coming again" in Vocal Gems
Jessie E. Strout

Loy E. Foust

Hymnal Number: d100 Author of "I'm free at last" in Vocal Gems
Loy E. Foust

L. E. Green

Hymnal Number: d35 Author of "I have found the way that leads to endless day" in Vocal Gems
L. E. Green

James Henry Stanley

1869 - 1954 Person Name: James H. Stanley Hymnal Number: d43 Author of "Saved by the blood" in Vocal Gems James Henry Stanley, Feb. 2,1869 - June 1, 1954, was a singing school teacher, band director and hymn composer. He died in Saltillo, Miss., where he had been a resident for 60 years.He is buried at Springhill Presbyterian Church in Lee County. His best known composition was "Prepare to Meet Thy God," for which wrote music and lyrics. Carolyn Hurt Nichols (grandchild), from email 7-19-2018
James Henry Stanley

Lethal A. Ellis

Hymnal Number: d116 Author of "You can't do wrong and get by" in Vocal Gems Lethal Albert Ellis was born in New Liberty, MS, Calhoun County. He was a widower, with one son, who he raised by himself with modest means. He remarried late in life. He had three grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, eight great-great. He fought in World War I. Ellis died in Vardaman, MS.
Lethal A. Ellis

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