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Carl F. Mueller
1892 - 1982 Composer of "[When Jesus was a little lad]" in Hymns for Primary Worship
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Nancy Byrd Turner
1880 - 1971 Author of "When Jesus Was a Little Lad" in Hymns for Primary Worship Turner, Nancy Byrd. Born in Boydton, Virginia, July 29, 1880, daughter of Byrd Thornton Turner and Nancy Addison (Harrison) Turner. Composed her first verse at three. First published verse at age of 8--a romantic ballad, "Ruth in the Dentist's Chair" (he fell in love). Her father was an Episcopal minister; they lived in about a dozen small towns or rural communities during her childhood. In 1916, she went to Boston and joined the staff of Youth's Companion. She wrote under many pen names, and published in several magazines. She won numerous awards, including the "Golden Rose" of the New England Poetry Society and the Lyric Associates award of 1951.
--Letter from Turner Rose to Jean Woodward Steele, Westminster Press, 1 February 1974, DNAH Archives.
Nancy Byrd Turner
Grace Wilbur Conant
1858 - 1948 Composer of "[When Jesus was a little lad]" in Song and Play for Children Pseudonym: A. B. Ponsonby.
Born: September 9, 1858, Boston, Massachusetts.
Died: April 7, 1948, Malden, Massachusetts.
Grace remained single all her life. Her middle name was her mother’s maiden name. She served as musical editor for the Kindergarten Review for at least six years, starting in 1908. Her works include:
Songs for Little People, with Frances Weld Danielson (Boston, Massachusetts: The Pilgrim Press, 1905)
Worship and Song, with Benjamin S. Winchester (Pilgrim Press, 1913)
Religious Dangers of Modern Tendencies in So-Called Religious Songs, 1917
Song and Play for Children, with Frances Weld Danielson (Pilgrim Press, 1925)
--The Cyber Hymnal
Grace Wilbur Conant
