God and Home and Native Land

Author: Emily Lucas Blackall

Emily Lucas Blackall, author and philanthropist, born in Salem, Ind., 30th June 1832, and died in New York City, 28th March 1892. The first ten years of her life were spent in her birthplace and picturesque surroundings. Her early school days were marked by a quickness of apprehension and an appreciative literary taste that gave indication of the life that was to be in later years. Her parents were Virginians of English descent. During a considerable period, during the years of the late Civil War, her residence was in Louisville, Ky., where she was identified with the Baptist Orphans' Home from its beginning until she left the state, also was treasurer of the Kentucky branch of the Woman's Missionary Society, founded by the late Mrs. Doremu… Go to person page >