Caroline Marshall Woodward
Caroline Marshall Woodward | |
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| Born | Caroline L. Marshall October 12, 1828 Newmarket, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1890 (aged 62) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | author |
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William W. Woodward (m. 1848) |
Caroline Marshall Woodward (née, Marshall; after marriage, Mrs. C. L. M. Woodward;[1] and, Caroline C. Marshal Woodward;[2] 1828–1890) was an American author and poet from New Hampshire. She gained recognition among nineteenth-century literary circles for her lyrical works, "The Old, Old Stairs" and "Dumb Voices". After her marriage, she lived successively in Ohio and Indiana, where she also studied languages and art while continuing to write for leading periodicals.
Biography
[edit]Caroline L. Marshall was born in Newmarket, New Hampshire, October 12, 1828. Her father. Capt. John Marshall, was a native of Concord, Massachusetts.[3] She had at least two siblings, brothers, John H. and Thomas R.[1][2]
At the age of eight, Woodward started a diary, and was consistent in keeping it up, often writing in rhyme.[3]
On December 25, 1848, she married William W. Woodward, in Concord, New Hampshire. In 1852, they moved to Wooster, Ohio. There, they buried their son, aged four years. Their next move was to Fort Wayne, Indiana,[3] where Mr. Woodward worked as a railroad contractor. With his brother, M. E. Woodward, and Charles Fletcher, they built a part of the Wabash Railroad. Mr. Woodward also superintended the construction of the Pittsburg Railroad.[1]
In Fort Wayne, she began studying French and German. Later, she took lessons in oil painting, but believing that she was given improper instruction, she gave up her tuition and proceeded to learn art for herself. Woodward also kept up her writing, becoming a contributor to some of the leading magazines of the country. Her poems "The Old, Old Stairs" and "Dumb Voices" ranked her among the best writers of her day.[3]
For the last 20 years of her life, Woodward resided at the "Wood Mansion" in Fort Wayne. She was sick for about two months before she died in Fort Wayne, on November 28, 1890, age 62,[a] of heart-failure, following an attack of influenza.[3][4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Fort Wayne Sentinel (28 November 1890) reported Woodward as being age 65 at the time of her death.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The Last Sleep. Death of Mrs. C. L. M. Woodward, a Literary Woman". The Fort Wayne Sentinel. 28 November 1890. p. 1. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Probate Matters". Fort Wayne Weekly Journal. 4 December 1890. p. 8. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Willard & Livermore 1893, pp. 799.
- ^ "The Reaper. Gathering in of Death's Harvest. Demise of Mrs. C. M. Woodward. Funerals". The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. 29 November 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Attribution
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). "Caroline Marshall Woodward". A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Charles Wells Moulton.
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