Caroline Howard Jervey | |
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| Born | Caroline Howard Gilman June 1, 1823 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 1877 (aged 53) Charleston |
| Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston |
| Pen name | Caroline Howard |
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| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Caroline Howard Gilman (mother) |
Caroline Howard Jervey (née, Gilman; after first marriage, Glover; after second marriage, Jervey; pen name, Caroline Howard; June 1, 1823 – January 29, 1877) was a 19th-century American author, poet, and teacher. Besides numerous poems and stories for the magazines, she published Vernon Grove and Helen Courtenay's Promise, two volumes of fiction,[1] plus Poetry and Prose for the Young, as well as one book co-authored with her mother, Stories and Poems for children. Sometimes, Jervey used her mother's maiden name as a pen name.[2] For fifteen years, she carried on a successful school in Charleston, South Carolina.