Martha Capps Oliver | |
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| Born | Martha W. Capps August 27, 1845 Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 15, 1917 (aged 71) Jacksonville, Illinois |
| Resting place | Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Illinois |
| Occupation | Poet, hymwriter |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Illinois Female College |
| Spouse | William Archibald Oliver |
Martha Capps Oliver (née, Capps; pen name, Martha C. Oliver; August 27, 1845 – August 15, 1917) was an American poet and hymnwriter. She was the author of A Year of Sacred Song (1895), A Year's Good Wishes (1895), Round the Year with the Poets (1900), The Far West, Easter Legend, and Christmas Legend, as well as several hundred Easter and Christmas booklets and poems, numerous songs, hymns, anthems, and cantatas.[1] Oliver died in 1917.
- ^ Leonard, John W. (1914). "OLIVER, MARTHA CAPPS". Woman's Who's who of America. American Commonwealth Company. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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