Fannie Ellsworth Newberry

Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry
Born(1848-05-07)May 7, 1848
Monroe, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 1942(1942-01-24) (aged 93)
Coldwater, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican

Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry (1848–1942) wrote a long series of books, many of them stories for girls, of which the best seller was The Wrestler of Philippi.[1]

Newberry was born in Monroe, Michigan, on May 7, 1848, the daughter of Hiram and Sophia Stone.[1] When Newberry was five, she moved to Chicago. She attended the Young Ladies Seminary of Monroe, Michigan. At age 17 she graduated from a school in Brookline, Massachusetts.[2] In August, 1867 she married attorney Frank D. Newberry (June 23, 1840 – December 28, 1912) of Rochester, Michigan, who died in San Jose, California.[3] They had four children: Max, Perry, Roy, and Grace. She died on January 24, 1942, aged 93, and is buried in Coldwater, Michigan.

  1. ^ a b Class of Sixty-Three Williams College Fortieth Year Report. Boston: Thomas Todd (printer). 1903.
  2. ^ Burke, Bridget Ellen (1909). Literature and Art Books (Book 5). Boston: Educational Publishing Company. pp. 15. literature and art books bridget burke fannie newberry.
  3. ^ May, George F. (compiler) (1965). "Michigan Civil War Monuments". Retrieved 30 Dec 2010.