Minerva Dayton Bateham

Minerva Dayton Bateham
A young white woman with a curled fringe of dark hair, and dark eyebrows, she is wearing a high-collared garment with a kerchief ruffle at her throat
Minnie D. Bateham, from an 1895 book
BornMarch 14, 1856
Columbus, Ohio
DiedOctober 30, 1885(1885-10-30) (aged 29)
Painesville, Ohio
Other namesMinnie D. Bateham
OccupationWriter

Minerva Dayton Bateham (March 14, 1856 – October 30, 1885), known as Minnie D. Bateham, was an American poet and hymn writer. She was physically disabled by illness from age 12 until her death at age 29.