Julia K. Wetherill | |
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Born | Julia Kein Wetherill July 15, 1858 Woodville, Mississippi, U.S |
Died | July 25, 1931 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 73)
Pen name | Julia K. Wetherill, J.K.W. |
Occupation | Writer, poet |
Spouse | Marion A. Baker (m. 1886) |
Julia Kein Baker ( née Wetherill; July 15, 1858 – July 25, 1931) was an American writer and poet who wrote under the name Julie K. Wetherill and the initials J. K. W. [1] [2]
Julia Kein Wetherill was born in Woodville, Mississippi and educated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] [3]
In 1884, she moved to New Orleans where two years later she married Marion A. Baker, editor of the newspaper New Orleans Times-Democrat. [4] In 1916, she was recorded as being Sunday editor of that newspaper. [4] She wrote "Literary Pathways", a book review column, and "Innocent Bystander", a column concerning the theater and music, both of which appeared in the New Orleans newspapers. [4]
She published a number of short stories in publications including Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, The Century Magazine, and The Critic, often under the name Julie K. Wetherill. [3]
Baker's funeral was held in Christ Church Cathedral, and she was buried in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. [4]
Julia K. Wetherill | |
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Born | Julia Kein Wetherill July 15, 1858 Woodville, Mississippi, U.S |
Died | July 25, 1931 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 73)
Pen name | Julia K. Wetherill, J.K.W. |
Occupation | Writer, poet |
Spouse | Marion A. Baker (m. 1886) |
Julia Kein Baker ( née Wetherill; July 15, 1858 – July 25, 1931) was an American writer and poet who wrote under the name Julie K. Wetherill and the initials J. K. W. [1] [2]
Julia Kein Wetherill was born in Woodville, Mississippi and educated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] [3]
In 1884, she moved to New Orleans where two years later she married Marion A. Baker, editor of the newspaper New Orleans Times-Democrat. [4] In 1916, she was recorded as being Sunday editor of that newspaper. [4] She wrote "Literary Pathways", a book review column, and "Innocent Bystander", a column concerning the theater and music, both of which appeared in the New Orleans newspapers. [4]
She published a number of short stories in publications including Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, The Century Magazine, and The Critic, often under the name Julie K. Wetherill. [3]
Baker's funeral was held in Christ Church Cathedral, and she was buried in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. [4]