Mary Hunt Affleck | |
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Born | Mary Hunt January 20, 1847 Danville, Kentucky |
Died | November 28, 1932 Galveston, Texas | (aged 85)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Poet |
Spouse | Isaac Dunbar Affleck |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | James Anderson Hunt Anna (Adair) Hunt |
Relatives | Thomas Affleck (father-in-law) |
Mary Hunt Affleck (January 20, 1847 – November 28, 1932) was an American agrarian poet from Texas and a support of the Confederate States of America.
Mary Hunt was born on January 20, 1847, in Danville, Kentucky. [1] Her father was James Anderson Hunt and her mother, Anna (Adair) Hunt. [1] She graduated from Harrodsburg Female College in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. [1] She moved to Burleson County, Texas in 1874. [1]
Affleck worked as a poet, focusing on agrarian themes. [1] [2] Her poems were widely published in Texas newspapers. [1] [3]
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the United States Daughters of 1812, and the Texas Editorial Association. [1] She served as chairwoman of the textbook committee for the Texas division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. [4] In this role, she encouraged other members to focus on selecting schoolbooks that portrayed the Confederacy positively in their conent surrounding the American Civil War. [4] In 1910, she gave a speech at the dedication of a Confederate monument in honor of Hood's Texas Brigade in Austin, Texas. [5]
She married Isaac Dunbar Affleck (1844–1919), the son of planter Thomas Affleck (1812–1868). [1] They had three children. [1] They lived in Washington County, Texas. [6]
Affleck died on November 28, 1932, in Galveston, Texas. [1]
Mary Hunt Affleck | |
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Born | Mary Hunt January 20, 1847 Danville, Kentucky |
Died | November 28, 1932 Galveston, Texas | (aged 85)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Poet |
Spouse | Isaac Dunbar Affleck |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | James Anderson Hunt Anna (Adair) Hunt |
Relatives | Thomas Affleck (father-in-law) |
Mary Hunt Affleck (January 20, 1847 – November 28, 1932) was an American agrarian poet from Texas and a support of the Confederate States of America.
Mary Hunt was born on January 20, 1847, in Danville, Kentucky. [1] Her father was James Anderson Hunt and her mother, Anna (Adair) Hunt. [1] She graduated from Harrodsburg Female College in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. [1] She moved to Burleson County, Texas in 1874. [1]
Affleck worked as a poet, focusing on agrarian themes. [1] [2] Her poems were widely published in Texas newspapers. [1] [3]
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the United States Daughters of 1812, and the Texas Editorial Association. [1] She served as chairwoman of the textbook committee for the Texas division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. [4] In this role, she encouraged other members to focus on selecting schoolbooks that portrayed the Confederacy positively in their conent surrounding the American Civil War. [4] In 1910, she gave a speech at the dedication of a Confederate monument in honor of Hood's Texas Brigade in Austin, Texas. [5]
She married Isaac Dunbar Affleck (1844–1919), the son of planter Thomas Affleck (1812–1868). [1] They had three children. [1] They lived in Washington County, Texas. [6]
Affleck died on November 28, 1932, in Galveston, Texas. [1]