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Darius E. Jones

1815 - 1881 Person Name: D. E. Jones Composer of "STOCKWELL" in The Greatest Hymns

A. L. Landis

Composer of "FOUNT OF GLORY" in Hymns and Tunes

Annie Fortescue Harrison

1851 - 1944 Person Name: Annie F. Harrison Composer of "PUERTO VALLARTA" in The Cyber Hymnal

William Fletcher McCauley

b. 1858 Person Name: W. F. McCauley Composer of "[Blessed Bible! how I love it!]" in Songs for Christ and the Church

1833 - 1912 Composer of "[Blessed Bible, how I love it!]" in Evangel Songs Samuel M. Bixby was born on May 27, 1833 in Haverhill, New Hampshire. His company, S. M. Bixby & Company, manufactured shoe blackings and shoe dressings, but music was his passion. He was also a Sunday school superintendent and choir leader. He died on March 11, 1912 in Fordham, New York. His works include: Church and Home Hymnal, circa 1893 Evangel Songs, circa 1894 Gloria Deo: A Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Public Worship in All Departments of the Church (New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1901) NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/i/x/bixby_sm.htm

Henry Abbott

Person Name: H. Abbott Composer of "DAY" in The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book

A. D. Fillmore

1823 - 1869 Composer of "BLESSED BIBLE" in New Christian Hymn and Tune Book Fillmore, Augustus Damon. (Gallia County, Ohio, September 7, 1823--June 10, 1870, Cincinnati, Ohio). Minister, Christian Church. Co-editor (with Silas White Leonard, 1814-1870) or Christian Psalmist (1847), which "probably had a more general circulation than any other of his publications." Author of "Come, come, come to the Saviour" and composer of several hymn tunes. --George Brandon, DNAH Archives

William Beery

1852 - 1956 Person Name: Wm. Beery Composer of "BLESSED BIBLE" in The Brethren Hymnal William Beery was born April 8, 1852, near Bremen OH and he lived for nearly 104 years. He attended Juniata College, where he later taught vocal music. He also conducted music institutes and singing classes. Beery was married in 1888 to Adaline Hohf, who often wrote poems that he set to music. In 1910 they moved to Elgin IL where both were employed by the Brethren Publishing House. His music has also been included in several Brethren hymnals. NN, Hymnary editor. Sources: The Brethren Encyclopedia and Frank Ramirez, from http://yellowbrickjourney.blogspot.com/2008/04/william-beery.html