Person Results

Edward S. Ufford

1851 - 1929 Hymnal Number: d107 Author of "I want, I want that kind of blessing" in Quartet Song Book No. 4

James C. Moore

1888 - 1962 Hymnal Number: d34 Author of "Where we'll never grow old" in Quartet Song Book No. 4

W. Oliver Cooper

1885 - 1963 Hymnal Number: d59 Author of "His blessings are mine" in Quartet Song Book No. 4 Use pseudonym Oscar J. Schwab

1859 - 1931 Hymnal Number: d93 Author of "The old account settled long ago" in Quartet Song Book No. 4 Born: March 1, 1859, Birmingham, Illinois. Died: August 25, 1931, Greensboro, Georgia. Buried: Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Greensboro, Georgia. Graham was an ordained minister in the Wesleyan (Methodist) Church and served as District Superintendent in northern Georgia from around 1895 to about 1915. He was one of the founders of what is now Southern Wesleyan University at Central, South Carolina. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

George Thomas Speer

1891 - 1966 Person Name: G. T. Speer Hymnal Number: d38 Author of "Daniel prayed" in Quartet Song Book No. 4

J. E. Thomas

1860 - 1946 Person Name: J. Edmond Thomas Hymnal Number: d49 Author of "Hallelujah, we shall rise" in Quartet Song Book No. 4 J. Edmond Thomas Born: December 6, 1860, Calhoun County, Arkansas. Died: April 30, 1946, Fort Worth, Texas. Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas. Note: Some sources give his first name as John; his tombstone says James. Thomas was the husband of Courtney Lee Wigley and Pearl Hatchett (married 1923) In 1874, his family moved from their farm in Texas to Arkansas. His father died later that year. As the oldest son, he had his hands full supporting the family, but he managed to begin attending a vocal school at age 17, under Professor T. A. Bridges. He later studied under Horatio Palmer and George A. Goodrich. He began a full time music career in 1890, and with Franklin Eiland and John M. Greer, and helped found the Trio Music Company in Waco, Texas, in 1892. He went on to establish the Quartet Music Company in Fort Worth, Texas. A teacher, composer, music compiler, and publisher for over 44 years. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

William Burton Walbert

1886 - 1959 Person Name: W. B. Walbert Hymnal Number: d71 Author of "I'm so glad" in Quartet Song Book No. 4 Gospel music singer, composer, and editor, long associated with the James D. Vaughan Music Company, father of noted pianist and composer James D. Walbert

Thomas Ramsey

1905 - 1997 Hymnal Number: d104 Author of "I won't have to cross Jordan alone" in Quartet Song Book No. 4 Thomas Halliburton Ramsey born in Oklahoma, died in Texas. Dianne Shapiro, from Find a Grave website (accessed 6/20/2022)

J. Edwin McConnell

1892 - 1954 Hymnal Number: d26 Author of "Whosoever, surely meaneth me" in Quartet Song Book No. 4 McConnell attended the Webb Preparatory School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, and William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri. He worked with his father (former pastor of the First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) in evangelism meetings for some time, playing the piano, singing, and directing the choir. In 1922 he began broadcasting his "Hymn Time" program on the radio, and was known as "Smilin’ Ed McConnell." © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)