1879 - 1965 Person Name: George W. Elderkin Composer of "[Precious words of Jesus]" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: October 5, 1879, Chicago, Illinois.
Elderkin and his wife Margaret were living in Cook County, Illinois, in 1900 & 1910. By 1920, he was in Princeton, New Jersey, and was there as late as 1942. His works include:
Songs of the Century, with John Sweney & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: George D. Elderkin Publishing Company, 1900)
The Redeemer’s Praise, with James Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: George D. Elderkin Publishing Company, 1906)
Aspects of the Speech in the Later Greek Epic, 1906
Problems in Periclean Buildings, 1912
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