Mary S. B. Shindler
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Mary S. B. Shindler (also, Mary S. B. Dana and Mary Dana Shindler; 15 February 1810[1] – 1883) was an American poet, writer, and editor of the southern United States. She was a frequent contributor to popular periodicals,[2] and a successful hymnwriter of the mid-19th century.[3]
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Born | Mary Stanley Bunce Palmer 15 February 1810 Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | 1883 Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | poet, writer, editor |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Charles E. Dana (m. 1835)Robert D. Shindler (m. 1848) |
Shindler came to Texas in 1865. Her earliest book was a volume of poems called The Southern Harp. This was followed by The Northern Harp, The Parted, Young Sailor, and Forecastle Tom. She also published a book on spiritual phenomena. During a temporary residence in Memphis, she edited The Voice of Truth, a journal devoted to the interests of spiritualism and reform. Selecting some of the most popular airs, she added poems to them, a result of her own sorrow and domestic bereavement; music thus immortalized her verse.[4] Her best known poem was "Pass Under the Rod".[5]