Biography:

Teacher, social worker. Born– April  30, 1838, Autauga County, Alabama. Parents– Joseph Reid John and Rosanna Jane (Smith) John. Lived at Uniontown, Montgomery and Selma. Married– John Wirt Blandin. Children– Three. Taught in Selma and Montgomery, and in Houston, Tex. Organized Houston’s first mission board and was its president for several years; helped establish free kindergartens, day nurseries and Sunday schools. Died June 30, 1912.

Source:

Biographical Directory of Southern Authors and files at Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Publication(s):

From Gonzales to San Jacinto; a Historical Drama of the Texan Revolution. Houston, Texas; Dealy & Baker, 1897.

History of Higher Education of Women in the South Prior to 1860. New York; Neale Pub. Co., 1909.

History of Shearn Church, 1837-1907. Houston, Tex.; J. V. Dealy Co., 1908.