Sallie M. Mills Johnson

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Sallie M. Mills Johnson (born March 6, 1862) was an American writer.

Biography[edit]

Sallie M. Mills was born in Sandusky, Ohio, on March 6, 1862. She was a granddaughter of Judge Isaac Mills, of New Haven, Connecticut. Her father was Gen. William H. Mills, of Sandusky.[1]

She was educated in New York City.[1]

Johnson was widely known as the author of Palm Branches, and numerous other books. Her compositions in verse were of a fine order.[1]

She traveled much in the United States and in Europe.[1]

She was a skilled musician, and, while studying in Weimar, received a signal compliment from Franz Liszt.[1]

Sallie M. Mills married C. C. Johnson.[1]

She moved to Denver, Colorado, where she owned much valuable real estate.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Willard, Frances Elizabeth, 1839-1898; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905 (1893). A woman of the century; fourteen hundred-seventy biographical sketches accompanied by portraits of leading American women in all walks of life. Buffalo, N.Y., Moulton. p. 423. Retrieved 8 August 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.