Matches in Harvard for { ?s ?p Elizabeth Conwell Smith Willson was an American poet. She was born in Laurel, Indiana in 1842 and attended Depauw Academy in New Albany, Indiana. In 1863 Willson married the poet Byron Forceythe Willson (1837-1867), the brother of Kentucky governor Augustus E. Willson. After their marriage, the couple moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts so Forceythe could oversee the education of his brother Augustus while at Harvard College (AB 1869). The couple had a son "Little Dolfi", who died after birth on June 1, 1864. Elizabeth, always in poor health, died shortly later at age 22 on October 13, 1864.. }
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- catalog description "Elizabeth Conwell Smith Willson was an American poet. She was born in Laurel, Indiana in 1842 and attended Depauw Academy in New Albany, Indiana. In 1863 Willson married the poet Byron Forceythe Willson (1837-1867), the brother of Kentucky governor Augustus E. Willson. After their marriage, the couple moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts so Forceythe could oversee the education of his brother Augustus while at Harvard College (AB 1869). The couple had a son "Little Dolfi", who died after birth on June 1, 1864. Elizabeth, always in poor health, died shortly later at age 22 on October 13, 1864.".