(Hannah Lavinia) H. Lavinia Baily

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(Hannah Lavinia) H. Lavinia Baily

1837–1921

A 19th-century American writer remembered today through scattered records, she lived from April 6, 1837, to February 11, 1921, with ties to Ohio and Indiana. Her surviving trace is modest, which makes her a quietly intriguing figure for readers interested in lesser-known voices of the period.

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By the Sea, and Other Verses

By the Sea, and Other Verses

by (Hannah Lavinia) H. Lavinia Baily

About the author

Available records identify her as Hannah Lavinia Baily, often styled H. Lavinia Baily. She was born on April 6, 1837, in Belmont County, Ohio, and died on February 11, 1921, in Ripley County, Indiana.

Burial records place her at Circle Grove Cemetery in Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana. The same records list her parents as Dr. Jesse S. Baily and Lydia P. Townsend Baily, and show that she came from a large family.

Reliable biographical information about her literary career is limited in the sources I could confirm here. Because of that, it is best to treat her as a little-documented American author whose life is currently easier to trace through historical memorial records than through detailed modern reference works.