Charlotte Reeve Conover portrait   Save
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Description: Picture of Charlotte Reeve Conover, who was born in 1855 to parents John Charles Reeve and Emma Barlow (Reeve) in Dayton, Ohio. She was an author whose works include “On Being Eighty,” “Concerning Our Forefathers,” “The Story of Dayton,” “An Intimate History,” and many other books and articles which were often about the history and people of Dayton, Ohio. She was known for her wit and lively writings. She also worked as a teacher and lecturer. In 1879, Conover married Frank K. Conover, an attorney educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They had four children: Emily Dickson Conover, John Charles Reeve Conover, Wilbur Dickson Conover, and Charlotte Mary Conover. She died in 1940 at the age of 85. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07657
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Authors; Ohio authors; Ohio Women
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