Ida Horton East

Ida Horton East (March 19, 1842–February 4, 1915) was an American philanthropist and social reformer. She was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.).

Early life and education Ida Tennessee (nicknamed "Tennie") Horton was born in Bethesda, Tennessee, March 19, 1842. was a Virginian. Her mother, Elizabeth Elliott Kennedy, was a South Carolinian. Her grandparents came from England and Ireland and could boast a coat-of-arms on both sides of the house, but strong republican sentiments forbade a display of them. East was eligible as a Colonial Dame, being the granddaughter of Capt. Thomas Kennedy, of Virginia, who fought in the Revolutionary War under Francis Marion. She was a relative of the Pickneys, and was descended on her maternal side from Capt. Bernard Elliott, who served in the Revolutionary War. East had 12 older siblings: Hilliard, Mary, Martha, Miranda, Elizabeth, Claiborne, Sarah, Susan, Minerva, William, Frances and Fannie. under the management of Pres. Joseph E. Douglas. During the war, she was the only protection of her old parents, with the exception of a few faithful servants who remained with them.

Selected works Poems "The Nation's Centennial', 1876