Jeneverah M. Winton

Jeneverah M. Winton (, Pray; pen name, Mrs. J. M. Winton; May 11, 1837 – April 12, 1904) was an American poet and author. Many of her poems were set to music by Hart Pease Danks, Thomas Westendorf, and others. In addition to signing her works as "Geneverah M. Winton", "Jeneverah M. Winton" and "Mrs. J. M. Winton", she used several unknown pen names.

Early life and education Jeneverah (alternately, "Jenevehah" or "Geneverah") Maria Pray was born in Orrville, New York, May 11, 1837. (According to familycentral.net, Geneverah Maria Pray was born in Rochester, New York.)

For nearly two years, to escape the hardship associated with a northern climate, she resided in southern New Jersey, among the rustic surroundings of her farm on Landis avenue, East Vineland. Later, she resided in New Haven, Connecticut.

In 1899, she was involved in a land transfer by John H. Bailey to her, involving property on Melville park in Rochester, New York.

For years, Winton was president of the Women's Missionary Society of the East Side Presbyterian Church, and she was an active member of the Presbyterian church nearly all her life. and was buried Kingston, New York, in the Montrepose Cemetery.

Selected works

Poetry "At the Last" "Better Than Gold" "Charity" "The Children's Gift" "The Door to Memory's Hall" "Even-Tide" "Human Life" "If" "If I Should Die To-Night" "Over the River" "We are Changing" "Will the New Year Come To-Night Mama?"

Songs "The Bride" (H. P. Danks, H. P., composer; Mrs. J. M. Winton, lyricist; 1880) "Write to me often darling" (Thomas Payne Westendorf, composer; Mrs. J. M. Winton, lyricist; 1878) "Sweet mem'ries of my childhood : song with chorus" (Thomas P. Westendorf, composer; J. M. Winton, lyricist; 1878)