Jenny Terrill Ruprecht

Jennie Terrill Ruprecht
B&W portrait photo of a middle-aged woman with her hair in an up-do, wearing a high-collared dark blouse.
Portrait from A Woman of the Century
BornJane Elizabeth Terrill
May 23, 1839
Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 1916
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Pen nameJenny Terrill Ruprecht
Occupationwriter
Genre
SpouseCharles Ruprecht

Jane Elizabeth Terrill Ruprecht (pen name, Jenny Terrill Ruprecht; nickname, Jennie Terrill Ruprecht; May 23, 1839 – January 19, 1916) was an American writer. She published poems, sketches, and juvenile stories in magazines and newspapers.[1] Her poems were widely copied. She also did a large amount of work for children, consisting of poems, stories, and articles.[2]

Biography

Jane Elizabeth Terrill[3] was born in Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio, May 23, 1839.[4][a] She was of New England parentage, both of her parents, Nelson Terrill (1798-1862) and Elizabeth (née) Prindle (1798-1867) having been born in Vermont.[4][5] Many of her ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War.[2]

She received limited encouragement to cultivate her early talent for writing as her parents feared that writing, along with the ordinary routine of study, would prove too great a strain on their child's sensitivities.[1] Ruprecht's childhood, with the exception of two or three years, was spent in the countryside. For this reason, many of her poems deal with nature.[2]

After a brief experience as a school teacher, Terrill married Charles Ruprecht,[6] in Cuyahoga, Ohio, on June 20, 1861.[5] He was a native of Baden, Germany. For many years, Ruprecht's home was in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]

While she contributed largely to the local press, many of Ruprecht's poems and sketches appeared in eastern and other magazines and papers, as well as in many religious weeklies.[2] Some of her poems were published under a pseudonym. She wrote numerous juvenile stories and poems, as well as a volume entitled Home Rhymes.[1]

Ruprecht was a charter member of the Cleveland Woman's Press Association and a member of the Ohio Woman's Press Association. She was also a member of the Cleveland Sorosis, and other literary and social organizations.[1]

For many years, Ruprecht was engaged in home missionary work, particularly in areas of Cleveland where emigrants lived. Many emigrant children became members of the Sunday school, organized and put under her supervision while she was superintendent.[1]

Jenny Terrill Ruprecht died in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 19, 1916.[4]

Selected works

Poems

  • "A Woman's Patriotism" (1898), Spanish-American War Songs[7]
  • "Mary Magdalene" (1899), Christian Advocate[8]
  • "Midsummer" (1898), Lippincott's Monthly Magazine[9]
  • "November" (1900), Outing[10]
  • "Red-Eyed Vireo" (1900), Through the Year with Birds and Poets[11]
  • "Tented" (1891), Peterson's Magazine[12]
  • "The Cloud" (1899), Churchman[13]
  • "The Club Woman's Husband" (1898), The Herald[14]
  • "The Preacher-Bird" (1899), Birds and Nature[15]
  • "The Star of the Street" (1912), The Edison Monthly[16]
  • "The Walk to Emmaus" (1903), The Western Christian Advocate[17]
  • "The Wild Clematis" (1901), Birds and Nature[18]
  • "What is True Art?" (1900), The Stevenson Chronicle[19]
  • "Would Thou Wert Here" (1900), The Standard[20]

Articles

  • "Isabella of Castille" (1915), The Western Reserve of Ohio ...[21]
  • "What Kinds of Poetry Are Most in Demand?" (1897), The Editor[22]

Notes

  1. ^ According to Willard & Livermore (1893), Ruprecht was born in 1840.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). "RUPRECHT, Mrs. Jenny Terrill". A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Charles Wells Moulton. p. 626. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d Hills, William Henry; Luce, Robert (1898). "Jenny Terrill Ruprecht". The Writer: A Monthly Magazine for Literary Workers. Writer Publishing Company. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Jerome, Margaret Tyrrell; Butler, Frances Jerome; Tyrrell, Bruce Wilkins; Tyrrell, Roger B. (1995). Roger and Abigail (Ufford) Terrill and Some Descendants, 1632-1993: Including Turrills, Tyrrells, Etc. B.W. Tyrrell. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-9697366-0-8. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Ohio Death Certificate". familysearch.org. State of Ohio Bureau of Vital Statistics. 20 January 1916. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Jane E. Terrill Female 23 May 1839 – 19 January 1916". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. ^ Wickham, Gertrude Van Rensselaer (1896). Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve. Woman's Department of the Cleveland Centennial Commission. p. 610. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ Witherbee, Sidney A. (1898). Spanish-American War Songs: A Complete Collection of Newspaper Verse During the Recent War with Spain. Sidney A. Witherbee. p. 772. ISBN 978-0-7222-7940-3. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ Kelley, William V., ed. (March 1899). "Mary Magdalene". Christian Advocate. Vol. LXXXI, no. 2. New York: Hunt & Eaton. p. 488. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. ^ "Midsummer". Lippincott's Monthly Magazine: A Popular Journal of General Literature, Science and Politics. Vol. 62. J.B. Lippincott and Company. July 1898. p. 150. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  10. ^ Worman, James Henry; Worman, Ben James, eds. (1900). "November". Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest. Vol. 35. Outing Publishing Company. p. 143. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  11. ^ Williams, Sarah (1900). Through the Year with Birds and Poets [poems]. Lee and Shepard. p. 179. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  12. ^ "Tented". Peterson's Magazine. Vol. 100, no. 5. Philadelphia: C. J. Peterson. November 1891. p. 415. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  13. ^ "The Cloud". Churchman. 80 (18). New York City: George S. Mallory: 563. 4 November 1899. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  14. ^ "The Club Woman's Husband". The Herald. 13 January 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 15 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  15. ^ "The Preacher-Bird". Birds and Nature. Vol. 5, no. 5. A.W. Mumford, Publisher. May 1899. p. 194. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  16. ^ "The Star of the Street". The Edison Monthly. Vol. 5, no. 5. New York City: New York Edison Company. October 1912. p. 189. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  17. ^ Gilbert, Levi, ed. (29 April 1903). "The Walk to Emmaus". The Western Christian Advocate. Vol. LXIX, no. 17. Cincinnati: C. Holliday and J.F. Wright. p. 14. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  18. ^ "The Wild Clematis". Birds and Nature. Vol. 10, no. 2. Nature Study Publishing Company. September 1901. p. 84. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  19. ^ "What is True Art?". The Stevenson Chronicle. Stevenson, Alabama. 19 December 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 15 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  20. ^ "Would Thou Wert Here". The Standard. Vol. 47, no. 30. Chicago: Leroy Church, Edward Goodman. 24 March 1900. p. 18. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  21. ^ Rose, Martha Emily Parmelee (1915). The Western Reserve of Ohio and Some of Its Pioneers, Places and Women's Clubs. Vol. 2. Cleveland: Press of Euclid Print. Company. pp. 145–48. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  22. ^ "What Kinds of Poetry Are Most in Demand?". The Editor; the Journal of Information for Literary Workers. Vol. 5, no. 3. March 1897. pp. 62–66. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.