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Rachel Quick Buttz

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Rachel Quick Buttz
BornOctober 14, 1847 Edit this on Wikidata
Bartholomew County Edit this on Wikidata
DiedSeptember 6, 1923 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 75)
Bartholomew County Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationWriter Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Samuel Buttz
Parent(s)
  • Tunis Quick Edit this on Wikidata

Rachel Nelson Quick Buttz (October 14, 1847 – September 6, 1923) was an American memoirist and poet.

She was born Rachel Nelson Quick near Columbus, Indiana on October 14, 1847, the daughter of Tunis Quick, a judge and state legislator, and Susannah Record Quick. She graduated from North-Western Christian University (now Butler University) in 1871, which was one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States. She married Samuel Buttz.[1][2][3]

Buttz published two books. Blades and Blossoms (1911) was a collection of poetry. A Hoosier Girlhood (1924) was a memoir of her childhood that she wrote for her daughter Mabel.[1][2]

Rachel Quick Buttz died on September 6, 1923, aged 75, in Bartholomew County, Indiana.[2]

Bibliography

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  • Blades and Blossoms. Boston, 1911.
  • A Hoosier Girlhood. Boston, 1924.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Indiana authors and their books 1917–1966". webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  2. ^ a b c Blair, Brian (2023-05-28). "Annette Blount: Discovery of local woman's 1800s books a genealogical treasure | The Republic News". Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  3. ^ Butler University (1922). Butler Alumnal Quarterly. Butler University Libraries. Butler University.