ALEXANDER, MATILDA GREATHOUSE (MRS. ANDREW): 1842-1892.
Matilda Greathouse , youngest child of George Washington and Martha Harshman Greathouse, was born in Mount Vernon, Ind., on June 14, 1842. She was married to Andrew Alexander in 1864.
According to Leffel, Posey County Indiana, 1913: "Mrs. Alexander was a woman of broad education, possessed intellectual ability of a high order and gained extended reputation as an author."
page: 6[View Page 6]She founded and liberally endowed the Alexandrine Library of Mount Vernon.
Mrs. Alexander died on April 22, 1892.
Information from Leffel–Posey County Indiana, 1913.
- Going West: or, Homes for the Homeless. A Novel.
Indianapolis, 1881.
- Worth Wins: A Novel. St. Louis,
1882.
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[The following titles are listed as works of the author on the
title page of Worth Wins. No other data is available]:
- The Outcast Reclaimed.
- A Widow's Life.
- Christianity and Infidelity.
- From the Hovel to the Hall. (5 act drama about
Lincoln).
- Married, Not Mated.
