GROSVENOR, ABBIE JOHNSTON (MRS. ELMER B.): 1865-
Abbie Johnston was the daughter of Daniel Webster and Jane Bates Johnston. She was born in Richmond, Ind., on Sept. 21, 1865.
She attended the Richmond public schools, graduated from Richmond High School in 1884, and was a student in the Richmond Normal School in 1885. In 1886 she was privately tutored in English, French and German literature. She married Dr. Elmer Baer Grosvenor of Richmond on Sept. 13, 1888.
In 1900 Mrs. Grosvenor studied history and archaeology under Radice in France and Russell Forbes in Italy . After her return she made her home in Richmond, where she wrote her several children's books.
Information from Morrisson-Reeves Library, Richmond, Indiana.
- Merrie May Tyme. 1916.
- Strange Stories of the Great Valley; the Adventures of a Boy
Pioneer. New York, 1917. (Reissued in 1925 as Boy Pioneer.)
- Strange Stories of the Great River; the Adventures of a Boy
Explorer. New York, 1918. (Reissued in 1926 as Boy Explorer.)
- Winged Moccasins; a Tale of the Adventurous
Mound-Builders. New York, 1933.
