TOPH, OLLAH PERKINS: 1862-
Born in Rushville, Ind., in 1862, Ollah Perkins Toph was educated in the public schools of Indianapolis. She began writing at the age of fourteen, and her first appearance in print was the publication of an essay in the CHRISTIAN STANDARD. In addition to poems and stories printed in GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, COSMOPOLITAN, HOME MAKER, and other magazines, she was a regular contributor to and on the staff of Chicago religious papers. Mrs. Toph, a resident of Indianapolis , was also known as a musician and a lecturer.
Information from the Indianapolis Public Library.
- Lazarus. Indianapolis, 1895.
