Martha E. Whitten dating history

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Martha E. Whitten (née, Hotchkiss; after first marriage, Bostick; after second marriage, Whitten; October 3, 1842 – February 8, 1917) was an American author. It was while raising a large family that she wrote most of her poems, contributing many of them to the secular and religious press of the country. Her most famous poem is "The Snow". Whitten's longest poem —"The Dear Old Home"— had many admirers. It is highly descriptive, and establishes the ability of the author as a writer of poems of place. She also wrote several hymns. Texas Garlands was published in 1886.