Author Bio Information
Blenkhorn, Ada J.'s bio information
Monday, February 22, 1858 - Saturday, May 7, 1927
Born: February 22, 1858, Cobourg, Ontario, Canada.
Died: May 7, 1927, Cleveland, Ohio.
Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
Biography
Ada was the daughter of William Blenkhorn and Sarah Helm.
Her family emigrated to America in 1884, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. She did not marry.
Beginning in 1904, Ada was a secretary in her brother Henry’s East End Realty Company. She became company president following Henry’s death in 1923.
Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/l/e/n/blenkhorn_a.htm
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Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married.
John Perry
Source: https://hymnary.org/person/Blenkhorn_Ada
Died: May 7, 1927, Cleveland, Ohio.
Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
Biography
Ada was the daughter of William Blenkhorn and Sarah Helm.
Her family emigrated to America in 1884, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. She did not marry.
Beginning in 1904, Ada was a secretary in her brother Henry’s East End Realty Company. She became company president following Henry’s death in 1923.
Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/l/e/n/blenkhorn_a.htm
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Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married.
John Perry
Source: https://hymnary.org/person/Blenkhorn_Ada
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