Eliza Douglas Keith
Eliza Douglas Keith passed away November 6, 1939, in San Francisco, California. She was an author and supporter of the cause of temperance. Eliza was a member of the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was elected a life member of the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association and the Illinois Press League.
Eliza published her first work around the age of thirteen. After graduating from high school, she became a principal of the Sherman School in San Francisco. Eliza was also a contributor to the daily and weekly press. She was a contributor to the Alta Californian, the Chronicle, the Examiner, and the Call, of San Francisco.
Keith adopted the nom de plume, "Erie Douglas." She contributed poetical charades to the weekly papers' puzzle columns and won prizes for best essays. Her later work was written under the name, "Di Vernon." She also contributed to eastern periodicals such as Demorest's Monthly Magazine, Kate Field's Washington, Good Housekeeping, and other publications devoted to women's interests.
Eliza was preceded in death by her parents, William Henry and Sarah Ann Atwill Keith.
*Note - The 1860 US Census records Eliza's age as one year. Most census records as well as her death record are consistent with a birth year of 1859.
Eliza Douglas Keith
Eliza Douglas Keith passed away November 6, 1939, in San Francisco, California. She was an author and supporter of the cause of temperance. Eliza was a member of the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was elected a life member of the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association and the Illinois Press League.
Eliza published her first work around the age of thirteen. After graduating from high school, she became a principal of the Sherman School in San Francisco. Eliza was also a contributor to the daily and weekly press. She was a contributor to the Alta Californian, the Chronicle, the Examiner, and the Call, of San Francisco.
Keith adopted the nom de plume, "Erie Douglas." She contributed poetical charades to the weekly papers' puzzle columns and won prizes for best essays. Her later work was written under the name, "Di Vernon." She also contributed to eastern periodicals such as Demorest's Monthly Magazine, Kate Field's Washington, Good Housekeeping, and other publications devoted to women's interests.
Eliza was preceded in death by her parents, William Henry and Sarah Ann Atwill Keith.
*Note - The 1860 US Census records Eliza's age as one year. Most census records as well as her death record are consistent with a birth year of 1859.
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