Elia Goode Byington (née, Goode; March 24, 1856/58 – February 3, 1936) was an American journalist. With her husband, she was joint proprietor, editor, and manager of the Columbus Evening Ledger. Byington served as President of the Georgia Women's Press club.[1] She died in 1936.
Elia Goode Byington | |
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| Born | Elia Virginia Warren Goode March 24, 1858 Thomaston, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | February 3, 1936 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Furlow Female College, Georgia Female College |
| Spouse |
Edward Telfair Byington
(m. 1877) |
Early life and education
editElia Virginia Warren Goode[a] was born in Thomaston, Georgia, March 24, 1856/58.[b] She came from a distinguished Georgia family, being the daughter of Col. Charles T. Goode, of Americus, and granddaughter of Gen. Eli Warren, of Perry.[5]
Byington received her education in the Furlow Female College, in Americus and in the Georgia Female College in Madison.[5]
Career
editHer father died when she was sixteen, leaving a large family and a limited income. Because of her knowledge of music, she became a teacher. After two years,[1] in 1877, she married Edward Telfair Byington. Becoming interested in her husband's journalistic labors, she began to assist him with her writing. With her husband, she was joint proprietor, editor and manager of the Columbus Evening Ledger, a successful southern daily. She was interested in the intellectual and industrial progress of woman, and as such, with the exception of the carrier boys and four men for outdoor work, all of the employees of the Evening Ledger office were women. Byington also organized a Worker's Club as an aid to the many young girls who were burdened with southern conservatism.[5][1]
Byington was president of the Woman's Press Club of Georgia,[4] as well as secretary and treasurer of the Art Club, the leading social and literary organization of Columbus.[1] She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, serving as Recording Secretary of the Oglethorpe Chapter of Columbus.[6]
Personal life
editByington lived in Georgia all her life.[5] She died February 3, 1936, and is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.[2]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Illustrated American Publishing Company 1890, p. 627.
- ^ a b c "Elia Virginia Goode 24 March 1856 – 3 February 1936 • M15K-HVH". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Davidson 2009, p. 528.
- ^ a b Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 143.
- ^ a b c d Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 144.
- ^ National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 1899, p. 79.
Attribution
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Illustrated American Publishing Company (1890). The Illustrated American. Vol. 5 (Public domain ed.). Illustrated American Publishing Company.- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (1899). Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine (Public domain ed.). National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Moulton. p. 143.
Bibliography
edit- Davidson, Victor (June 2009). History of Wilkinson County [Georgia]. Genealogical Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-8063-4681-6.
External links
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Works related to Woman of the Century/Elia Goode Byington at Wikisource- Works by or about Elia Goode Byington at the Internet Archive
