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WILLIAMS, Mary Bushnell, author, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1826. Her father, Judge Charles Bushnell, was a native of Boston, Massachusetts She was educated by Professor Alexander Dimitry, married Josiah P. Williams, a planter of Rapides parish, and resided near Alexandria, on Red river, till 1869, when she removed to Opelousas. Her husband died, and their residence, "The Oaks," was destroyed during the Red river expedition in 1864. For some time during the civil war she was a refugee in Texas. She has contributed to periodical literature, and her poetry has been much admired, notably the verses entitled "The Serfs of Chateney." She has in preparation a volume of "Tales and Legends of Louisiana."
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