Corneau, Octavia Roberts, 1875-1972.

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Author; born in Springfield, Illinois in 1875. One of 5 children of Charles D. Roberts and Octavia Ridgley. Married to Barton Corneau, a Springfield attorney. They resided in Boston, Massachusetts and Ogunquit, Maine.

Author of My Lady Valentine, Lincoln in Illinois, With Lafayette in America and The Perilous Isle. Unpublished works include: The Road of Remembrance [Springfield in the late 19th and early 20th centuries], The Governor's Mansion, 1853-1953, A Social History of the Illinois Executive Mansion and 'Little Occie,' As Seen in the Journals of Her Sister, Anna Ridgley, [biographical information about Octavia Robert's mother, Octavia Ridgley.]

From the description of Papers, 1857-1959 (bulk 1904-1959) (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 23588892

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Illinois
Springfield (Ill.)
Subject
Governor
Illinois Governor's Mansion (Springfield, Ill.)
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Birth 1875

Death 1972

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