1838–1898

Introduction

Born: 1838, But­ler Town­ship, De Kalb Coun­ty, In­di­a­na.

Biography

Maria was the sis­ter of Sol­o­mon Straub.

In ad­di­tion to hymns, she wrote tem­per­ance songs, such as For Mo­ther’s Sake I Will Re­frain and Fight the Bat­tle at the Polls (cam­paign song of the Pro­hi­bi­tion Home Pro­tect­ion Party).

Lyrics

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