1876–1927

Introduction

Born: Sep­tem­ber 8, 1876, Ar­kan­sas.

Died: De­cem­ber 28, 1927, Al­ton Park, Ten­nes­se­e.

Buried: Green­wood Ce­me­te­ry, Chat­ta­noo­ga, Ten­nes­see.

Pseudonym: R. F. R. Bell.

Biography

Birdie was the daugh­ter of John Har­ris.

In 1904, she was a pri­ma­ry school teach­er in Beu­lah (lat­er re­named Car­ter), Ok­la­ho­ma. She taught in the first Ho­ly Ghost school in Ok­la­ho­ma, named Beu­lah Home of Em­ma­nu­el’s Bi­ble School, Beu­lah Co­lo­ny, Ok­la­ho­ma.

The school was found­ed by mem­bers of the Ho­li­ness, Pen­te­cos­tal, or As­sem­blies of God den­om­in­a­tions. While she taught there, Ro­bert Win­sett was the school’s mu­sic teach­er, and the two lat­er mar­ried.

In 1910, they were liv­ing in El Pa­so Coun­ty, Tex­as. As of 1920, they were in Ham­il­ton Coun­ty, Ten­nes­see.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Along the Path of Life
  2. Blessèd Book, The
  3. Christ’s Na­tal Day
  4. Down at the Crys­tal Ri­ver’s Brink
  5. Each Step of the Way
  6. Gospel Light, The
  7. Harvest Fields Are Wait­ing
  8. He Is Pre­cious!
  9. Heralds of Sal­va­tion
  10. His Guid­ing Hand
  11. Homesick for Thee
  12. I’m Stand­ing on the Rock of Ag­es
  13. King’s Pal­ace, The
  14. Life’s Pilg­rim­age
  15. Master’s Way, The
  16. Mizpah
  17. More of Thy Suns­hine
  18. My Father’s Store­house
  19. Our Christ­mas Song
  20. Over the Town of Beth­le­hem
  21. Pearl of Great Price, The
  22. Resting by the Well
  23. Shepherd Di­vine
  24. Smile in the Heart, A
  25. Song and the Star, The
  26. Song of Christ­mas-Tide, The
  27. Tell the Bless­èd Story
  28. Welcome to Christ­mas

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Win­sett (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),