Jane Melheme Wylie, 1836-1865
Title
Jane Melheme Wylie, 1836-1865
Birth Date
9 May 1836
Death Date
1 October 1865
Biographical Text
Jane Melheme Wylie was born in 1836. She attended the Monroe County Female Seminary and was an accomplished pianist. In 1860, after her mother's death, she traveled to Philadelphia, Wheeling, and New York, but eventually returned to Bloomington and lived with her brother Redick. She suffered for years from diabetes and died of "congestive failure" in 1865.
Citation
“Jane Melheme Wylie, 1836-1865,” Wylie House Exhibits, accessed April 19, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/wyliehouse/items/show/575.