Ida Romney Alldredge(January 7, 1892 - June 14, 1943) was a Mexican-American writer born inColonia Juárez,Chihuahua(Mexico). She was the author of ahymnofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(LDS Church),They, the Builders of the Nation.
Biography
editIda Romney Alldredge was born in Colonia Juárez, Mexico.[1]She was the daughter of AmericanLatter-day Saintparents, Miles Park Romney and Catherine Cottom. On her father's side, her uncle,George W. Romney,was the governor of Michigan. She married Leo "Lew" Alldredge on August 26, 1911.[2]
Alldredge and her family moved toDouglas,Arizona,in 1912, with other Latter-day Saint settlers, determined to leave Mexico due to the disruptions of theMexican Revolution.[3]Her husband worked as a merchant in Douglas, and they later moved to Mesa, Arizona, where she remained until her death.[3]
Poems and hymns
editAlldredge wrote numerous poems for the LDS Church'sRelief SocietyMagazine andJuvenile Instructor.[4]She wrote more than 400 poems, as well as numerous musical works and some dramatic works.[5]She wrote several lyrics that were translated into songs by contemporaries, such asGeorge Careless,B. Cecil Gates,andWilliam Clive.Alldredge also produced songs for the LDS Church'sgeneral conferences,along with those events at theSalt LakeandMesatemples, including the dedication of the temple in Mesa in 1927. She was best known forLatter-day Saints musical texts,and for the hymnThey, the Builders of the Nation,[6]which is included in the church's1985 LDS Hymnal.[1]
References
edit- ^abClaghorn, Charles Eugene (1996).Women composers and songwriters: a concise biographical dictionary.Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press.ISBN0-585-03162-2.OCLC42329817.
- ^"Family Tree--Abbreviated Ancestral Lines".Aldridge Family Research.2005-03-06.Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2005.Retrieved2021-04-07.
- ^ab"Pioneer song speaks to 2007".Deseret News.2007-07-24.Retrieved2021-04-07.
- ^Wenger, Kaimi (2007-03-09)."Wells run dry".Times & Seasons.Retrieved2021-04-07.
- ^Lynching beyond Dixie: American mob violence outside the South.Michael J. Pfeifer. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. 2013.ISBN978-0-252-09465-1.OCLC828140137.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: others (link) - ^"They, the builders of the nation".Hymnary.org.Retrieved2021-04-07.
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