1865–1928
Emma Louise Hogg Pridgeon

Introduction

Born: 1865, ac­cord­ing to her tomb­stone. Howev­er, her Find­agrave page says she was born March 13, 1862, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: 1928, ac­cord­ing to her tomb­stone. Howev­er, her Find­agrave page says she died March 1, 1933, Phi­la­del­phia Coun­ty, Penn­syl­van­ia, ac­cord­ing to her Find­agrave page.

Buried: Prid­geon Ce­me­te­ry, Gib­son­ia, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Biography

Louise was daug­hter of Will­iam M. Hogg, Jr., and Ca­ther­ine Lott Horn­er, and wife of min­is­ter Charles Ham­il­ton Prid­geon (mar­ried Ap­ril 2, 1930, Beth­le­hem, Penn­syl­van­ia).

An op­era sing­er, she is said to have re­ceived a me­dal from King Leo­pold of Bel­gium at the height of her ca­reer.

Deep­ly re­li­gious, she be­came close friends with the Booths, found­ers of the Sal­va­tion Ar­my. She and her husband es­tab­lished ma­ny mis­sions.

Lyrics

  1. I’m Trust­ing in the Lord
  2. More Than Grief’s Heart Brok­en Sigh

Music

  1. Grace When the Sun Is Shin­ing

Sources

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