Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry (1848–1942) wrote a long series of books, many of them stories for girls, of which the best seller was The Wrestler of Philippi.
[1] Newberry was born in Monroe, Michigan, on May 7, 1848, the daughter of Hiram and Sophia Stone.
She attended the Young Ladies Seminary of Monroe, Michigan.
[2] In August, 1867 she married attorney Frank D. Newberry (June 23, 1840 – December 28, 1912) of Rochester, Michigan, who died in San Jose, California.
She died on January 24, 1942, aged 93, and is buried in Coldwater, Michigan.