Her grandfather, John L. Gow, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was a writer of poetry and prose.
He was the author of "Good Morals and Gentle Manners," a book used in the public schools of the U.S.[1] Before Minnie was ten years of age, her poetic productions were numerous and showed a precocious imagination and unusual grace of expression.
[1] On December 4, 1891, she married Edgar Douglas Walsworth, of Fontanelle, Iowa,[1] to which place she had removed with her family a few years previous.
[2] She was a contributor to the New York Independent, Interior, St. Nicholas Wide Awake, Literary Life, Presbyterian Banner,[2] and other periodicals.
[1] Her works appeared in several newspapers, such as Iowa County Democrat,[4] Los Angeles Herald.