Anna Boyd Ellington

Anna Rebecca Boyd, Mrs. Ellington (January 22, 1856 – August 12, 1907) was born in Attala County, Mississippi. She was one of the three founders of the Delta Gamma Fraternity along with Mary Comfort Leonard and Eva Webb Dodd in 1873 at the Lewis School in Oxford, Mississippi.[1]

Anna Boyd Ellington
Standing: Mary Comfort Leonard; Sitting: Eva Webb Dodd and Anna Boyd Ellington (ca. 1875)
Born	Anna Rebecca Boyd January 22, 1856 Attala County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	August 12, 1907 (50) Attala County, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation	Co-founder of the Delta Gamma fraternity

She was the daughter of James Madison Boyd (1829–1899; uncle of Eva Webb Dodd) and Caroline A. Kennedy Boyd (1823–1896). Her father was a member of Mississippi legislature. Her mother was a school teacher. She became a public school teacher until her marriage and was the sole caretaker of four small daughters after her husband (Daniel W. Ellington)'s death in 1890.[2]

References

1. Delta Gamma (2012-09-25). "History". Delta Gamma Fraternity. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
2. The Lineage of the Founders of Delta Gamma Fraternity, s3.amazonaws.com; accessed July 5, 2017.