Mary Noailles Murfree

Biography

Mary Noailles Murfree, born in 1850 and celebrated as a writer, captured the textures of Appalachian life with a lyrical honesty that made distant readers feel present in the mountains she loved.

Her stories, often published under a chosen name so her work could stand on its own, also championed the dignity of the people she portrayed, and Evergreen Cemetery preserves the resting place of a storyteller whose compassion remains inspiring.