The booklet's author is cited as Mrs. Davis Cox, which refers to Mamie Wynne Cox, wife of William Davis Cox.

Mamie Wynne Cox was born in 1867 to John Magruder and Mary DeBerry Adair Wynne. She attended Sam Houston Normal Institute, now Sam Houston State University, and graduated in 1886. She additionally studied in Baltimore, Maryland, and at the Woodrow School of Expression in Dallas, Texas. After graduation, she taught at Temple High School in Temple, Texas, for a short time. In 1886, she married William D. Cox, with whom she had one son, William Adair Cox.

Mamie Wynne Cox was a historian, journalist, and author. She served as associate editor of the Temple Daily Tribune, where she became well known for her daily feature, “Through My Study Window.” She worked as court reporter, editorial writer, and society editor for several area newspapers.

Her books include “A Love Story of Mineral Wells,” “The History of the First Twenty Years of Sam Houston State Normal Institute,” and “The Romantic Flags of Texas,” the latter of which was used as reference by Selznick-International Studios when producing the film “Gone with the Wind.”

Over the course of her life, Cox was active in many historic and patriotic organizations. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Texas Poetry Society, Dallas Writer’s Club, and the Dallas Historical Society. She was honored as poet laureate of the Texas Woman’s Press Association, now Texas Press Women, and served as president of the association for two years.

She was awarded a silver bowl by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1939 for historical research. Additionally, in 1931, her story “When the Raven Came to Rest” won a gold medal award from the Texas Woman’s Press Association. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas now offer an award in her name for essays of merit in the field of Texas history.

Mamie Wynne Cox died in Dallas, Texas in 1955.