This is a photograph of Kate Edwards Swayze, who was born in London, England on November 24, 1834. She married American J. Clarke Swayze on June 22, 1856 in New York and they had two children. She was an actress and playwright, and among her plays was Ossawatomie Brown. Kate died on August 13, 1862 in Griffin, Georgia, survived by her husband and three children.