Background
She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the granddaughter of Welsh industrial reformer Robert Owen. After her father"s death, she studied composition and piano in Germany from 1852-1861 and then returned to Indiana.
composer music educator writer
She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the granddaughter of Welsh industrial reformer Robert Owen. After her father"s death, she studied composition and piano in Germany from 1852-1861 and then returned to Indiana.
Faunt Le Roy married minister James Runcie and had four children. The couple lived in Saint Joseph, Missouri, where Constance Runcie founded a woman"s club to further cultural development of the area. Her daughter Ellinor Dale Runcie was also a writer
Her papers are housed at Missouri Western University.