Mary Wilder Tileston (1843–1934) was the daughter of
Caleb and Mary Wilder Foote. Mary and her brothers, the Rev. Henry
Wilder Foote (1838–1889) and musician/composer Arthur Foote
(1853–1937), compiled and edited Hymns of the Church
Universal. On her own, Mary edited and compiled a number of
books of devotions, hymns, and spiritual writings, as well as
letters and reminiscences of her parents and other family
members.