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CAUS Pneumonia
Transcribed from a page of Edna Cox-Cole's scrapbook, Aug 21 2000,
by Winfred Tipton a g.g. Grandson of Nancy Smyth's siter Sally ann Cole ie. Mrs Joseph L. Tipton
and grandson of the original writer A. F. Cox.
The original was borrowed from Edna's daughter Rowena Cole-Tucker.Mrs. Nancy Smyth
Mrs. Nancy Cole Smyth died early Wednesday morning at the Central Hotel, Wher she had made
her home with her daughter Mrs. Sherman (Lou) Robbins. She had been an invalid six years but died
a victim of pneumonia. Mrs. Smyth was 91 years old last wednesday Sept.10, and the last meal she
was able to eat was her birthday dinner. She had been a member of the Methodist Church for more
than75 years, was the mother of four daughters two of whom are dead. The two surviving are Mrs.
Sherman Robbins of this city and Mrs. Sarah Snowden of Patsy. A short service was held at the
home last night and the remains will be taken today to the old home above furnace for burial.She had many friends in Clay City-(Clay City, Times) at an earlier day there came to the Threeforks
County a pioneer William Cole, he was a nephew of the noted Wm. Jasper who figured in the
Revolutionary War at Savannah Ga. his wife was Marticia Crawford a cousin of Col. Wm. Crawford
who was buried by the Indians at Chillicothe, her brother Valentine, Arch and others were noted
pineers of Estill, which then included most of Lee.William Cole's son James was the father of Mrs. Smyth another of his sons was the first Sheriff of
Lee in 1870 and there were others, prominent in the social and business affairs of the County. James
Cole was killed one night in 1864 near Greely on Little Sinking, When the horse he was riding went
over a cliff.
On behalf of many of our readers who are related to Mrs. Smyth-Cole, Crawford, Smyth, and
their kith and kin we send to her memory with this bit of history, a sorrowful farewell.
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Mrs Nancy Smyth
In memory of Mrs. Nancy Smyth wife of the late George Smyth, who was a brother of
the late James Cole, a sister of Henry and B. B. Cole and Mrs. Armenia Mansfield, Emily Thacker,
and Mrs. Joseph Tipton and Mary Schooler. All have preceded her to the grave.
She was the mother of 4 children all girls, Agatha, Moberly deceased, Caroline deceased, wife of G.
W. Childers, Sarah, wife of G. R. Snowden and Lulu wife of Sherman Robbins.
She was ninety one years and seven days old and had lived a devoted christian life, having been a
member of the Methodist Church for seventy five years, she was loved
by all who knew her as she was always ready to help the needy and sick so far as she was able, and
from her past life we believe she is forever free from pain and sorrow.
Her funeral was preached at the grave by Rev. Wm. Warner of the Christian Church who delivered
a very impressive sermon.Written by request
A. F. Cox
Crystal Kentucky
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OCCU Sheriff
On April 25, 1870 William S. Cole was appointed the first Sheriff of the newly formed County Lee.
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EVEN Civil War Vet., Union Army Co. "B" 8th Kentucky Inf.
Thacker/Donnelly Cemetery
This old Cemetery was originally the Thacker Cemetery and in the 1930's was surroundded by a
Beautiful wrought iron fence and completely covered with honeysuckle vines and you could'nt see
any of the stones. In the 1918's Wm.s daughter Nannie now a widow divded the land and her
son Donnelly ended up with that part of the land. He donated a small lot next to the Cemetery to
the county and they built the Donnelly School there. He then built a large home about a hundred
yards from the cemetery which he later sold to Andrew Cox along with the rest of his land.
Donnelly's brother Ellery sold his part of the land across the creek to the Gross family and moved
to Peru Indiana in the late 1920's. Omer Beckley aquired the old Ellery Smyth farm in the mid
1940'sand subsequently bought most of the land in the valley all the way to route 52. My Stepfather Grant
Walling bought the old Donnelly School and tore it down in the 1960's and sold the land to Omer.
Omer has since removed the fence and all of the vines from the cemetery and install a new chain
link fence, but now most of the tombstones have benn stolen or destroyed. The cemetery is now
referred to as the Donnelly Cemetery, Winfred C. Tipton 2-26-2000William S. Thacker Pvt. Co. b 8th Ky. Inf. enlisted 9/20/1861, dischared 8/17/1865 3y 11m 24d
William S. was a Cpl in Co. B 8th Ky Inf. Union Army
Burdine's mother was living with him in 1870 after his father James was killed in 1864, his wife
nancy was still living in the old home in 1900 and son Ephraim was living next door. After Nancy
died the farm was sold to Charley Watson. This leads me to believe that Burdine and Nancy lived
in the same house that Burdline's parents James & Levisa had lived. That house was originally
a log house but after Charley Watson aquired it he installed lap siding. That is the house that
I remember which sad below Highway 52 about 1/2 mile west of Crystal Kentucky. at the Estill/Lee county
line. Ephraim's house was a log house built in two sections connected by a covered porch and
sat across Millers Creek to the south. They are all gone now. 3-5-2000. W. C. TiptonNancy Ann and son Ephraim were sitting talking and when Ephraim turned to her and said mother,
are you ok, she did'nt answer he then realized she died sitting in her chair talking.
Killed in an accident at Pryse, Kentucky.
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EVEN Civil War Vet.
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EVEN Civil War Vet.
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EVEN Civil War Vet.