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The Nineteenth Century—a Long Time Ago

 

Yahoo News had an article today about the death of the last living person who was born in the 19th century. That makes me feel really OLD!

I grew up on Blackberry Creek among dozens of people who were born in the 19th century A few were born before 1870.

Pricy Farley Scott was born in 1869. she lived until 1965. Her father, Aly Farley, was born in 1843. Two of Aly Farley’s children, Pricy and R.T. lived until I was a grown man. The Farleys lived three farms above Ran’l McCoy on Blackberry Fork.

This story can be read in my book, “Lies, Damned Lies, and Feud Tales.”  https://tinyurl.com/ycqlg3oy