"...educated in the local schools and at Traysylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky; was an employee of the Commercial Banks of Grayson for several years and became familiar with the banking business. A great reader and student, she studied law and medicine-not with any intention of engaging in practice-and then entered the field of literature. She has written much poetry and some poems were published in the "Voice of Freedom" and "Voice of America". Recently she has had published a volume which has received favorable reviews by critics of lyric poetry, particularily the poem "The Convoy" and "Sunset over Italy"." from Kozee's book of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky.
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She was married to Henderson Richard Dysard who was mayor of Ashland from 1917-1921. He was at one time Judge of Carter COunty at Grayson where his law office was located.
1900 Grayson, Carter Co., KY Federal Census
J. W. Strother head age 49 born Oct 1850
Amanda wife 48 born Feb 1852
JESSIE dau 21 born Aug 1878
Gussie dau 19 born Sep 1880
Isabelle dau 17 born Dec 1882
W. H. son 15 born Apr 1885
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1910 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson R. Dysard head age 34
Jessamine wife 31
Henderson son 1 2/12
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1920 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson Dysard head age 45 DIVORCED
Henderson son 11
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1930 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson Dysard head age 54
Maude T. wife 51 he remarried to a
Maude Tinsley
Henderson son 21
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In 1930 Jessamine "Jessie" Strother was living with her sister Belle Womack where she says she is WIDOWED (a convention of the times when divorce was considered unacceptable?)
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evidently Bagby Cem., Hillcrest Cem and Grayson Memorial Cemetery are all one in the same
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She was married to Henderson Richard Dysard who was mayor of Ashland from 1917-1921. He was at one time Judge of Carter COunty at Grayson where his law office was located.
1900 Grayson, Carter Co., KY Federal Census
J. W. Strother head age 49 born Oct 1850
Amanda wife 48 born Feb 1852
JESSIE dau 21 born Aug 1878
Gussie dau 19 born Sep 1880
Isabelle dau 17 born Dec 1882
W. H. son 15 born Apr 1885
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1910 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson R. Dysard head age 34
Jessamine wife 31
Henderson son 1 2/12
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1920 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson Dysard head age 45 DIVORCED
Henderson son 11
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1930 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson Dysard head age 54
Maude T. wife 51 he remarried to a
Maude Tinsley
Henderson son 21
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In 1930 Jessamine "Jessie" Strother was living with her sister Belle Womack where she says she is WIDOWED (a convention of the times when divorce was considered unacceptable?)
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evidently Bagby Cem., Hillcrest Cem and Grayson Memorial Cemetery are all one in the same
"...educated in the local schools and at Traysylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky; was an employee of the Commercial Banks of Grayson for several years and became familiar with the banking business. A great reader and student, she studied law and medicine-not with any intention of engaging in practice-and then entered the field of literature. She has written much poetry and some poems were published in the "Voice of Freedom" and "Voice of America". Recently she has had published a volume which has received favorable reviews by critics of lyric poetry, particularily the poem "The Convoy" and "Sunset over Italy"." from Kozee's book of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky.
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She was married to Henderson Richard Dysard who was mayor of Ashland from 1917-1921. He was at one time Judge of Carter COunty at Grayson where his law office was located.
1900 Grayson, Carter Co., KY Federal Census
J. W. Strother head age 49 born Oct 1850
Amanda wife 48 born Feb 1852
JESSIE dau 21 born Aug 1878
Gussie dau 19 born Sep 1880
Isabelle dau 17 born Dec 1882
W. H. son 15 born Apr 1885
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1910 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson R. Dysard head age 34
Jessamine wife 31
Henderson son 1 2/12
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1920 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson Dysard head age 45 DIVORCED
Henderson son 11
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1930 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson Dysard head age 54
Maude T. wife 51 he remarried to a
Maude Tinsley
Henderson son 21
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In 1930 Jessamine "Jessie" Strother was living with her sister Belle Womack where she says she is WIDOWED (a convention of the times when divorce was considered unacceptable?)
---
evidently Bagby Cem., Hillcrest Cem and Grayson Memorial Cemetery are all one in the same
---
She was married to Henderson Richard Dysard who was mayor of Ashland from 1917-1921. He was at one time Judge of Carter COunty at Grayson where his law office was located.
1900 Grayson, Carter Co., KY Federal Census
J. W. Strother head age 49 born Oct 1850
Amanda wife 48 born Feb 1852
JESSIE dau 21 born Aug 1878
Gussie dau 19 born Sep 1880
Isabelle dau 17 born Dec 1882
W. H. son 15 born Apr 1885
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1910 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson R. Dysard head age 34
Jessamine wife 31
Henderson son 1 2/12
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1920 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson Dysard head age 45 DIVORCED
Henderson son 11
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1930 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY Federal Census
Henderson Dysard head age 54
Maude T. wife 51 he remarried to a
Maude Tinsley
Henderson son 21
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In 1930 Jessamine "Jessie" Strother was living with her sister Belle Womack where she says she is WIDOWED (a convention of the times when divorce was considered unacceptable?)
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evidently Bagby Cem., Hillcrest Cem and Grayson Memorial Cemetery are all one in the same
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