1879–1968

Introduction

Born: Sep­tem­ber 10, 1879, Hawk­ins Coun­ty, Ten­nes­see.

Died: Au­gust 27, 1968, Mor­ris­town, Ten­nes­see.

Biography

Effie was the daugh­ter of Ben­ja­min Frank­lin Smith and Er­nest­ine May Quill­en, and wife of Me­tho­dist min­is­ter Jo­seph Blake­more Ely.

She was edu­cat­ed at Sul­lins Col­lege, Bris­tol, Tenn­es­see (school closed in 1976), and Pea­bo­dy Nor­mal Col­lege, Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see.

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