felTHE WAYNESVILLE MOTTNT A TNF.r.p -=
hftCH OF RELATIVES in the "old country,'' Mrs. William
r?r Wavnesville, (right) teacher at Central Elementary
? it greeted by Miss Jane E. Coleman and her brother Sam
uel, a retired farmer, at nailytweeay, Muckamore, in County
Antrim, Northern Ireland.
I
lynesville Teacher Returns To Land Of Her Ancestors In
[inty Antrim, Northern Ireland, Reminisces With Kin
Et*S NOTE: The follow
about Mrs. William I.
fnesville, a teacher at
| Elementary School, was
I far The Mountaineer by
lite Smyth, staff reporter
iLtrne Times in County
I Northern Ireland.)
?, MAURICE SMYTH
live of Waynesville. North
I, who is at present on a
a tour, made headline news
ity Antrim, Northern Ire
hen she was there a short
I
i the well-known, vivacious
Uiam I. Lee who incorp
rith her pleasure trip a
tr news of her forebears
* born in the Carmavey
if County Antrim,
egan when Mrs. Lee wrote
al newspaper asking for
their help. They published her
plea and in a matter of weeks it
had been arranged for her to meet'
a number of her relatives whom
she never even knew existed.
The story began way back in the
year 1771 when Mrs. Lee's great
great-grandfather, James Coman,
fwhose mother's name was Margaret
Williamson, set out for the States
on a pleasure voyage. And he liked
what he found so much that along
with his three brothers, John, Rob
ert and Matthew, who emigrated
soon after, never returned to the
Emerald Isle.
Mrs. Lee wrote to the "Lame
Times" saying that it was her
greatest desire to talk with some
one even remotely connected with
the Coman or Williamson families.
At that time little did she guess
that soon she would be sitting ip
a quaint oak-pannelled farmhouse
having a typical Irish meal with
representatives of both families.
Mrs. Lee came to Belfast via
Cork on a sight-seeing tour but
failed to kiss the Blarney Stone!
She was met at her Belfast hotel
by a "Larne Times" representa
tive who took her to the home of
Miss Jane E. Coleman at Bally
tweedy, Muckamore, County An
trim. She lives with her brother
Samuel, a retired farmer.
And it was a highly excited Mrs.
Lee who, through the medium of
photographs and an old ship letter
sent from James Coman to his
mother in 1809, who lived in the
same house at Ballytweedy, set to
prove her family connections with
the Colemans.
Mrs. Lee displayed, particular
delight in an old sturdy bog oak
chair bearing the clear Inscription
1677, R. C. (for Robert Coman)
which points to the fact that the
family is even much older than
had at first been believed.
Another branch of the family
tree was visited when she went to
the house of Mr. Robert John Wil
liamson, of Straidhavern Nutt's
Corner, Crumlin, County Antrim.
It was here that Mrs. Lee sampled
her first taste of an ample North
ern Irish farmhouse meal washed
down with fresh milk. Here again
the family tree was climbed and
descended but she had lost none
of her former enthusiasm.
Before she left for Glasgow to
continue her tour with American
Express Mrs. Lee paid a visit to
Lylehill Presbyterian Church
where her great-great-grandfather
worshipped as do the present mem
bers of the Coleman and William
son families.
Mrs. Lee, herself an Episcopali
an, sat for a few moments in silence
m the family pew.
Later, the old cemetery at Carm
avey was visited and here was dis
covered two gravestones, one erect
ed by Matthew Coleman in mem
ory of his wife Margaret who died
in August 16, 1880, and another
erected in memory of Samual Cole
man who was Mrs. Lee's great
great-grandfather's brother, and
who died in March 1863 at tht age
of 85.
Mrs. Lee had now realised her
life's ambition and she continued
her tour a happy and contented
woman though slightly worn out
at the whirlwind speed with which
things had taken place.
She, of course, hopes to go back
to County Antrim in a few years'
time and spend a lengthy holiday
with her new "cousins".
Note:?Coman, which is one of
Mrs. Lee's middle names, is one
of the variations of Comyn which
is of Scottish origin, the others
being Cumin, Cumyn, Commons.
Comyns, and Cunnings. The spell
ing has altered slightly through
the ye^rs and is now written Cole
man.
Library
To Observe
Anniversary
Open house will be held at the
Canton Library on Thursday af
ternoon, June 23, from 3 to 5 p.m.
This event will mark the first
anniversary of the new library
board and the frfends of the li
bra! y. The public is invited to call
J'i?-ing these hours to inspect the
library and share in the fellow
ship program.
C. A. Stone is chairman of the
'Ibrary board. Other members are
Fred Doutt, Louis Gates, Mrs. H.
V Helder, Mrs. W. R. Palmer, Mrs.
J. T. Bailey and Mrs. A. W. Bot
toms.
Friends of the liorary will assist
'n entertaining during the social
hour. Mrs. J. L. Reeves is chair
man of the decoration committee,
with Mrs. Bottoms and Mrs. J. F.
Pate serving with her.
The refreshment committee has
Mrs. Elmer Osborne for chairman,
and the following members: Mrs.
A. P. Cline. Mrs. Everett Gallien
ne, Mrs. J. R. Westmoreland, Mrs.
Henry Seaman, Mrs. Fred Fergu
son, Mrs. Charles Branson, Mrs.
Willis Kirkpatrick and Mrs. F. E.
Shull. Mrs. J. B. Hurley, Mrs.
Harold Hanson and Mrs. Clyde
Hoey are on the publicity com
mittee.
Mrs. Helder, Mrs. J. R. Steph
ens, Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Miriam
Hawk will preside at the tea table.
The hospitality committee is made
up of Mrs. Noah Swofford, chair
man, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Norman
Freel, Mrs. L. E. Gates and Mrs.
I Robert Liner.
The Canton library is one of the
most modern in Western North
Carolina and maintains a wide cir
culation of books.
The $50,000 building was pre
sented to the library board and
the people of Canton last June. 1
Life Stories Of Judge Alley
Obstacles Did Not Stop
Judge Alley From Getting
Education He Desired
By W. C. MEDFORD
Introductory Remarks ? Hay
wood County has had, both by
birth and adoption, many noblt
and promfhent citizens. The
Mountaineer has from time to
time, in editorials and featured
articles, paid tribute to many of
them ? in manner which seemed
to us deserving. On the Life of
Judge Alley, more than usual
might well be said?and while he
is yet living. With the hope that
these articles (to be published ex
clusively in The Mountaineer) may
be an inspiration to other aspiring
young people, the purpose is to
bring out some things relative to
the hardships ? and overcomings,
of his school days.
Ancestry
Of English stock, Felix Alley's
remote ancestry goes back prior to 1
the Revolutionary War and to the
State of Virginia. In Rutherford
County we pick it up again, where
John H. Alley settled. Here John
H. Alley, Jr. was born, he being
father of Judge Felix E. Alley. The
judge's father saw servic? in the
Mexican War, being elevated af
ter the battle of Chapultepoc to
the rank of colonel. Col. Alley was
with Scott in the removal of the
Cherokees from here to the In
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JUDGE ALLEY
dian Territory. After th<- moval,
and on his return towai? Ruther
ford County, he stopped in that
section south of the Blue Ridge,
now Cashiers Valley in Jackson
County. There he tarried. Soon it
became his good fortune to mar
ry Sarah Norton of that commun
ity. She, it is said, was the first
I white child born in that section of
i the county.
Colonel John Alley was a man
of great force of character, this
being manifested both in civil life
and in his army service. He was
often trusted by his fellow citizens
and elected to offices of honor and
usefulness in his county, one of
them being chairman of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions.
At his home in Whiteside Cove
he lived to a ripe and honored old
age.
Here in this humble home, and
in near sight of imposing White
side Mountain, Felix E. Alley was
born, Julv 5th, 1873, the youngest
of ten children.
As a boy he attended the six
weeks public schools in the com
munity, mastering these few ele
mentary courses in his middle
teens. Then there was nothing for
ilm to do ? but the work on the
farm; since there were no higher
schools within reach, and his fath
er was not able to defray expenses
elsewhere.
"KUder Cole
It was about this time, when
seventeen years old, that the "Kid
der Cole" incident occurred. So
much has been said about this al
ready that we shall be brief ?
considering the many more im
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