Jane was of medium height and weight, slightly stooped in her late years, but quick of movement and agile which stood her in good hand for she was in demand as a mid-wife in that rural community of Number Seven, Obion County, Tennessee. There was one time when Harris Smith coming in the middle of the night a distance of about two miles to get Jane to help with his son's delivery. It is said that she mounted the horse behind him quick as a flash and said, "Mack, just let me lock my arms around your waist and you ride just as fast as you want to" - they made it! - Sharon Lee fisher-Martin.
Jane was of medium height and weight, slightly stooped in her late years, but quick of movement and agile which stood her in good hand for she was in demand as a mid-wife in that rural community of Number Seven, Obion County, Tennessee. There was one time when Harris Smith coming in the middle of the night a distance of about two miles to get Jane to help with his son's delivery. It is said that she mounted the horse behind him quick as a flash and said, "Mack, just let me lock my arms around your waist and you ride just as fast as you want to" - they made it! - Sharon Lee fisher-Martin.
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