The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) Thursday, 7 July 1938
Sewanee, Tenn - July 6 - Ephraim Kirby-Smith, 54, of Franklin, Louisiana, died unexpectedly here tonite at the home of his brother, Dr R M Kirby-Smith.
A son of the late Confederate General and Mrs Edmund Kirby-Smith, he was educated at the University of the South here, where his father was Professor of Mathematics.
He was for many years engaged in mining operations in Mexico, later being affiliated with sugar refineries in Cuba. For the last several years, he had made his home at Franklin, where he had been connected with a sugar refinery.
He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Polly Brooks of Sewanee; one son, Ephraim Jr, 3 daughters, Mrs Harold Henshaw, Misses Catherine and Ellen Kirby-Smith all of Franklin, LA; one brother Dr Kirby-Smith of Sewanee and 4 sisters, Mrs Lydia Hale and Mrs Caroline Krolly of Sewanee; Mrs Frances Wade of Union City, TN and Mrs Roades Fayerweather of Baltimore, MD.
The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) Thursday, 7 July 1938
Sewanee, Tenn - July 6 - Ephraim Kirby-Smith, 54, of Franklin, Louisiana, died unexpectedly here tonite at the home of his brother, Dr R M Kirby-Smith.
A son of the late Confederate General and Mrs Edmund Kirby-Smith, he was educated at the University of the South here, where his father was Professor of Mathematics.
He was for many years engaged in mining operations in Mexico, later being affiliated with sugar refineries in Cuba. For the last several years, he had made his home at Franklin, where he had been connected with a sugar refinery.
He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Polly Brooks of Sewanee; one son, Ephraim Jr, 3 daughters, Mrs Harold Henshaw, Misses Catherine and Ellen Kirby-Smith all of Franklin, LA; one brother Dr Kirby-Smith of Sewanee and 4 sisters, Mrs Lydia Hale and Mrs Caroline Krolly of Sewanee; Mrs Frances Wade of Union City, TN and Mrs Roades Fayerweather of Baltimore, MD.
Family Members
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Caroline Selden "Carrie" Kirby-Smith Crolly
1862–1941
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Frances Kirby-Smith Wade
1864–1952
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Edmund Kirby-Smith Sr
1866–1938
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Rowena Selden "Nina" Kirby-Smith Buck
1870–1965
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Lydia Kirby-Smith Hale
1871–1943
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Elizabeth Chaplin Kirby-Smith
1872–1917
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Dr Reynold Marvin "R M" Kirby-Smith
1874–1962
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William Selden Kirby-Smith Sr
1876–1941
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Josephine Kirby-Smith Fayerweather
1878–1961
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Dr Joseph Lee Kirby-Smith
1882–1939
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