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Rowena Selden “Nina” <I>Kirby-Smith</I> Buck

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Rowena Selden “Nina” Kirby-Smith Buck

Birth
New Castle, Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Death
11 Dec 1965 (aged 95)
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
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Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Sunday, 12 Dec 1965

Mrs Rowena Buck, 95, died yesterday in an Evanston convalescent home. She was the widow of Randolph Buck, former Chicago Insurance man who died in 1933, and the daughter of General E Kirby-Smith, a general in the Confederate Army in the Civil War,
who was later Professor of mathematics and botany at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn.

She leaves two daughters, Mrs W O Coleman and Mrs Eugene Ackerman.

Services will be held in Sewanee, Tenn.
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1910 United States Federal Census
Columbus Ward 3, Franklin, Ohio

Randolph Buck 40 Insurance Agent
Nina Buck 39
Juliann Buck 19
Rowena Buck 17
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1880 United States Federal Census
District 18, Franklin, Tennessee

E. Kirby Smith 55 (name should be "Kirby-Smith")
Occupation: Teacher
B in Florida Parents B in CT
Cassie S. Smith 42 B in VA

Children:
Carrie S. 17 (1863) b in VA
Frances 15 (1865) b in TX
Edmund 13 (1867) b in KY
Lydia 11 (1869) b in KY
Rowena S 9 (1871) b in KY
E. Chaplin 7 (1873) b in TN
Reynold Marvin 5 (1875) b in TN
Wm. Selden. 3 (1877) b in TN
Josephine B. 1 (1879) b in TN

and:
Joseph Lee born in 1882
Ephraim born in 1884
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Sunday, 12 Dec 1965

Mrs Rowena Buck, 95, died yesterday in an Evanston convalescent home. She was the widow of Randolph Buck, former Chicago Insurance man who died in 1933, and the daughter of General E Kirby-Smith, a general in the Confederate Army in the Civil War,
who was later Professor of mathematics and botany at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn.

She leaves two daughters, Mrs W O Coleman and Mrs Eugene Ackerman.

Services will be held in Sewanee, Tenn.
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1910 United States Federal Census
Columbus Ward 3, Franklin, Ohio

Randolph Buck 40 Insurance Agent
Nina Buck 39
Juliann Buck 19
Rowena Buck 17
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1880 United States Federal Census
District 18, Franklin, Tennessee

E. Kirby Smith 55 (name should be "Kirby-Smith")
Occupation: Teacher
B in Florida Parents B in CT
Cassie S. Smith 42 B in VA

Children:
Carrie S. 17 (1863) b in VA
Frances 15 (1865) b in TX
Edmund 13 (1867) b in KY
Lydia 11 (1869) b in KY
Rowena S 9 (1871) b in KY
E. Chaplin 7 (1873) b in TN
Reynold Marvin 5 (1875) b in TN
Wm. Selden. 3 (1877) b in TN
Josephine B. 1 (1879) b in TN

and:
Joseph Lee born in 1882
Ephraim born in 1884

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  • Created by: A Webb
  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181815421/rowena_selden-buck: accessed ), memorial page for Rowena Selden “Nina” Kirby-Smith Buck (2 Oct 1870–11 Dec 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 181815421, citing University of the South Cemetery, Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by A Webb (contributor 49158399).