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20 Things You Should Know About Lily Casey-Smith

Lily Eveline Casey-Smith is the grandmother of Jeannette Walls. Jeannette wrote a novel based upon her life.

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On May 22, 2016
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Lily Eveline Casey-Smith was born in Toyah, Texas in 1901.

The book claims she was born in 1901 while online it claims she was born in 1903. A photo of Toyah, Texas.

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Lily started training mustangs on her family's ranch at the young age of 5.

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On the ranch when Lily was growing up, there were peacocks that her father meant to breed and sell. Peacocks were not in demand in Texas at the time.

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Adam Casey who was Lily's father had speech issues and a slight limp from a horse accident years before, and so Lily ran most of the ranch from a young age.

I believe this is a picture of some of the land Lily's family used to own.

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Lily attended a Catholic school called the Sisters of Loretto Academy of Our Lady of the Light.

The actual church Lily attended.

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Her loyal horse of over twenty years named Patches, was a half-broke horse she trained herself.

A horse that is somewhat similar to Patches.

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At the young age of fifteen, Lily passed a government test to become a teacher, since there was a shortage of teachers during WWI.

A class in the time of WWI.

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Lily traveled 500 miles on her horse Patches for her first job as a teacher.

A cowgirl on her horse in the early 1900's.

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After taking a break from teaching and returning to her family farm, Lily moved to Chicago.

Chicago in the 1920's.

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Lily worked as a maid for a while when living in Chicago.

A maid in the 1920's.

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Lily met her first husband Ted while living in Chicago. She divorced him after a while, since she discovered he had partook in bigamy. He already had a wife and three children.

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Lily taught in county where literally almost everyone was related since they married their family members.

A large family from the early 1900's.

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Lily took in her pregnant sister Helen, since Helen needed help figuring out what to do with her out of wedlock pregnancy.

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Lily was the one to find Helen when she hung herself because of the pregnancy.

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After Helen and the babies death Lily felt the urge to bring another baby into the world, so she married a man who had captured her interest.

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Lily had their daughter Rosemary a year or so after the got married. A year and a half later, Lily had Little Jim.

Rosemary and Little Jim on the ranch horse.

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Lily loved to fly airplanes.

An airplane from the early 1900's.

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At one of the places Lily taught, she drove a hearse around to pick up students and take them to school.

A hearse from the early 1900's.

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Even though Lily never liked Rex Walls at all, she offered to pay for all of Rose Mary's wedding as long as it was in a Catholic church.

Rosemary and Rex on their wedding day.

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Lily died on November 1, 1967

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