The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-18
Society Woman Aged 9S.

Nashville, Tenn, contains the mos
remarkable society woman in America
She is Miss Jane H. Thomas, born
Sept. 3. 1900. Despite her proximity
to the century mark she is still the
recipient Of offers of marriage.
When a very young woman she was
greatly admired for be. wit and beauty
Her hand was sought by number Of
the most prominent men Of the South.
but for some unknown reason all were
rejected.
When she was nearing middle life
one of her first beaux. a rejected
suitor, again approached her on the
subject of matrimony She agaiu re-
fused. AS he was leaving her in
despair he said:
"Well, Miss Jane, when do you ex-
pect to marry p
She tossed her head haughtily and
replied: Never, sir. until | am 100
years old.
She has kept her word, and now
that she has nearly reached that age,
her old lover, after sixty years Of wait
ing, writes to her that he has not
forgotten her assertion that she would
marry when she became 100, and offers
his heart and fortune to her accep-
tance.
The old gentleman is ninety-two
years old, has been married, and has
large family of children. He lives
in the blue grass regions Of Kentucky.
s:Miss Jaue,' as she is famlliarly
called by her friends, was as much
pleased and amused at the old gentle
mans proposal as younger ladies are
on such occasions. She told some of
her oldest friends about her offer.
They know who the gentleman is,
butfrom the younger generation "Miss
Jane" has kept his name secret. All
they know is that she received an offer
of marriage, and that she rejected 1t.
When asked her reason for being so
heartless to lover so devoted, she re-
piled that he is much too old for her,
and says she does not want to marry
an old man like that.
Miss James" great age is no draw
back to her social duties. She is still
in possession of all her faculties, and
does Dot consider herself an old woman.
Her friends claim she is as active and
her intellect as keen as when she was
fifty. She carries herself erect, walks
with firm step, and is still a great
reader. She keeps well posted Oh
current events, reads the newspapers.
periodicals, and the latest novels. She
is abreast with the times in politics,
fashions, and all new thought, and
promises fair never to become back
number.
She went to Nashville in 1904 from
Cumberland County, Va, where she
was born. The family consisted Of FIVE
children They had two six-horse
wagons, out Mr.. and Mrs Thomas rode
horseback, and the mother carried the
youngest child in her lap.
Shcis the great.great-granddaughter
of Henry Hughes Thomas, who was
once Lord Mayor Of London.
On Dec. 20, 1920, miss Jane
Joined the Methodist Church Then
preaching was done at the different
farm houses. Soon after she became
a member she and another lady raised
subscription of $3.50, with which
they built church Of cedar-hewn logs
on an acre Of ground which was given
for that purpose.
Though ninety eight years old, Miss
Thomas is still invited to all the social
affairs given in Nashville
Miss Jane" has lived under the
administrations OF every president Of
the United States except that Of
Washington. st. Louis Republican.
PROVERBS Concerning Women.