Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: Biography – Community Residents
LIZZIE NOLAN METCALF SCEARCE (1888 – 1932), Pine Mountain Valley Community Resident
TAGS: Lizzie Nolan Metcalf Scearce; Elizabeth Nolan; Elizabeth Metcalf; Elizabeth Scearce; Calvin Nolan; Sarah Jane Blanton Nolan; William Metcalf; Winfield Scott Scearce; Scearce Family; Jepp Scearce Metcalf; Edna Mae (Metcalf) Patterson; Pine Mountain Valley community residents
Cora Richardson contributed the following story concerning her great-grandmother, Lizzie (Nolan) Metcalf Scearce, to the PMSS Collection in July 2018. Cora’s mother, Sara Elizabeth (Metcalf) Richardson is the daughter of Dillard and Allene (Nolan) Metcalf.
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Nolan was the daughter of Calvin and Sarah Jane (Blanton) Nolan. She was born March 14, 1888, in Harlan County, Kentucky, and died Feb 25, 1932, in Warren County, Ohio, at the age of 43.
After she married (William Metcalf in 1903), had Dillard and then divorced, she married Winfield Scott Scearce…in 1906. She and Winfield had 9 children:
Calvin H. Scearce (1907 – 1987) [SEE GALLERY]
Effie M. (Scearce) Alcorn (1909 – 1971) Married Alfred Alcorn.
Willa Scearce (1911)
Claude W. Scearce (1913 – 1967)
Frank Scearce (1915 – 1989)
William “Tipp” Scearce (1917 – 1974) [SEE GALLERY]
Bassie Scott Scearce (1919- 2003) [SEE GALLERY]
Ina Gladys (Scearce) Durham (1922 – 2007)
Jepp “Strawberry” Scearce Metcalf (1925 – 2005)
Lizzie and Winfield lived in Harlan, Kentucky, for a short while, then moved to Thorn Hill, Tennessee, where Winfield was from. They later moved on to Ohio for work. I am not sure of the dates that they moved. Granny told us that after she (Allene Nolan) and Dillard Metcalf were married, Pa (Dillard) got dressed up and took the train to visit his mother (Lizzie).
[The 1910 U.S. Census indicates that Lizzie, age 21, and Winfield, age 28 and a farmer, were married for 4 years and living in Incline, Kentucky. At that time, they had two children: Calvin, born in Tennesee, and Effie, born in Kentucky.
When Lizzie got sick, her youngest son Jepp was very young, about 6 years old. After Lizzie died, Jepp came to live with Dillard and Allene Metcalf [and] this is how he has the name: Jepp Scearce Metcalf. My grandparents never officially adopted him, he just took their name. My Great Aunt Mae (Edna Mae Metcalf Patterson) and Jepp, whose ages were 8 months apart, were very close as friends.
See Also:
METCALF FAMILY
ANN METCALF Biography
EDNA MAE (METCALF) PATTERSON Biography
WILLIAM METCALF Biography
NOLAN FAMILY
ELHANNON MURPHY NOLAN Biography
CALVIN NOLAN Biography
Return To: GUIDE TO FAMILIES IN THE PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY
Lizzie Nolan Metcalf Scearce: GALLERY
[The images of the Scearce Brothers and Death Certificates are courtesy of Cora Richardson.]
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- Scearce Brothers: Bassie, William and Jepp in their military uniforms. [pmss_metcalf_brothers_jeppnavy.jpg]
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- Lizzie (Nolan) Metcalf Scearce, (1891-1932). Death Certificate. [pmss_metcalf_lizziescearce.jpg]
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- “Calvin Nolan.” [kingman_006c.jpg]
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- Calvin and Sarah Jane Blanton Nolan. [pmss_calvinsarahblanton_horseback.jpg]
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- Frances Lavender Album. Mary Winifred Settle, a rich Louisville girl and dear Uncle Calvin Nolan and Aunt Sarah. August 1918. [lave007.jpg]
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- Calvin Nolan (1846-1930). Death Certificate. [pmss_nolan_calvin_deathcert.jpg]
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Title |
Lizzie Nolan Metcalf Scearce |
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Alt. Title |
Lizzie Nolan ; Elizabeth Nolan ; Elizabeth Metcalf ; Elizabeth Scearce ; |
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Identifier |
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Creator |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
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Alt. Creator |
Ann Angel Eberhardt ; Helen Hayes Wykle ; |
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Subject Keyword |
Lizzie Nolan Metcalf Scearce ; Elizabeth Nolan ; Elizabeth Metcalf; Elizabeth Scearce ; Calvin Nolan ; Sarah Jane Blanton Nolan ; William Metcalf ; Winfield Scott Scearce ; Scearce Family ; Jepp Scearce Metcalf ; Edna Mae (Metcalf) Patterson ; |
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Subject LCSH |
Scearce, Lizzie Nolan Metcalf, — 1888 – 1932. |
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Date |
2018-07-13 |
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Publisher |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
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Contributor |
Cora Richardson, great-grandchild of Lizzie Nolan Metcalf Scearce; Corbin, KY, 2018. |
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Type |
Collections ; text ; image ; |
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Format |
Original and copies of documents and correspondence in file folders in filing cabinet |
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Source |
Series 09: Biography – Community Residents |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
Is related to: Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections, Series 09: Biography – Community Residents. |
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Coverage Temporal |
1888 – 2018 |
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Coverage Spatial |
Harlan County, KY ; Harlan, KY ; Warren County, OH ; Thorn Hill, TN ; Incline KY ; |
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Rights |
Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
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Donor |
n/a |
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Description |
Core documents, correspondence, writings, and administrative papers of Lizzie (Elizabeth) Nolan Metcalf Scearce ; clippings, photographs, books by or about Lizzie (Elizabeth) Nolan Metcalf Scearce ; |
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Acquisition |
n/d |
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Citation |
“[Identification of Item],” [Collection Name] [Series Number, if applicable]. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Processed By |
Helen Hayes Wykle ; Ann Angel Eberhardt ; |
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Bibliography |
Sources Cora Richardson, great-grandchild of Lizzie Nolan Metcalf Scearce; Corbin, KY, 2018. Email correspondence. “United States Census, 1910,” database with images, FamilySearch “United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch |
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