While the discussion is on the Smith's of Polk County Granny had 15 children from notes of Willard Graham who lived at Hanging dog Nc. Granny Link as she was known lived to be 120 years old. The Knoxville newspaper did a write up on her and said that these facts were well documented in about 1920 or 1921. Family stories say that she lived close to Prospect church in the Hanging Dog Community and was buried at Pine Dexter Cemetary in NC. Some said she was affiliated with Coker Creek Baptist church. Someone else said they thought she was buried in Polk co NC. Some said she lived so long that she recieved her 2nd eyesight. She lived some of her latter years with her grandson Frank in Polk Co TN. She spoke "Dutch" German? and wore a little hat and cape. She lived in Cherokee Co, Violet, Hanging Dog Community NC before she went to live with her kids. Some of her children's or grandchildren's names were: Margaret-who lived to be 107. She was a certified midwife and went as far as Dayton Ohio to deliver babies. Samuel Roe Frank-daughter Lilian Lester 18, June--- 1900 POlk Co. Henry Catherine 1880 Cherokee Co US Census Possibility to be our Granny Link: (We do not know her 2nd husbands given name)????? #120 Link, Moses w m 82 farmer NC PA NC Sarah w f 61 wife TN TN SC Smith, Samuel w m 115 gr son NC NC NC Taylor, William N w m 58 Boarder single carpenter PA, PA, PA #121 Smith, Mary Jane w f 40 keeping house NC NC NC James M w m 17 Mary A D C w f 9 Wm Harold w m 6 Sarah C w f 1 Could the above one year old be my great grandmother "Sarah Charlsey Taylor?"???? 116 YEARS OLD AND STILL HARDY Sept 12 1918 Mrs. Sarah Link, of Monroe County Born in 1802 Probably Oldest Woman in America Never Took a Dose of Medicine in Her Life Pleasantly passing her declining days at the home of her grandson Frank Smith, near Ironsburg, Monroe county, Mrs. Sarah Link is nearing the age of 117 years. She is proably the oldest person living in the United States and the family records preserved for more than a century thoroughly authenticate the date of her birth. She was born in Cherokee County, North Carolina, December 16, 1802. In the early years of her life she married a man named Smith and after his death she was married to Link. All other members of the family are dedceased except one daughter, who is an octogenarian, according to Z. Y. Long, a traveling man of Heiskell, Tennl, who recently saw Mrs. Link. Mr. Long said the venerable woman enjoys the distinction of having never taken a dose of medicine in her life. About nine years ago her eyes failed, and she is now unable to see. Her hearing also became affected, and she is almost deaf. Otherwise she is said to be in good physical condition considering her age. She eats three meals every day and can walk with ease, but most of the time she needs assistance in walking any distance. While traveling in Monroe county, Mr. Long heard of Mrs. Link and traveled several miles out of his course to meet her. Mrs. Link is known to most people in the community where she lives as "Aunt Sallie Smith." She was the mother of seven children, but all of them have passed away except the daughter who is now nearly 90 years of age. Owing to defective hearing, Mr. Long said he could not ask the aged woman concerning the early events of her remarkable life.