10/8/1936 Smithville Times Mrs. Nancy Octavia Went Buried at Young School Cemetery Sunday Eve. Mrs. Nancy Octavia Went died at the home of a son, Clyde Went, at San Antonio Friday of last week at the ripe old age of 83. The funeral services was held at Young School House northwest of Smithville Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm with Rev. Ramsey conducting the service. Burial was made in the Young School Cemetery. Mrs. Went was a native of Mississippi, born 1853. Before her marriage to James I Went May 18, 1871, in Louisiana, she was Miss Nancy Octavia Blackwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blackwood. In 1909 she with her husband came to Bastrop county and Smithville where she has made her home since. Her husband died December 31, 1918, since which time Mrs. Went had made her home with her children. She was the mother of nine children, six of whom survive her. They are: Mr. John T Went, Goldfield, Texas; Mrs. Lee Williams, Fowlerton: Rust Went, Fowlerton; Clyde Went, San Antonio; W. H. Went, Rosanky; and Claude Went, Fowlerton. For sometime before her death Mrs. Went had been visiting a son in San Antonio and had planned to visit another son, Henry Went, here within a few days. She was a member of the Baptist Church and had lived a consistent Christian life. She was a devoted mother and has many loyal friends in all parts of the country who deeply mourn her departure. Tammy Owen Bastrop CO, TX Owentk@aol.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html