Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameNancy Ann RAPIER 
Burial1968, St. Joseph Cemetery, Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY
BirthJul 26, 1887, Larue Co., KY
DeathJan 21, 1968, Nelson Co., KY
ReligionCatholic
OccupationHomemaker
EducationLoretto Academy, Nerinx, KY 1905
FatherFondrose Boone RAPIER (1850-1934)
MotherSarah Ellen (Sallie) THOMPSON (1848-1908)
Misc. Notes
Exceptional seamstress. Loved to go places and entertain. Frequented Churchill Downs during the racing seasons.
At one time lived in a small pink house at the corner of Main and Broadway in Bardstown., KY. Later moved into the large home on North Third. The family had a winter home in FL.
Traveled to every state in the US, plus Canada, Mexico, and Cuba.
She did not care for the actor Morey Amsterdam.
At one time lived in a small pink house at the corner of Main and Broadway in Bardstown., KY. Later moved into the large home on North Third. The family had a winter home in FL.
Traveled to every state in the US, plus Canada, Mexico, and Cuba.
She did not care for the actor Morey Amsterdam.
Spouses
BirthMar 8, 1884, Raywick, Marion Co., KY
BurialDec 15, 1941, St. Joseph Cemetery, Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY
DeathDec 12, 1941, Jefferson Co., KY
ReligionBaptist, Converted To Catholic
OccupationDistiller, Farmer, Bank Director
Education6th Grade
FatherJohn Breckinridge STILES (1856-1890)
MotherSarah Elizabeth (Sallie) BEAM (1858-1930)
Misc. Notes
Lewis Ogden Stiles wrote, “(William) is a capitalist and trader, a man of wealth and prominence in his community."
1930 Federal Census of KY has Sallie Tichenor, mother, age 70 and Beatrice Thompson, servant, age 32 living with the family.
Traveled to every state in the US, plus Canada, Mexico, and Cuba.
Opened the Old Ky. Home Sweete Shoppe in November, 1921. Sold it to Lewis Conrad, Conrad & Co., the following year in March.
Co-owned the Bardstown Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Co. with Thomas Smith and C.R. Barnes in 1920.
STILES W. O., at St. Joseph's Infirmary, Friday, December 12. 1941, at 9:20 a.m.. age 57 years; residence, Bardstown, Ky.: beloved husband of Nancy Rapier Stiles: father of Jack Stiles. Mrs. Dan Arnold. Saragene Stiles and Betsy Beam Stiles, all of Bardstown, Ky. Funeral Monday, December 15. at 9 a.m. at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Bardstown.23
1930 Federal Census of KY has Sallie Tichenor, mother, age 70 and Beatrice Thompson, servant, age 32 living with the family.
Traveled to every state in the US, plus Canada, Mexico, and Cuba.
Opened the Old Ky. Home Sweete Shoppe in November, 1921. Sold it to Lewis Conrad, Conrad & Co., the following year in March.
Co-owned the Bardstown Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Co. with Thomas Smith and C.R. Barnes in 1920.
STILES W. O., at St. Joseph's Infirmary, Friday, December 12. 1941, at 9:20 a.m.. age 57 years; residence, Bardstown, Ky.: beloved husband of Nancy Rapier Stiles: father of Jack Stiles. Mrs. Dan Arnold. Saragene Stiles and Betsy Beam Stiles, all of Bardstown, Ky. Funeral Monday, December 15. at 9 a.m. at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Bardstown.23
MarriageMay 31, 1910, St. Joseph Rectory, Bardtown, KY1
Misc. Notes
Married by Rev. C. J. O'Connell.
ChildrenJohn Breckenridge (1914-1989)
Nancy Rapier (1917-2015)
William Ogden (1919-1919)
Saragene (1923-2000)
Betsy Beam (1926-2022)