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MARY FLORENCE TANEY Community leader and author Mary Florence Taney, born in Campbell Co. in 1856 lived here. She wrote Kentucky Pioneer Women and the lyrics for the “Kentucky State Song.” Taney served as state’s first female Notary Public. After her death in 1936, she was laid to rest in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. KY Soc. Colonial Dames 17th Century
MARY FLORENCE TANEY Taney founded three national heritage organizations. In 1907, she established the Colonial Daughters of America. In 1915, she founded the Colonial Dames 17th Century. In 1921, she led the creation of the Dames of the Court of Honor. The last two continue to do charitable work. Kentucky Society Colonial Dames 17th Century Dedicated March 9, 2019