The Times of Long Ago, Barren County, Kentucky. By Frankln Gorin. John P
Morton & Company Incorporated, 1929. Published originally in the Glasgow
Weekly Times, 1870's, pp. 139-140.

IN MEMORY OF ANTHONY CAKE.  Anthony Cake was born in Gloucester County,
Va., October 12, 1801, his father was Scotch Irish by descent.  His mother
was French.  Having been left an orphan at a tender age, he was taken by
Mr. and Mrs. James Spratt (Mrs. Spratt was his aunt) to raise.  He received
but little education at school, and at home he was taught to fear and love
God, to honor and respect his foster-parents, to be truthful, honest and
moral.  They emigrated to Monroe County, Ky., from Gloucester County, Va.,
soon after, in 1819 Anthony walked from Tompkinsville to Glasgow. He had
but a few shillings in his pocket and went to work the day of his arrival
and George W. Matthews seeing that he would work, made him an apprentice.
	George W. Matthews was the best of cabinet makers, having been 
taught by the Goodalls and John H. Anderson.
	Owing to the skill of Matthews and the aptness and industry of 
young Anthony, he in due time became a fine workman.
	In the meantime he had acquired by his frankness, honesty and 
truthfulness and good conduct the highest esteem and respect of our very 
best citizens in town and country.  His associates were the good and moral, 
of whom he had a goodly number.
	He being poor, worked for some time as a journeyman.  He married 
Adeline Mayfield, a daughter of John Mayfield Jr. in Glasgow, February, 
1825.  She was also poor, but a helpmate indeed. A hard road lay before 
them which they had to travel, but bravely they fought the battle of 
life - he in his shop with his saw and plane, she with her shears and 
needles.  She manufactured many domestic articles which she exhibited 
at our Fairs.  She was always successful in prize-taking, succeeding in 
gaining thirty-seven, value from silver cup down.
	Anthony carried on his business during his life sometimes in 
partnership with others, but mostly by himself.  He was a faithful 
workman, never slighted a job, an honest, fair trader, making known 
defects if any.  He was truthful and his representations could be 
relied on.  He was temperate, industrious and possessed great fortitude 
and energy, was fond of his friends, and relished a good joke.  He was 
firm in his principles.  He never loitered about the streets, was no 
street yarn spinner, but was of quiet disposition, and preferred 
learning by listening rather than teaching or contending about things 
of which he was ignorant.
	He had two sons, Wm. Tandy and George.  He took great pains to 
bring them up sober and industrious men, and by giving them the best 
education he was able to.
	He well knew the advantages of good solid education.  The eldest 
son when grown, went to Texas, was clerk of the Legislature of Texas one 
session; was clerk of the County and Circuit Court of Star county, 
Texas; a volunteer in a company sent into Mexico against marauders, was 
wounded badly and with eleven others taken prisoner.  He was condemned 
to death, and on the morning of the execution he and the others were 
informed by the officer to prepare for their execution.  He good 
humoredly gave the officer a Masonic sign.  The latter reproached him 
for not having given it before and immediately communicated what had 
happened to General La Vega, who immediately pardoned him and his 
companions.
	He was a lawyer and master of three languages - French, Spanish 
and English.  He died at Jacksonville, Florida, in 1857, when on his way 
to Kentucky.
	George, who now lives in Glasgow, never married.  He went to 
Louisville in 1849 and lived with Anderson, McLean & Co. Wholesale 
Merchants, for several years where he became a good clerk and salesman.  
He was for several years secretary of the Barren County Branch R. R. and 
has been and is yet secretary of the Fair Grounds Association of Barren 
County, and clerk in general of Glasgow.
	Anthony Cake died June 24th, 1850.  His wife died January 12th, 
1861.  George, the only survivor, lives in a neat cottage in Glasgow, 
and is possessed of sufficient support.

Cake Spratt Matthews Goodall Anderson Mayfield La_Vega McLean 
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Gloucester-VA Tompkinsville-Monroe-KY Star-TX Mexico FL 
Louisville-Jefferson-KY

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