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Married William P. Few, 17 Aug 1911; he was the president of Duke University at the time of his mother-in-law's death.

http://trinity.duke.edu/about/history
The institution now known as Duke University was founded in Randolph County, NC, in 1838, as Brown’s Schoolhouse. By 1859, it had been renamed Trinity College. Trinity College moved to Durham and what is now East Campus in 1892.
The first dean of Trinity College was William P. Few (1902-1910). He was President of Duke University 1924-1940.

From an online biography:
Dr. Few married Mary Reamey Thomas of Martinsville, Virginia, on 17 August 1911. she was the daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas, a lawyer of Martinsville, and his wife Elizabeth Sheffield. Mrs. Few was a graduate of Duke University, class of 1906, and received a master’s degree from Columbia University in 1907. She survived her husband, dying in Durham, North Carolina, in 1971.
(Issue: 5 Children total: 1) William Few b. 1912, d. 1979; 2) Lyne Starling Few b. 1913, d. 19 Dec 2004; 3) Kendrick Sheffield Few, b. 1917, d. 1996; 4) Randolph Reamey Few b. 1920, d. 2008, 5) Yancy Preston Few b. 1922, d. 1939.)

Birth	12 Jul 1885	Virginia
Death	8 Jan 1971	Durham, Durham County, North Carolina

Father	Lyne Starling Thomas (1859 - 1920)
Mother	Elizabeth Ann "Bettie" Sheffield (1859 - 1927)
Sibling	Catherine Sheffield Thomas (1892 - 1983)
Sibling	William Archer Thomas (1882 - 1959)

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