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Frank Giles, Jr. served in the Infantry in World War I. In 1935, Frank and Etta Giles conveyed the property to their grandson, Benny Phillips. However, Frank and Etta lived at this address (401 County Rd.) after conveying it despite no longer owning it. The Giles' grandson, Benny Phillips, who owned the property from 1935 to 1943, was a well known person in the Louisville area. In 1940, at the age of 27, he was pinned and crushed by the cars of an underground coal train while he was working at the Centennial Mine. Doctors thought that he would die immediately, but he lived for many more years and inspired many in the community with his courage in dealing with his many injuries. Directories from this period don't indicate whether Phillips lived at this address before his injuries, and he is most associated with other houses in Louisville, but County records show that he did own the property. (After his injuries, he was cared for at the Boulder Sanitarium.) Elwell/Romano Family, 1943 —1968 401 County Road was purchased by Louise Romano Elwell in 1943. She and her husband, Frank, are shown in the 1952-53 directory as living at this address. Frank was a carpenter. In 1956, Louise conveyed 401 County Rd. to her sister, Clementine Romano, who is listed as living at the "end" of County Road in the 1956 directory, which may have been a reference to this property.