Nancy HANSFORD WILLIAMS - a mystery
1796–1860
BIRTH ABT. 1796 • Kentucky, DEATH APR 1860 • Montgomery, Missouri
My great times three grandmother...wife of Richard Frederick Williams...on my mother's family tree. (they were grandparents of my great grandmother Annie Williams Webb from yesterday's post.) Nanna Nancy Williams was one of 9 or 10 children born to Rev. Thomas Hansford and his wife, Margaret Beattie Hansford. Her parents moved from Virginia to Kentucky sometime between 1790-91, after their first son was born. She and all the rest of her siblings were born in Kentucky.
Her sister, Mary Polly Hansford married Robert Gilmore, who had an interesting story. (I'll shared their story yesterday)
There are some great stories about her father, Rev. Thomas Hansford. I thought I'd done his life as a post, but am unable to find it today. He's a really interesting gggg grandfather! It is on my list to do soon!
The first time her name was written in records is the Census of 1850. While she was enumerated in 1840 with her husband, Richard F. Williams, it is the 1850 listing where we see children's names and ages as well. But here's the 1840 one first.
1840 Census has Richard Williams household of 12 individuals. One of his daughter's doesn't seem to be counted (Mary, age 17) and she might have been acting as servant in someone else's household. I note the next door neighbor was named Mannen, and I think they may have shared households or their daughters might have helped out in the others. (Look at table at bottom to see my breakdown of children by ages and names.)
By 1850 the household is smaller, and next farm over belongs to their son, William T. Williams and his wife Dorcas (my GG grandparents.) The Richard and Nancy Williams household gives ages and names for the first time on a census.
So we see that Richard Williams is 58 while wife Nancy is 54. Daughter Cassandra is 23 and Roseanna is 15, John is 17 and Uphama is 12. Harriet Mannen (22) lives with them with her 1 year old daughter Margaret Mannen. Since Harriet doesn't seem to have a husband, that is possibly the reason she is not living with her own family, and I don't have any answers for that possibility.
Asa Mannen's family is still listed nearby, and a Sarah Williams (35) lives with them and her son Alexander (13). Richard and Nancy William's daughter Sarah would have been around 33 at that time, based on the 1840 census. But there had been no grandson Alexander on the 1840 listing as far as my count goes.
Name
Richard Williams
Home in 1840 (City, County, State)
Prairie, Montgomery, Missouri
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9
1 John D. b. 1833 (age 7)
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14
1 -William T. b. 1824 (age 16?)
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29
1 - Liberty b. 1817 (age 23)
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49
1 Richard b.1792 (age 38)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5
1 Euphema b. 1939
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9
1 Rosanna b. 1835
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14
2, Martha b. 1830, Margaret Cassandra (Cassie) b. 1828
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19
2, Harriet Frances Hattie b.1827, Clara A. b. 1827
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39
1 Sarah b. 1817 (age 23?)
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49
1 Nancy
Persons Employed in Agriculture
3 (Richard, Liberty, Wiliam)
Free White Persons - Under 20
8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
4
Total Free White Persons
12
My great times three grandmother...wife of Richard Frederick Williams...on my mother's family tree. (they were grandparents of my great grandmother Annie Williams Webb from yesterday's post.) Nanna Nancy Williams was one of 9 or 10 children born to Rev. Thomas Hansford and his wife, Margaret Beattie Hansford. Her parents moved from Virginia to Kentucky sometime between 1790-91, after their first son was born. She and all the rest of her siblings were born in Kentucky.
Her sister, Mary Polly Hansford married Robert Gilmore, who had an interesting story. (I'll shared their story yesterday)
There are some great stories about her father, Rev. Thomas Hansford. I thought I'd done his life as a post, but am unable to find it today. He's a really interesting gggg grandfather! It is on my list to do soon!
The first time her name was written in records is the Census of 1850. While she was enumerated in 1840 with her husband, Richard F. Williams, it is the 1850 listing where we see children's names and ages as well. But here's the 1840 one first.
By 1850 the household is smaller, and next farm over belongs to their son, William T. Williams and his wife Dorcas (my GG grandparents.) The Richard and Nancy Williams household gives ages and names for the first time on a census.
So we see that Richard Williams is 58 while wife Nancy is 54. Daughter Cassandra is 23 and Roseanna is 15, John is 17 and Uphama is 12. Harriet Mannen (22) lives with them with her 1 year old daughter Margaret Mannen. Since Harriet doesn't seem to have a husband, that is possibly the reason she is not living with her own family, and I don't have any answers for that possibility.
Asa Mannen's family is still listed nearby, and a Sarah Williams (35) lives with them and her son Alexander (13). Richard and Nancy William's daughter Sarah would have been around 33 at that time, based on the 1840 census. But there had been no grandson Alexander on the 1840 listing as far as my count goes.
1840 Census Data:
with my guesses based on children's birth dates
Missing - Mary Jane b. 1823 (age 17) maybe she was being servant in another household? And if Sarah had a son, Alexander, who shows in the 1860 census, he would have been 3.
I'll have the conundrum to share with you tomorrow...
No comments:
Post a Comment
Looking forward to hearing from you! If you leave your email then others with similar family trees can contact you. Just commenting falls into the blogger dark hole; I'll gladly publish what you say just don't expect responses.