Descendants of Richard Winburn Nance

Generation No. 1

1. RICHARD WINBURN¹ NANCE was born 1821 in Talladega ,Alabama, and died Aft. 1865. He married SYLVESTRA A. FRETWELL, daughter of WILLIAM FRETWELL and NANCY HENSON. She was born August 09, 1820 in Talladega, Alabama, and died January 09, 1908 in Roosevelt, Kiowa County, Oklahoma.

Notes for RICHARD WINBURN NANCE:

Richard Winburn Nance (First_Last)

Regiment Name 45 Alabama Infantry

Side Confederate

Company C

Soldier's Rank_In Private

Soldier's Rank_Out Private

Alternate Name R.W./Nance

Notes

Film Number M374 roll 33

45th Alabama Company C

Company C

"Barbour County Yankee Hunters"

Nance, Richard Winburn Paroled at Salisbury, North Carolina, May 2, 1865. POW--Danville, Kentucky; sent to Vicksburg via Cairo, Illinois, November 29, 1862. Substitute for R.H. Lockhart. Age 47; 5'10"; dark complexion; dark eyes; enlisted by Captain Caldwell at Chattanooga, Tennessee, August 21, 1862.

Children of RICHARD NANCE and SYLVESTRA FRETWELL are:

i. BENJAMIN W.² NANCE, b. 1843, Alabama; d. June 27, 1862.

Notes for BENJAMIN W. NANCE:

Benjamin Nance was a private in the War between the States, servingin the 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company " I " Talladega Hillabee Rifles! He was killed in action June 27, 1862!!

Benj. W. Nance (First_Last)

Regiment Name 14 Ala. Inf.

Side Confederate

Company I

Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.

Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.

Alternate Name B.W./Nance

Notes

Film Number M374 roll 33

14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

Co. "I" (Talladega Hillabee Rifles)

NANCE, B. W. (KIA, 27 June 62) Killed in action - June 27, 1862

I believe he died in the Balttle of Gaines Mill in Virginia, also known as 1st Cold Harbor Battle, it was a major Battle fought in Virginia on June 27, 1862!

2. ii. SAMUEL ALEXANDER NANCE, b. 1845, Alabama; d. Clay Co. Alabama.

iii. JOHN HENRY NANCE, b. May 11, 1850, Rusk County, Texas; d. January 03, 1941, Kaufman County, Texas; m. JULIA AGUSTUS CARLISLE, November 06, 1871.

iv. WILLIAM HENSON NANCE, b. March 31, 1852, Rusk County, Texas; d. October 03, 1928, Kaufman County, Texas; m. (1) MARY ELIZABETH FOWLER, Abt. 1879; m. (2) MAGGIE MARGARET ERWIN, 1911.

v. ALABAMA LOUISA NANCE, b. November 22, 1853, Rusk County, Texas; d. August 05, 1940, Guthrie, Oklahoma.

vi. FRANCES B. NANCE, b. January 13, 1856, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas; d. August 06, 1916, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas; m. (1) CHARLES TATE CALHOUN; m. (2) WILLIAM EMMETT SHORT.

Generation No. 2

2. SAMUEL ALEXANDER² NANCE (RICHARD WINBURN¹) was born 1845 in Alabama, and died in Clay Co. Alabama. He married MALINDA MARY JOHNSON. She was born 1833 in Georgia, and died May 11, 1911 in Clay Co. Alabama.

Notes for SAMUEL ALEXANDER NANCE:

Samuel A. Nance homesteaded 80.25 acres of land in Clay County, Alabama, January 09, 1891. Document #8022

He was a private in the Conferate cause during the War Between the States, he served in the Jeff Davis Alabama Artillery!

Samuel A. Nance (First_Last)

Regiment Name Jeff Davis Ala. Art.

Side Confederate

Company

Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.

Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.

Alternate Name A./Nance

Notes

Film Number M374 roll 33

Patentee: SAMUEL A. NANCE

State: Alabama

Acres: 80.25

Issue Date: 9/1/1891

Land Office: Montgomery

Cancelled: No

Mineral Reservations: No

Authority: 1862 Homestead Act

Document Nr: 8022

Accession/Serial Nr: AL4770_121

BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N

A.P: Sect: TS: Range: Land Office: County:

E1/2NE 24/ 21-S 7-E Huntsville AL Clay

Notes for MALINDA MARY JOHNSON:

Clay County Alabama - Death Index 1908 - 1916 Surnames N - S

NAME GIVEN NAME DEATH DATE COUNTY CERT. NUMBER

Nance Malinda 01-May-11 Clay 401

Certificate of Death #401

Full name of deceased: Malinda Nance

Date of death, year 1911; month 11; day May; hour 1 a.m.

Place of birth of deceased (state or country)...Georgia

Sex and color of deceased...white, f

Place of death of deceased, County......Clay County

City or Town..............

How long did deceased reside at place of death?.... 31 years

Where was disease contracted?.. George Love's

Duration of Illness..... 3 week

Chief or principal disease causing death ?????? Looks like Choker wortens??

Contributory disease causing death None

If homicidal suicidal, or accidental, state definitely how accomplished.....................................

Did deceased undergo a surgical operation, and if so, when and of what nature?.......No

Occupation of deceased...none

Age of deceased, years ... 80; months...days...;married, single or widowed?...widowed

Full name of father of deceased.....Wm ? Johnson

Place of birth of father of deceased......

Full name of mother of deceased....Elizabeth Johnson

Place of birth of mother of deceased.....

Place of interment of deceased...At family cemetery

Reporter...Kim ???

Post Office...Ashland

More About MALINDA MARY JOHNSON:

Burial: Family Cemetery, Clay Co. Alabama

Children of SAMUEL NANCE and MALINDA JOHNSON are:

i. NANCY ELIZABETH³ NANCE, b. March 1870.

ii. SYLVIA JOSEPHINE NANCE, b. March 01, 1873, Ashland Township, Clay Co. Alabama; d. December 18, 1957, Chambers Co., Lafayette, Alabama; m. GEORGE FRANCIS LOVE, Ashland Township, Clay Co. Alabama; b. 1864, Ashland Township, Clay Co. Alabama; d. August 21, 1926, Elmore Co. Alabama.

Notes for SYLVIA JOSEPHINE NANCE:

Inscription on Tombstone:, Remember me as you pass, as you are now, so once was I. As I am now soon you will be, Prepare for death and follow me!!

More About SYLVIA JOSEPHINE NANCE:

Burial: Chambers Co. Lafayette, Alabama

Notes for GEORGE FRANCIS LOVE:

# 420 Book 'E' Clay Co. Alabama = G.F. Love to Jocy Nance on Dec. 28,1893 by John .W. Miller, JP, At Louis Hill. Bond: G.F. Love and L.L. Hill. Affidavit: by G.F. Love for G.F. Love and Miss Jocy Nance. To Jas. L. Carwile, Probate Court Clerk.

More About GEORGE FRANCIS LOVE:

Burial: Cain's Chapel, United Methodist Church, Deatsville Alabama

iii. GEORGE NANCE, b. 1884; m. LIZZIE.