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Nancy Stanley 1820–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 January 1893

Death Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Stanley

Mother: Mary Ellison

Spouse(s): Hamilton Mays

Children(s): elisabeth knight, John Mays, Catherine Mays, Matilda Mays, Hezekiah Mays, America Mays, Ezekiel Mays, Harvey Mays, Julia Mays, Nicholas Mays, Sarah Mays

The story of Nancy Stanley began in 1820 in Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA. In 1850, Nancy Stanley resided in District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA. Nancy Stanley married Hamilton Mays, and had children including America Mays, Catherine F Mays, Elisabeth Knight, Ezekiel M Mays, Harvey Mays, Hezekiah S Mays, John J Mays, Julia Mays, Matilda Mays, Nicholas Mays, Sarah Anne Mays. Nancy Stanley passed away in 1893 in Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy Stanley began in 1820 in Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Nancy Stanley resided in District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA.
  • Nancy Stanley married Hamilton Mays, and had children including America Mays, Catherine F Mays, Elisabeth Knight, Ezekiel M Mays, Harvey Mays, Hezekiah S Mays, John J Mays, Julia Mays, Matilda Mays, Nicholas Mays, Sarah Anne Mays.
  • Nancy Stanley passed away in 1893 in Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stanley
1796–1860
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Ellison
1802–1836
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hamilton Mays
1820–1882
Birth Location: Virginia
HM

Children(s)

elisabeth knight
1843–1925
Birth Location: Kanawha Co VA
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John Mays
1845–1864
Birth Location: Virginia
JM
Catherine Mays
1846–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Matilda Mays
1847–1878
Birth Location: Virginia
MM
Hezekiah Mays
1849–
Birth Location: Virginia
HM
America Mays
1861–1943
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
AM
Ezekiel Mays
1851–1882
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
EM
Harvey Mays
1862–
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
HM
Julia Mays
1854–
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
JM
Nicholas Mays
1855–1906
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
NM
Sarah Mays
1853–
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
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Nancy Stanley's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Stanley
1820–1893
Birth Place: Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Henry Stanley
1796–1860
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Ellison
1802–1836
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Stanley's Descendants

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Nancy Stanley (1820–21 January 1893) m. Hamilton Mays (abt 1820–28 December 1882)
  1. 1. elisabeth knight 1843–1925 m. Wayne (W) Knight 1838–1925
    1. 1. Ham Knight 1877–1943 m. ethal eads 1897–1968
      1. 1. William (Arron) Knight 1918–1978 m. Mary (Ellen) Smith 1915–2002 m. Dorothy (Delores) Corderman 1916–2004
        1. 1. Florence (L) Hamlin 1938–2002 m. Kenneth Hanlin 1928–2001
        2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Knight 1936–2003 m. Austin (Allen) Valentine –1979 m. Clarence (Vernon) Eastes 1934–1980
        3. 3. William (Harvey) Knight 1941–2005
        4. 4. Jack (Leon) Knight 1947–2008 m. Kathleen (India) Delair 1946–2014
      2. 2. Frank (Earl) Knight 1919–1981 m. Hazel Baumgarner 1917–2004
      3. 3. Beulah (Christeen) Knight 1922–1993 m. Floyd (E) Pike 1918–
      4. 4. Mable (Avis) Knight 1924–2019 m. Roger Jones 1925–2019
      5. 5. Leonard (Leon) Knight 1927–2010
      6. 6. Margaret (E.) Knight 1930–1932
    2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Knight 1863–1888
    3. 3. John (Thomas) Knight 1865–1939 m. Estella (Mae) Chapman 1871–1934
      1. 1. George (Washington) Knight 1895–1956 m. Virgie Clark 1898–1977
      2. 2. Sada (Ann) Knight 1904–
      3. 3. Myrtle (Clara) Knight 1908–1979
      4. 4. Russell (C) Knight 1910–1998
      5. 5. Lucille Knight 1913–2003
      6. 6. Laura Knight 1893–
      7. 7. Lola (F) Knight 1896–1997 m. John Butcher 1887–
        1. 1. Pearl Butcher 1914–
        2. 2. Paul Butcher 1915–
        3. 3. Stella Butcher 1919–
        4. 4. Homer Butcher 1921–
        5. 5. Arthur Butcher 1926–
      8. 8. Fannie Knight 1900–1970
      9. 9. Ernest (D) Knight 1890–1978
    4. 4. Adalade Knight 1870–1960 m. John Dean 1866–
      1. 1. Adelia Dean 1893–
      2. 2. Myrtle Dean 1895–
      3. 3. Bertha Dean 1897–
      4. 4. Martha (I) Dean 1901–
      5. 5. Katherine (L) Dean 1903–
      6. 6. John (R) Dean 1905–
      7. 7. Caldwell Dean 1908–
      8. 8. Owen (Dewey) Dean 1912–
      9. 9. Lown (D) Dean 1910–
    5. 5. Samuel (C) Knight 1882–1975
    6. 6. Catherine (Francis) Knight 1867–1887
    7. 7. Lafayette (Robert) Knight 1875–1953 m. Emmazetta Mays 1880–1943
    8. 8. Theadore Knight 1880–
    9. 9. Abraham (Lincoln) Knight 1875–1942
  2. 2. John (J) Mays 1845–1864
  3. 3. Catherine (F) Mays 1846– m. Samuel (E.) Dean 1849–
    1. 1. William (S.) Dean 1894–
  4. 4. Matilda Mays 1847–1878
  5. 5. Hezekiah (S) Mays 1849–
  6. 6. America Mays 1861–1943
  7. 7. Ezekiel (M) Mays 1851–1882
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Mays 1885–
  8. 8. Harvey Mays 1862–
  9. 9. Julia Mays 1854–
  10. 10. Nicholas Mays 1855–1906
  11. 11. Sarah (Anne) Mays 1853–

Nancy Stanley's Timeline

3 Records

1820
1820
Birth of Nancy Stanley in Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA
Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 30
Nancy Stanley resided here in District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA
District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA
1893
21 January 1893
Age 73
Death of Nancy Stanley in Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1893
    Event Place: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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