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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): Elizabeth Mays, John Mays, Catherine Mays, Matilda Mays, Hezekiah Mays, Ezekiel Mays, Sarah Mays, Julia Mays, Nicholas Mays, America Mays, Harvey Mays

In 1820, Nancy Stanley entered the world in Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA, born to John Henry Stanley and Mary Elizabeth Ellison. In 1850, Nancy Stanley resided in District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA. Nancy Stanley married Hamilton Mays, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Mays, John J Mays, Catherine F Mays, Matilda Mays, Hezekiah S Mays, Ezekiel M Mays, Sarah Anne Mays, Julia Mays, Nicholas Mays, America Mays, Harvey Mays. Nancy Stanley passed away in 1893 in Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Nancy Stanley entered the world in Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA, born to John Henry Stanley and Mary Elizabeth Ellison.
  • In 1850, Nancy Stanley resided in District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA.
  • Nancy Stanley married Hamilton Mays, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Mays, John J Mays, Catherine F Mays, Matilda Mays, Hezekiah S Mays, Ezekiel M Mays, Sarah Anne Mays, Julia Mays, Nicholas Mays, America Mays, Harvey 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)

Elizabeth Mays
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
CM
Matilda Mays
1847 – 1878
Birth Location: Virginia
MM
Hezekiah Mays
1849 –
Birth Location: Virginia
HM
Ezekiel Mays
1851 – 1882
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
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Sarah Mays
1853 –
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
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Julia Mays
1854 –
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
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Nicholas Mays
1855 – 1906
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
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America Mays
1861 – 1943
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
AM
Harvey Mays
1862 –
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
HM

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. Elizabeth (Jane) Mays (29 May 1843 – 1 December 1925) m. Wayne (W) Knight (11 July 1838 – 27 April 1925)
    1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Knight (15 March 1863 – 29 December 1888)
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Knight (7 May 1865 – March 29 1939) m. Estella (Mae) Chapman (10 June 1871 – 23 October 1934)
      1. 1. Ernest (D) Knight (22 Jul 1890 – 2 Jun 1978)
      2. 2. Laura Knight (19 Jan 1893 – )
      3. 3. George (Washington) Knight (13 June 1895 – 12 December 1956) m. Virgie Clark (1898 – 25 October 1977)
      4. 4. Lola (F) Knight (8 Nov 1896 – 18 Mar 1997) m. John Butcher (abt 1887 – )
        1. 1. Pearl Butcher (abt 1914 – )
        2. 2. Paul Butcher (abt 1915 – )
        3. 3. Stella Butcher (abt 1919 – )
        4. 4. Homer Butcher (abt 1921 – )
        5. 5. Arthur Butcher (abt 1926 – )
        6. 6. William Butcher (abt 1928 – )
      5. 5. Fannie Knight (17 Jan 1900 – 7 Jul 1970)
      6. 6. Sada (Ann) Knight (11 Nov 1904 – )
      7. 7. Myrtle (Clara) Knight (abt 1908 – 2 Nov 1979)
      8. 8. Russell (C) Knight (3 Apr 1910 – 10 Feb 1998)
      9. 9. Lucille Knight (9 Aug 1913 – 2 Aug 2003)
    3. 3. Catherine (Francis) Knight (18 Jul 1867 – July 1887)
    4. 4. Adalade Knight (15 April 1870 – 7 Dec 1960) m. John Dean (abt 1866 – )
      1. 1. Adelia Dean (1893 – )
      2. 2. Myrtle Dean (24 Jan 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. Lown (D) Dean (abt 1910 – )
      9. 9. Owen (Dewey) Dean (abt 1912 – )
    5. 5. Lafayette (Robert) Knight (4 May 1875 – 15 February 1953) m. Emmazetta Mays (22 March 1880 – 3 April 1943)
    6. 6. Abraham (Lincoln) Knight (Sep 1875 – 14 May 1942)
    7. 7. William (M) Knight (Abt 1877 – 3 June 1943) m. Ethel (E) Eades (24 Oct 1897 – 1968)
      1. 1. William (Arron) Knight (3 March 1918 – 12 May 1978) m. Mary (Ellen) Smith (abt 1915 – 21 May 2002) m. Dorothy (Delores) Corderman (1 Jun 1916 – 27 Feb 2004)
        1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Knight (5 Nov 1936 – 8 Dec 2003) m. Austin (Allen) Valentine ( – 1979) m. Clarence (Vernon) Eastes (Est 1934 – 14 Sep 1980)
        2. 2. Florence (Lee) Knight (20 Sep 1938 – 9 2002) m. Kenneth (Ray) Hamlin (30 Jan 1928 – 2 Dec 2001) m. Earl (H) Caslow (abt 1936 – )
        3. 3. William (Harvey) Knight (8 May 1941 – 9 Jun 2005)
        4. 4. Scott (L) Knight (10 Nov 1943 – )
        5. 5. Jack (Leon) Knight (26 January 1947 – 5 May 2008) m. Kathleen (India) Delair (28 July 1946 – 21 June 2014)
        6. 6. Donna (Mae) Knight (Oct 1948 – )
      2. 2. Frank (Earl) Knight (1 March 1919 – 25 May 1981) m. Hazel (Ruby) Baumgardner (abt 1917 – 10 December 2004)
        1. 1. Linda (Lou) Knight (abt 1942 – )
        2. 2. Donna (K) Knight (28 April 1944 – ) m. John (Robinson) Bowman (15 Jan 1931 – )
      3. 3. Beulah (Christeen) Knight (27 Nov 1922 – 14 May 1993) m. Floyd (E) Pike (abt 1918 – )
        1. 1. Scott (Lee) Pike (abt 1942 – )
      4. 4. Mable (Avis) Knight (10 Oct 1924 – 16 March 2019) m. Roger Jones (29 December 1925 – 17 January 2019)
      5. 5. Leonard (Leon) Knight (22 January 1927 – 12 February 2010) m. Shirley (J) Roe (abt 1932 – )
      6. 6. Margaret (E.) Knight (1930 – 22 May 1932)
    8. 8. Theadore Knight (Abt 1880 – )
    9. 9. Samuel (C) Knight (20 Sep 1882 – Jan 1975)
  2. 2. John (J) Mays (abt 1845 – 1864)
  3. 3. Catherine (F) Mays (abt 1846 – ) m. Samuel (E.) Dean (abt 1849 – )
    1. 1. William (S.) Dean (abt 1894 – )
  4. 4. Matilda Mays (abt 1847 – 1878)
  5. 5. Hezekiah (S) Mays (abt 1849 – )
  6. 6. Ezekiel (M) Mays (29 June 1851 – 30 December 1882) m. Emily Bias
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Mays (30 Oct 1885 – )
  7. 7. Sarah (Anne) Mays (12 February 1853 – )
  8. 8. Julia Mays (1854 – )
  9. 9. Nicholas Mays (1855 – 9 January 1906)
  10. 10. America Mays (1861 – 1943)
  11. 11. Harvey Mays (1862 – )

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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