Nancy Hawkins (Adkins) Schnorf (1824 - 1895)

Born 29 Feb 1824 in Scott, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur Cook Schnorf — married 14 Oct 1854 in Coles Co, Illinois

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1895 at age 71 in Hutton, Coles, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Nancy married first 20 Nov 1844 Joseph Lewis.^[1],^[2]

Cannot find them in the 1850 census.

She then married as Mrs. Nancy Lewis, Arthur Schnorff 14 Oct 1854.^[3]

Children with Joseph Lewis included (per her Find-a-Grave memorial):

• Margaret Ann Lewis, b 1844; m Charles Heddins; d 1879
• Martha Melvina Lewis, b 1848; m ___ Walker; d 1927

Children with Arthur Schnorff included:

• Narcissus Schnorf, born 22 Jul 1855; m _____ Ferguson; d by 20 March 1937 (burial date)^[4]
• Eliza Miller Schnorf, b abt 1859; m 1878 William Riley Stoner.^[5]
• Mary Schnorf, b abt 1863; m 1884 her half-sister's widow, Charles Heddins.^[6]
• Inez Schnorf, b abt 1864; m 1886 Oscar Heddins.^[7]
• Arthur Going Schnorf, b abt 1867; d 19 Sep 1942.^[8]

In 1860, they were enumerated as "Snoop" in Charleston, Coles, Illinois.^[9] ' Burial (1895): Adkins-Woodson Cemetery, Charleston, Coles Co., Illinois.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Search results, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index; see volume A, page 90
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-K98X-C?cc=1803970&wc=3264-3TL%3A1583387902 : 3 March 2016), 004661382 > image 562 of 647; county offices, Illinois.
3. ↑ Search results, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index; see volume B, p 79 (COLES Co).
4. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQXS-3Q5 : 25 April 2022), Nancy Adkins in entry for Narcissus Ferguson, 1937.
5. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-KMS4-BN?cc=1803970&wc=3264-929%3A146141101 : 3 March 2016), 1301518 (004661385) > image 292 of 607; county offices, Illinois.
6. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-KMSW-5L?cc=1803970&wc=3264-929%3A146141101 : 3 March 2016), 1301518 (004661385) > image 415 of 607; county offices, Illinois.
7. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-KMS7-51?cc=1803970&wc=3264-929%3A146141101 : 3 March 2016), 1301518 (004661385) > image 466 of 607; county offices, Illinois.
8. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3WX-976 : 9 March 2018), Nancy Adkins in entry for Arthur Going Schnorf, 19 Sep 1942; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,852,106.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB6-6JT?cc=1473181&wc=7QVJ-PTT%3A1589423252%2C1589423716%2C1589423774 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > Coles > Charleston Township > image 49 of 56; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43620242/nancy-hawkins-schnorf: accessed 01 January 2024), memorial page for Nancy Hawkins Adkins Schnorf (29 Feb 1824–30 Apr 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43620242, citing Adkins Cemetery, Charleston Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by William Harrison (contributor 47153789).