Nancy (Gossett) Lockaby (1822 - 1898)

Born 10 Nov 1822 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Elijah Gossett and Sydney (Donaldson) Gossett

Descendants

Died 16 May 1898 at age 75 in Clay County, North Carolina.

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Biography

When Nancy Anna "Anne" Gossett was born on November 10, 1822, in South Carolina, her father, Elijah, was 23 and her mother, Sydney, was 22. She had seven sons and seven daughters with Henry Bartow Lockaby between 1841 and 1874. She died on May 16, 1898, in Clay County, North Carolina, having lived a long life of 75 years, and was buried in Hayesville, North Carolina.

The known children of Henry and Anne Lockaby:

William Jesse Lockaby 1840– m. Margaret Wadsworth in 1863, lived in Lumpkin, Georgia, moved to Arkansas —- Martha "Mattie Lockaby 1843–1930 unmarried, Occupation: Nurse d. in Oklahoma —- Mary A. Evaline Lockaby 1845– 1910 m. Wm. Brock, moved to Arkansas and died Center, Haskell, Oklahoma —- John Abner "Abe" Lockaby 1845–1908 m. Mary Ivester lived in Georgia —- Sarah "Sallie" Lockaby 1848–1910 m. R.H. Ferguson, lived in Georgia most of her life, d. in Carmel, Jackson, Oklahoma —- Nancy Lockaby 1850– ? H. Tom Thomas Lockaby 1853– ? m. Mary Jane Woodson, moved to Texas and Oklahoma —- Jesse Green Lockaby 1855–1918 m. Hettie Virginia Brown, moved to Arkansas —- Margarette E Lockaby 1856–1921 m. Marshall Burch, lived in Georgia —- Angeline Delila Lockaby 1858–1938 m. Jesse Emerson, lived in Georgia —- Andrew James "Jim" Lockaby 1861– ? M Ocie, moved to Texas —- "Bart" Francis Marion Bartow Lockaby 1863–1931 m. Ava Caroline Gibson, moved to Tennessee —- Jasper C "Jape" Lockaby 1868- ? more than 1 Jasper Lockaby, diff. births. —- Rozetta Lockaby 1874– ? found in 1880 census only. —-

When Anna Gossett Lochaby died May 16, 1898, Henry, age 81, was grief-stricken. Standing by the side of her grave, he said "Before it rains on her grave, I'll be lying beside her." Six days later, May 22, 1898, Henry died and was buried beside her. Find-a-Grave Memorial

Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census
• 1860 United States Federal Census
• 1860 United States Federal Census
• 1870 United States Federal Census
• 1870 United States Federal Census
• 1880 United States Federal Census
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
• Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012