Nancy Lantrip was born on August 11, 1816, in Castleberry in Christian County, Kentucky, when her father, Shadrack Lantrip, was 38, and her mother, Catherine Croft, was 27.
She married Thomas Brasher on January 8, 1836, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. [1] They had 11 children in 20 years. in 1850, they were living in Dade County, Missouri. [2] By 1870, they had moved to Benton in Cedar County. [3] In 1880, still in Benton, all their children had grown up and were on their own, but young John McNeal, their grandson, was living with them. [4] After Thomas died in 1896, she moved in with her daughter, Elizabeth, a widow. [5]
She died on September 24, 1907, at the impressive age of 91, and was buried in Jerico Springs, Missouri, in the Brasher Cemetery. [6]
Sources
↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965" Film Number 001942963
Nancy Lantrip, Gender Female
Marriage Date 8 Jan 1836, Marriage Place Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Thomas Brasher
↑ "1850 United States Federal Census" Census Place: District 25, Dade, Missouri; Roll: M432_398; Page: 276B; Image: 37
Lartich Brasier, Age 33, Birth Year abt 1817, Birthplace Kentucky
Home in 1850 District 25, Dade, Missouri, USA
Thomas Brasier 33, head, husband
Children: John Brasier 13, Gracy Brasier 12, Elizabeth Brasier 11, Larkin Brasier 10, Quill Brasier 9, Martha Brasier 7, Green Brasier 3, Thomas Brasier 1
↑ "1870 United States Federal Census" Census Place: Benton, Cedar, Missouri; Roll: M593_768; Page: 14A; Family History Library Film: 552267
Nancy Brasher, Age in 1870 53, Birth Year abt 1817, Birthplace Kentucky
Home in 1870 Benton, Cedar, Missouri
Thomas Brasher 54, head, husband
Children: Elisabeth Brasher 28, Martha A Brasher 26, Thomas Brasher 20, Mary J Brasher 15, Alice L Brasher 13, John H Brasher 32
↑ "1880 United States Federal Census" Census Place: Benton, Cedar, Missouri; Roll: 680; Family History Film: 1254680; Page: 281C; Enumeration District: 246
Nancy Brasher, Age 64, Birth Date Abt 1816, Birthplace Kentucky
Home in 1880 Benton, Cedar, Missouri, USA
Thomas Brasher 64, head, husband
John A. Mcneal 11, grandson
↑ "1900 United States Federal Census" Census Place: Benton, Cedar, Missouri; Roll: 847; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1240847
Nancy Brasher, Age 83, Birth Date Aug 1816, Birthplace Kentucky, Relation to Head of House Mother, Marital Status Widowed
Home in 1900 Benton, Cedar, Missouri, Street Harwood St
Elizabeth Beckley 55, head, daughter, Marital Status: Widowed
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