Nancy Elizabeth Redman (1807 - 1855)

Ancestors

Wife of Turner Hughes — married 22 Nov 1823 in Adair County, KY, USA

Descendants

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Biography

Nancy Elizabeth Redman was born in Adair County, Kentucky, in 1807, the daughter of Absalom Redman and Elizabeth Smith.^[1] In 1923, she married Turner Hughes, and had four children.^[2]

Research Notes

There were two marriages of a Nancy Redman in Adair County close together, one in 1823, to Turner Hughes, and another in 1824 (or 1825), to William (or Wilson) Clark. According to Robert Turman, the Nancy Redman who married William Clark was the youngest sister of Absalom.

Notes

Note N00351Marriage Bond Turner Hughes & Nancy Redman

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Permission to marry- Nancy Redman

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Marriage Bond Turner Hughes & Nancy Redman transcribed

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Permission to marry- Nancy Redman transcribed

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Sources

1. ↑ This contradicts Turman's (and other's) statement that Absalom and Elizabeth had only three children, Wesley, Margaret Ann, and Naomi Jane. Confirmation that Nancy was their first of four children is needed.
2. ↑ See Research Notes for further discussion.

• Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979. FamilySearch database with images.
  • Adair County Marriage Register, Vol. 1 (1802-1840), p. 85 (image 55). Marriage of Turner Hughes and Nancy Redman, 21 Nov 1923.
  • Adair County Marriage Register, Vol. 1 (1802-1840), p. 93 (image 66). Marriage of William Clark and Nancy Redman, 3 Mar 1824.
  • Adair County Marriage Register, Vol. 2-6 (1821-1872), p. 80 (image 178). Marriage of Wilson Clark and Nancy Redman, 3 Mar 1825.
• Turman, Robert E. Genealogy Newspaper Columns of Robert E. Turman. (Ed. by Bettie Anne Cummings Cook). Evansville, IN: Tri-State Genealogical Society and Willard Library, 1981.