Born in Yadkin County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of [father unknown] and Matilda (Sprinkle) Danner
Sister of
Dorinda K (Sprinkle) Allgood and Iredell D Sprinkle
Wife of
John Ellis Adams
— married
12 Mar 1876 in Yadkin County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
Robert Lee Adams
Died
at age 67
in Yadkinville, Yadkin County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
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Biography
Nancy C Danner, age 4 is in 1860 census in Yadkin, North Carolina, with mother, Matilda Danner, age 35 .[1]
- Casey Allen Female 45 North Carolina
- Gennetty S Allen Female 20
- James L Allen Male 12
- Daniel Allen Male 19
- Matilda Danner Female 35 North Carolina
- Nancy C Danner Female 4
Nancy Sprinkle, age 20, married John E Adams, age 21, May 12 1876 in Fall Creek Township, Yadkin, North Carolina. [2][3] Nancy's mother was Teldy Sprinkle. John's parents were Z Adams and Fiezy Adams. [4]
1880, they were living in Fall Creek Township, Yadkin, North Carolina.[5]
- John E Adams Self Male 25 North Carolina, United States
- Nancy C Adams Wife Female 23 North Carolina, United States
- Fizia C Adams Daughter Female 2 North Carolina, United States
- Luther G Adams Son Male 0 North Carolina, United States
1900, they were living in Deep Creek Township Yadkinville village (part), Yadkin, North Carolina. [6]
- Elis Adams Head Male 46 North Carolina, b Aug 1854, married abt 1876
- Nancy Adams Wife Female 44 North Carolina, b Jan 1856, 9 children, 8 living
- Percy Adams Daughter Female 15 North Carolina, b Jul 1885
- Robert Lee Adams Son Male 14 North Carolina, b Aug 1886
- Rufus K Adams Son Male 12 North Carolina, b Apr 1888
- Charles W Adams Son Male 10 North Carolina, b Mar 1890
- Pearlie L Adams Daughter Female 8 North Carolina, b Jun 1892
- Ida E Adams Daughter Female 6 North Carolina, b Oct 1894
- Loy M Adams Son Male 4 North Carolina, b Aug 1896
- Deala Adams Daughter Female 21 North Carolina, b Nov 1879
- Luther G Adams Son Male 18 North Carolina, b Dec 1882
1910, they were still living in Deep Creek, Yadkin, North Carolina. [7]
- John E Adams Head Male 57 North Carolina
- Nancy Adams Wife Female 53 North Carolina
- Rufus Adams Son Male 21 North Carolina
- Charley Adams Son Male 18 North Carolina
- Ida Adams Daughter Female 13 North Carolina
- Montgomery Adams Son Male 12 North Carolina
- Dewy Adams Grandson Male 10 North Carolina
1920, they were living in Yadkin, North Carolina. [8]
- Ellis Adams Head Male 65 North Carolina
- Nancy Adams Wife Female 63 North Carolina
- Dalia Adams Daughter Female 38 North Carolina
Nancy C Adams died Apr 11 1924, age 67, in Yadkinville, Deep Creek, Yadkin, North Carolina. Her parents were listed as Joe Steelman and Tildey Sprinkle, both born in Yadkinville, Yadkin, North Carolina. She was married to J. E. Adams. [9]
Nancy was buried in Union Cross Friends Meeting Cemetery, Union Cross, Yadkin County, North Carolina. [10]
Research Notes
- Find A Grave: Memorial #46709683 states that she was the daughter of Matilda Sprinkle and grew up using the Sprinkle surname.
- Her mother Matilda Sprinkle later married ___Danner.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDB-6FF : 18 February 2021), Matilda Danner in entry for Casey Allen, 1860.
- ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8Q1-HY1 : 14 February 2020), Nancy Sprinkle in entry for John E. Adams, 1876.
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLMS-1CHH : 9 March 2021), John E Adams and Nancy Sprinkle, 12 Mar 1876; citing Yadkin, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8QY-7DD : 14 February 2020), Nancy Sprinkle in entry for John E Adams, 1876.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCF3-SH7 : 19 February 2021), Nancy C Adams in household of John E Adams, Fall Creek, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 227, sheet 461D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,988.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSBR-2MH : accessed 24 May 2021), Nancy Adams in household of Elis Adams, Deep Creek Township Yadkinville village (part), Yadkin, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 135, sheet 6A, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,225.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3L-MXQ : accessed 24 May 2021), Nancy Adams in household of John E Adams, Deep Creek, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 139, sheet 2B, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1130; FHL microfilm 1,375,143.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJH-5P4 : 3 February 2021), Nancy Adams in entry for Ellis Adams, 1920.
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3HJ-PL8 : 20 February 2021), Nancy C Adams, 11 Apr 1924; citing Yadkinville, Deep Creek, Yadkin, North Carolina, reference fn 876 cn 116, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,893,249.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/46709683/nancy-cordelia-adams : accessed 24 May 2021), memorial page for Nancy Cordelia Sprinkle Adams (18 Jun 1856–10 Apr 1924), Find A Grave: Memorial #46709683, citing Union Cross Friends Meeting Cemetery, Yadkinville, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Margaret Sopp (contributor 46619622) .
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