Nancy R. Stevens (1855 - 1906)

Born 14 Jul 1855 in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Died 7 Jan 1906 at age 50 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Nancy R Stevens was born on July 14, 1855 ^[1] in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[2][3] Her parents were Wm H Stevens and Juliana A Fulmer.

At age 14, Nancy and her family lived in Center, Cedar County, Iowa, USA. ^[4] By the time she was 23, the family had moved to Coon Valley, in Sac County, Iowa. ^[5]At age 36, she is still living with her parents, this time in Dallas County, Iowa. (It is noted she is indicated as "Insane" but not committed at this time). ^[6]

In 1900, at 44-45 years of age, she was still living with her parents, in Spring Valley, Dallas County, Iowa. ^[1]

• Wm H Stephens, Head, White, Male, Birthdate: Sept 1820, Age 79, Married for 51 years, Birthplace: Pennsylvania, Parents Birthplace: Pennsylvania, Occupation: Farmer (retired)
• Julia Stephens, Wife, White, Female, Birthdate: Mar 1825, Age 75, Married for 51 years, Bore 7 children (4 remain living), Birthplace: Pennsylvania, Parents Birthplace: Pennsylvania
• Nancy Stephens, Daughter, White, Female, Birthdate: July 1855, Age 44, Single, Birthplace: Pennsylvania, Occupation: (blank)

In the 1905 Iowa Census, two years after her father's death, Nancy is 49 years old and living in Sac City, Sac County, Iowa, USA. ^[2][3] It mentions her occupation as "Housework".

Her sister Olive J. Burbeck (Julia O.) , Olive's second husband Ahira Burbeck, nieces Ethel and Lila Hayden, are living in the same town at this time.^[7]

Nancy passes from this life on January 7, 1906, while a resident of the Cherokee State Hospital in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA. Her age was 50 years, 5 months, and 24 days. Her death certificate indicates the cause of death was due to asphyxiation during epileptic convulsions. It mentions her former residence was in Sac County, Iowa, and her burial took place January 8, 1906. Her former occupation was "Domestic". She never married. It also mentions that she suffered from Epilepsy for 40 years.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9KC-C6L : accessed 18 April 2019), Nancy Stephens in household of Wm H Stephens, Spring Valley Township Perry cty Ward 1 & 3, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 3B, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,427.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2S8N-6QT : 16 March 2018), Nancy R Stevens, Sac, Iowa, United States; citing card #316, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,617.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTM-VBRS : 18 October 2019), Nancy R Stevens, 7 Jan 1906, Cherokee, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #1800259, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102842712.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJL-8DY : 12 April 2016), Nancy R Stevens in household of Wm H Stevens, Iowa, United States; citing p. 33, family 230, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,879.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLX-WB3 : 7 September 2017), Nancy R Stevens in entry for Wm H Stevens, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 188, sheet 190B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0363; FHL microfilm 1,254,363.
6. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTSZ-1YV : 4 April 2020), William H Stevens, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing p. 429, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,195.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, Iowa State Census 1905. "[1]." Accessed 9/20/2016. Original data: Iowa State Census 1905. The State Historical Society, Des Moines, Iowa. (no visible document available)