Born in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edmond Missen Gilcrease
and Mary (Inglet) Gilcrease
Sister of
Levi R Gilcrease, Jesse M Gilcrease, Francis E Gilcrease, Polly Gilcrease, Rowena (Gilcrease) Taylor, Daniel Gilcrease, Sarah J (Gilcrease) Hammond and Ledelea Gilcrease
Wife of
John Ambrose Gilcrease
— married
5 May 1865 (to about 1882) in Clarke, Alabama, United States
Wife of
Andrew Jackson Drury
— married
14 Jan 1885 in Clarke County, Alabama, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
John William Gilchrist, Edmond Messer Gilchrist, Averilla (Gilcrease) Deubler, Seth Ambrose Gilchrist and Frances Matilda (Gilcrease) Mott
Died about
at about age 72
in Alabama, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Nancy Alletha Gilcrease/Gilchrist was born on 09 October 1847 in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama, United States. The date and place of her birth were recorded on a petition she made for a widow's pension she made after the death of her second husband. (Two pages from this file can be viewed on her Find A Grave memorial.) Her headstone, a photograph of which can also be viewed on her Find A Grave memorial, was erroneously engraved with the birth year of 1845.[1]
She was the daughter of Edmond Missen Gilcrease (abt.1818-abt.1870) and Mary (Inglet) Gilcrease (1825-bef.1880). The petition for a widow's pension mentioned above, also recorded the name of her father.
She was enumerated in the 1850 United States Census record living with her parents in Black Bluff, Sumter County, Alabama. At the time, she was six months old. (This family experienced name spelling changes through the years. Records are found in many variations and descendents use several variations, including Kilcrease, Gilcrease, Gilchrist, Gilchrest, and Gilcrest.)[2]
When she was ten years old, she and her family were enumerated on the 1860 United States Census living in Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama. [3]
Nancy Alletha Gilcrease/Gilchrist first married John Ambrose Gilcrease/Gilchrist on 05 May 1865 In Clarke County, Alabama. W. H. Waite, Justice of the Peace, presided over their nuptials. Their last names were the same and it is possible they were related but a common ancestor has not been currently confirmed. [4]
Together John Ambrose and Nancy Alletha Gilcrease/Gilchrist were the parents of at least seven children. Sons John W. and Edmond M. were enumerated with them on the 1870 United States Census at which time the family was living in Good Springs, Clarke County, Alabama. [5]
Children enumerated with them on the 1880 United States Census were Willie, Edward, Savillia, and Johnny. This census record contains some inaccuracies but it is likely it was the census record of this John A. Gilchrist and his family. There were similar discrepancies in the record of his brother/neighbor Bart Gilchrist, so it is possible the information was supplied by someone who did not know the families' details well. In 1880 the family was living in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama.[6]
There were at least two other children who died young and whose names are not known but about whom we know about because on the 1900 United States Census, Nancy said she had born seven children, five of whom were still alive.[7]
Between 1882–1883, Nancy's husband John A. Gilchrist died.
After John's death, Nancy married Andrew J. Drury on 14 January 1885. They were enumerated together in the 1900 United States Census for Clarke County, Alabama, along with Nancy's daughter, Francis M.[7] Andrew Jackson Drury died on 30 March 1903 in Clarke County, Alabama.[8] In 1903, Nancy Alletha Drury petitioned for a widow's pension because her deceased husband A. J. Drury was a Civil War Veteran. A question on the petition asked if she had ever been married before and, if so, to give the name of her former husband, and the date and place of their marriage. Two pages of this file were shared on her memorial at the Find A Grave website.[1] The full file may be viewed by subscribers at Ancestry.com.[9]
In 1910, according to the United States Census taken that year, Nancy was widowed and was living with her son Edmund Messer Gilchrist in Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama.[10]
In 1920, according to the United States Census taken that year, she was living with her daughter Francis Matilda Gilchrist Mott in Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama. [11]
Nancy Alletha (Gilcrease/Gilchrist) Drury passed away about 1920, according to her gravemarker, and ws buried at Magnolia Cemetery, Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama.[1] The exact date of her death is not known.
Known Children:
- John William Gilchrist (abt.1867-abt.1920)
- Edmond Messer Gilchrist (1869-1949)[12]
- Averilla (Gilcrease) Deubler (1872-1929)
- Seth Ambrose Gilchrist (aft.1880-aft.1917)
- Frances Matilda (Gilcrease) Mott (1883-1971)[13]
- and 7. Unknown
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 14 November 2018), memorial page for Nancy Alletha Gilchrest Drury (9 Oct 1847–1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #115834479, citing Magnolia Cemetery, Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by anonymous 2 (contributor 47329519).
- ↑
'"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 33; Digital film/folder number: 004191540_001_M9CH-JR1; FHL microfilm: 442866; Image number: 106; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01175-6
FamilySearch Record: MH54-ZJL (accessed 9 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D83W-6B1
Nancy Gilcrease (6 months) in Sumter, Sumter, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Edmund N Gilcrease M 32 Laborer South Carolina Mary Gilcrease F 25 Alabama Levi R Gilcrease M 10 Alabama Jesse M Gilcrease M 6 Alabama Frances E Gilcrease F 4 Alabama Nancy Gilcrease F 6/12 Alabama - ↑
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 26; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165594; FHL microfilm: 803023; Image number: 30; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01686-2
FamilySearch Record: MHDJ-P2T (accessed 9 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBL-7PC
Nancy Gilcreese (10) in Townships 14 and 15, St Clair, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Sex Age Birth Place Occupation Edmond Gilcreese M 41 North Carolina Farm Laborer Mary Gilcreese F 37 Alabama House Wife Jessee Gilcreese M 14 Alabama Francis Gilcreese F 12 Alabama Nancy Gilcreese F 10 Alabama Polly Gilcreese F 8 Alabama Roenna Gilcreese F 1 Alabama - ↑ "Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935," Ancestry.com, citing WPA Indices to Marriage Records, by County, 1814-1935. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Image for Ancestry.com subscribers or Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 145; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 11; Digital film/folder number: 004257482_001_M9C6-ZM8; FHL microfilm: 000545507; Image number: 179; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01442-5
FamilySearch Record: MHVB-G3F (accessed 9 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DB13-64C
Nancy Gilcrease (19) in Election Precinct 9 Good Springs, Clarke, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place John A Gilcrease M 33 Farmer Alabama Nancy Gilcrease F 19 Keeping House Alabama John Wm Gilcrease M 3 Alabama Edmond M Gilcrease M 5/12 Alabama - ↑
"United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00071; Digital film/folder number: 005157225; FHL microfilm: 1254007; Image number: 268; Sheet number: 321; Sheet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: M4J4-J8R (accessed 9 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY6-34RR
Marryan Gilchrist (35), wife, in household of John Gilchrist (43 years) in Jackson, Clarke, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama, United States.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Birt Gilchrist M 47 Married Head Farmer Alabama Nancy Gilchrist F 43 Married Wife Alabama Barbry Gilchrist F 22 Single Daughter Alabama Andrew Gilchrist M 15 Single Son Alabama Elisia Gilchrist F 12 Single Daughter Alabama Mary Ann Gilchrist F 10 Single Daughter Alabama Joe Gilchrist M 8 Single Son Alabama Classia Gilchrist F 3 Single Daughter Alabama - ↑ 7.0 7.1
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 16; Digital film/folder number: 004119972; FHL microfilm: 1240008; Image number: 303; Sheet number: 14; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00823-0
FamilySearch Record: M983-M9Y (accessed 9 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6P74-JJX
Nancy A Danry (54), wife, in household of Andrew Danry (64 years) in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Relation Sex Age Birth Place Occupation Andrew Danry Head M 64 Alabama Farmer Nancy A Danry Wife F 54 Alabama Francis M Gilchrist Stepdaughter F 11 Alabama Ephriam Bettis Boarder M 57 Alabama Farmer - ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 06 March 2019), memorial page for Pvt Andrew Jackson Drury (Dec 1836–30 Mar 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #137119181, citing Magnolia Cemetery, Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Southerngal (contributor 46941185).
- ↑ "Alabama, Questionnaires of Widows of Confederate Soldiers, 1927," Ancestry.com, citing Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940. Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives and History. Pension File
- ↑
"United States Census, 1910"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004970179; FHL microfilm: 1374019; Image number: 1261; Sheet number: 13; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03321-3
FamilySearch Record: MKQM-1FT (accessed 9 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVL-PMN
Nancy Gilchrist (65), widowed mother, in household of Edmond Gilchrist (37) in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Relation Sex Age Birth Place Occupation Edmond Gilchrist Head M 37 Alabama Farmer - Home Farm James Gilchrist Son M 10 Alabama None Dentie Gilchrist Son M 7 Alabama None Henry Gilchrist Son M 4 Alabama None Cullen Gilchrist Son M 1 Alabama None Nancy Gilchrist Mother F 65 Alabama None - ↑
"United States Census, 1920"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 48; Digital film/folder number: 004964189; FHL microfilm: 1820007; Image number: 788; Sheet number: 6; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01874-8
FamilySearch Record: MXZ3-TWR (accessed 9 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJM-3GQ
Nancy Drury (72), widowed mother-in-law, in household of Mal Matt (40 years) in Election Precinct 10 Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Relation Sex Age Birth Place Occupation Mal Matt Head M 40 Alabama Farmer - General Farm Matilda Matt Wife F 37 Alabama None James M Matt Son M 16 Alabama None Bissie L Matt Daughter F 14 Alabama None Daniel W Matt Son M 11 Alabama None Dalo M Matt Daughter F 9 Alabama None Ald? Matt Daughter F 5 Alabama None Minnie Matt Daughter F 3 Alabama None Nancy Drury Mother-in-law F 72 Alabama None - ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6SK-T62 : 15 February 2018), Nancy Gilchrist in entry for Edmon M. Gilchrist, 20 Feb 1949; citing reference 2161, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,836.
- ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNKL-C76 : 15 February 2018), Nancy A. Gilchrist in entry for Frances Matilda Mott, 11 May 1971; citing reference 13065, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 2,051,651.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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~6.25%
Nelda (Gilchrist) Spires
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZR8924533 [compare], Ancestry member NSpires7704
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Susan Musgrave :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Jordan Gilchrist :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jgilchrist1337
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~0.78%
J. Gilchrist :
23andMe, GEDmatch A654730 [compare], yourDNAportal JUD7b4b1e7f
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A654730 [compare], yourDNAportal JUD7b4b1e7f, Ancestry member JNAlex61
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~0.78%
Monte Horton :
23andMe, yourDNAportal MONbc69c80a
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member montedhorton
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~0.78%
Kendra Gilchrist :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
David Selman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DS_Bass
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~0.78%
Sandra (Bartz) Jarvis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FW5713201 [compare]
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~0.78%
Karen Miles :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member KarenDianMiles
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~0.78%
Michael (Gilchrist Rutan) Heningham :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member heningham
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T610034 [compare], yourDNAportal MIC16fec1b6, FTDNA kit #B3153
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Nelda (Gilchrist) Spires
Gilcrease-73 and Gilchrest-42 appear to represent the same person because: I know we have name differences, but that's because the name Gilchrest/Gilcrease/Gilchrist appears so many different ways on so many different records, but these two women are the same person--they married the same men, had the same children, had the same parents. Please read my biography of Gilcrease-73 and reconsider the merge you previously rejected. By the way, we are cousins according to our genealogies and DNA.
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James Kennedy
Gilcrease-73 and Gilchrest-42 do not represent the same person because: Not the same person. Maiden names are different. Nancy Drury verses Nancy Gilcrease. Different husbands. Different spellings.
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Nelda (Gilchrist) Spires
Gilcrease-73 and Gilchrest-42 appear to represent the same person because: Name, spouses, place and date of birth similar/same
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Rejected matches › Nancy J. (Gilcrease) Jennings (abt.1848-aft.1860)
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Categories: 1850 US Census, Sumter County, Alabama | 1860 US Census, St. Clair County, Alabama | 1870 US Census, Clarke County, Alabama | 1880 US Census, Clarke County, Alabama | 1900 US Census, Clarke County, Alabama | 1910 US Census, Clarke County, Alabama | 1920 US Census, Clarke County, Alabama | Magnolia Cemetery, Grove Hill, Alabama