Nancy Melinda Stice (1846 - 1906)

Born 7 Nov 1846 in Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Patterson Noblitt — married 30 Jul 1865 in Scotland Co., MO

Died 9 Mar 1906 at age 59 in Weatherford, Custer, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

The following STICE FAMILY account was sent by Gibson Noblitt, to whom the information was passed down. Nancy Melinda Stice was born in Cedar county, Missouri. Her ancestors were Hollanders and they first settled in Pennsylvania. From there they moved to northeastern Missouri, where Nancy was born. (Cedar County must be a misnomer, being in southwest Missouri, but mention of her ancestors being Hollanders from Pennsylvania, agrees with earlier information on the Stice family.) Her grandparents took the little baby and reared her. When Nancy was three years old, her father married again and went to California. He wanted to take his little daughter, but her grandparents refused to let her go, moving to Iowa when the war broke out. "Nancy's Uncle Asa Stice made three trips to California during the gold rush. Each time he returned via boat and landed in New Orleans. He traveled by land from there to his home in MIssouri. He finally married Jenny Aldrich. They had two children, a son named Will and a daughter. About the time the children were grown, Uncle Asa took up the Mormon religion and wanted to go west again. Aunt Jenny refused to go with him, so he went alone. She took her daughter and went to live with her son Will, on his farm in Iowa. Several years later Aunt Jenny and her daughter went to Arkansas. The daughter was married there. Will Stice's grandfather, Jessie Stice, lived in Scotland County. He built a log cabin there, and it was a long time before he knew he had any neighbors. He discovered the fact one day while out hunting for some of his cattle. Yes, he found he had neighbors only twelve miles away. Jessie had black hair except for a white stripe down the middle. Being striped-headed, his home became known as "Pole Cat Den". His grandson, Will also had black hair except for a round white spot on the back of his head. My own father's brother, Harold Noblitt (remember, Gibson is speaking), also had black hair except for a white streak across his right eye. Henry Stice was a fruit man in California. He came back to Missouri several times to see his relatives. The last time he was here he took the higher degrees of Masonry and carried them west with him. Now back to the tall, dark, and beautiful Nancy Melinda Stice. She met William Patterson Noblitt in Iowa and married him. They moved to Adiar County, eight miles from Kirksville. Their first child, William Thomas, was born here, December 2, 1867. As the years went by William's and Nancy's little family grew. The next child was named John Denny, then came Tillman LeRoy, Asa David, Lulu, and Maggie Pearl. When William Thomas was eight years old, the family moved to Bible Grove, in Scotland County. In this little town there were only two families that were not related to Nancy. One old man who lived in this community was married three times. None of his wives were sisters, but they were all cousins, and all were cousins of Nancy. At the age of seventeen, William Thomas helped to build the Santa Fe Railroad.

Census

1850 Census, Adair Co., MO. Nancy found in household of John Allread & Nancy

Obituary

The following is Nancy's Obituary from the Custer County Republican, March 15, 1906 Mrs. Nancy Noblitt has been called yonder. Nancy M. Stice was born in Adair County, Missouri November 7, 1846. She married Dr. Wm. P. Noblitt 30 July, 1865 and union was blessed with 7 children, three girls and four boys. One girl died at 10 years, one in infancy, and others survived her. She became a Christian at 17yrs, and lived a consistent life. Her early life was spent in hardship and privation to the rearing of a large family in pioneer days of Missouri forty years ago. She was an invalid for many years and cared for by her children tenderly, and her later years were spent in comfort and happiness among them. Last fall her physician advised her to spend the winter in the mountains, but she found it too vigorous (she had g one to son J.D.'s ranch in Wyoming) and came here 7 weeks ago in hope the climate would benefit her. She was growing better, but the end came suddenly at 6:00 Friday morning, March 9, at the home of her son Dr. T.L. Noblitt. Funeral services conducted by Christian church at 10:30 Saturday, by Prof. R.N. Linville assisted by Rev. H A. Hodges. Remains taken to the home of her daughter Mrs. Pearl Tydings, of Moberly, Missouri, for interment.

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