Born in Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James H Gambrell III
— married
30 Oct 1868 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Caroline (Gambrell) Nelson, Elizabeth Jane (Gambrell) Caperton, Sophrona Gambrell, William H Gambrell and James Arthur Gambrell
Died
at age 77
in Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
The daughter of Columbus Joshua Butler (1824-1883) and Ann Bennett (1826-1895), Nancy Butler was born in Wayne County, Tennessee[citation needed] in 1851, residing there with her family.[1] Her siblings included:
- Josephus Butler (1846-1935)
- Mary Elizabeth (Butler) Daniel (1848-1936)
- Winfield Scott Butler (1849-1933)
- Lucy Caroline (Butler) Weatherford (1851-1946)
- Dianna Dulcenia (Butler) Hardwick (1855-1886)
- James Arnett Butler (1858-1943)
- Sarah A. (Butler) Brewer (1860-1941)
- William Wade Butler (1862-1944)
Nancy married James Gambrell III, marrying in Wayne County, Tennessee on October 30, 1868[2] and having sixteen known children together:
- Mary Louisa "Ella" (Gambrell) Rinks (1869-1906)
- Sarah Celine (Gambrell) Nelson (1871-1943)|
- John Wesley Gambrell (1873-1878)
- Elizabeth Jane (Gambrell) Caperton (1876-1953)
- Sophronia (Gambrell) Daniel (1878-1962)
- William Thomas Gambrell (1878-1930)
- Infant Girl Gambrell (1880-1880)
- Carl W. Gambrell (1882-)
- William H. Gambrell (1882-1958)
- Charles W. Gambrell (1884-1923)
- Flora Dee (Gambrell) Caperton (1886-1976)
- Francis Benjamin Gambrell (1888-1971)
- Miley Gambrell (1890-1975)
- Wiley Gambrell (1890-1935)
- James Arthur Gambrell (1892-1961)
- Marcus H. Gambrell (1894-1985)
Nancy and her family made their home in Wayne County, Tennessee, farming.[3][4][5]
Nancy Gambrell passed away at her home in Holly Creek, Tennessee[6] at the age of 77 and is buried at Hollis Cemetery in Wayne County, Tennessee.[7]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TY-2FK : Fri Oct 06 05:55:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Joshua Butler and Anna Butler, 1860.
- ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-DL6T : Fri Oct 20 13:01:20 UTC 2023), Entry for James Gambrell and Nancy Jane Bullet, 30 Oct 1868.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD88-4YJ : Thu Oct 05 15:05:04 UTC 2023), Entry for James Gambril and Nancy J Gambril, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWV-N5H : Wed Oct 04 11:16:40 UTC 2023), Entry for James Gambill and Jane Gambill, 1880.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZV-QPD : Fri Oct 06 02:20:22 UTC 2023), Entry for James Gambrel and Nancy F Gambrel, 1900.
- ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9R8-VD9 : Fri Oct 13 18:38:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Nancy Jane Gambrell and Butler, 11 Jan 1928.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21210992/nancy-jane-gambrell: accessed 25 November 2023), memorial page for Nancy Jane Butler Gambrell (5 Jan 1851–11 Jan 1928). Find A Grave: Memorial #21210992 Hollis Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Richard Hollis (contributor 46868975).
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