Nancy Elizabeth (Craig) Canfield (1833 - 1898)

Born 21 Sep 1833 in , , Tennessee, United States

Wife of Elijah E. Canfield — married 4 Dec 1874 in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States

Died 10 Apr 1898 at age 64 in Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

• Name: Nancy Elizabeth CRAIG
  AKA Nancy E GREEAR, Nancy GREAR, Nancy GREER
• Sex: F
• Birth: September 21, 1833 - Tennessee, United States
• Baptism: unknown
• Death: April 10, 1898 - Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States
• Burial: in Craig Cemetery, Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois, United States
• Cause of Death: unknown
• Occupation: Housewife

Events

• She appeared on the census on June 7, 1880 in Audobon Township, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States as wife age 46, b. Tenn, father b. Va, mother b. NC.

Parents

• Father: unknown
• Mother: unknown

Spouses and Children

Spouse: Elijah E. CANFIELD (About 1817 - After July 1880)
Marriage: December 4, 1874 - Montgomery County, Illinois, United State
Children: apparently no children born to this marriage

Research Notes

Bio from Find-A-Grave:
Nancy Elizabeth Craig Greear
BIRTH 21 Sep 1833, Tennessee, USA
DEATH 10 Apr 1898 (aged 64), Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
BURIAL Craig Cemetery Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois, USA PLOT 174
MEMORIAL ID 74702785
Nancy Elizabeth Craig, born in Tennessee, married John R. Greear on March 19, 1854 in Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. They were married by Rev. David Austen, a Baptist preacher.

They were the parents of three sons: James William Greear, born August 19, 1857 in Benton County, Tennessee; Thomas Wilkenson Greear, born December 24, 1859 also in Benton County, Tennessee; and George Washington Greear, born February 21, 1862 in Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois.

John R. Greear enlisted in the Civil War as a Private at Camp Butler in Company F, 97th Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry for three years. He became ill and died on January 13, 1863 aboard the steamboat Robert Campbell at Arkansas Post, Arkansas.

Nancy had two additional sons, Isaiah and David Greear.

She married Elijah Canfield in Montgomery County, Illinois on December 4, 1874. (1)

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Sources

• Find-A-Grave.com database (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed June 12, 2018), Nancy Elizabeth Craig Greear, Memorial 74702785; Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 12 June 2018), memorial page for Nancy Elizabeth Craig Greear (21 Sep 1833-10 Apr 1898), Find A Grave Memorial no. 74702785, citing Craig Cemetery, Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by LaVerne Greear Bloemker (contributor 47547347)
• 1880 US Census, Illinois, Montgomery County, ED 141 Audobon Twp, pg 157-C family #64. Repository: Ancestry.com.
• [1] Secr. of State: Illinois Regional Archives Depositories, Marriage Index
  Montgomery County Vol 7 Pg 4 Lic 5213

Bibliography

• 1880 US Census, Illinois, Montgomery County, ED 141 Audobon Twp.
• Find-A-Grave.com Database.
• Secr. of State: Illinois Regional Archives Depositories. Marriage Index