Born in Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Morgan Asbury Dean
and Susannah Lurena (Breeden) Dean
Sister of
Nicholas Asbury Dean, John Wesley Dean, Mary Frances (Dean) Meadows, Suel Alfred Dean, Martha (Dean) Shifflet, Sarah (Dean) Hensley and Daniel Thurston Dean
Wife of
Sanford Andrew Kelly Eppard
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Erie Monroe Eppard and Renia (Eppard) Davis
Died
at age 82
in Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jul 2019
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Biography
Nancy was born in 1854 in Rockingham, Virginia. She was the daughter of Morgan Dean and Susannah Breeden. In 1871 she married Sanford Andrew Kelly Eppard (1851-1920; s/o Daniel Eppard and Delilah Ann Hensley) and they had eleven known children (per FAG and census records). Living in Rockingham throughout her life, it is here she passed away in 1937. She is buried at the Eppard - Lam Cemetery.
Children:
- Erie Monroe Eppard b. 1872 - d. 1931, m. Emily Clementine Dean
- Sarah Ella Eppard b. 1873 - d. 1964, m. James Edward Lamb
- Marion Kelly Eppard b. 1876 - d. 1974, m1. Susannah F Dean, m2. Elizabeth Jane Knighten
- Morgan Plady Eppard b. 1878 - d. 1946, m. Mary E Fincham
- Lillie Lydia Eppard b. 1881 - d. 1956, m. John Millard Dean
- Marvin Lloyd Eppard b. 1885 - d. 1980, m. Edith Maude Meadows
- Renia Ann Eppard b. 1887 - d. 1953, m. Charles Alfred Davis
- Josie F Eppard b. abt 1889 - d. UNK
- Lester Norman Eppard b. 1892 - d. 1973, m1. Minnie A Breeden, m2. Valley Marie Devier
- Ressie R Eppard b. abt 1894 - d. UNK
- Edith Virginia Eppard b. 1897 - d. 1983
Sources
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 July 2019), memorial page for Nancy Ellen Dean Eppard (9 Aug 1854–2 Mar 1937), Find A Grave Memorial no. 45762044, citing Eppard Cemetery, Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Jan Hensley (contributor 47153938) .
- 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Rockingham, Virginia; Page: 634; Family History Library Film: 805379
- 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Elk Run, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: M593_1676; Page: 105A; Family History Library Film: 553175
- 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Stone Wall, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: 1388; Page: 314C; Enumeration District: 074
- 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1241726
- 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: T624_1647; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1375660
- 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Swift Run, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: T625_1913; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 99
- 1930 United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2342193
- Son Marion's birth record. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911: Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2016. Certificate Number: 1876002206.
- U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current: Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 6 Mar 1937; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/615481411/?article=bb0bf2aa-350b-4cb0-a2f5-d8ffbf3e6892&focus=0.7287644,0.6466463,0.84636676,0.7391311&xid=3355
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DNA Connections
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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~1.95%
~1.56%
Ruth (Hundley) Hodges 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NM6151492 [compare], yourDNAportal RUTa04a04ci, Ancestry member 1174693
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~0.78%
Ron Jarrell :
23andMe, GEDmatch M785453 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jay Rivers :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #232324
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~0.78%
Craig Nichols :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A905857 [compare], FTDNA kit #B133107
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~0.78%
Christina Clark :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T971398 [compare], FTDNA kit #556729
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