Nancy Jane (Farley) Williford (1850 - 1927)

Born 7 Nov 1850 in Giles County, Tennessee

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Clayton Willeford — married 18 Jan 1866 in Giles County Tennessee

Descendants

Died 1927 at about age 76 in West Mountain, Upshur County, Texas

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Biography

Born the daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth (Evans) Farley in 1850, Nancy would marry Henry Clay Williford in Tennessee right after the Civil War and start their family. After having 6 children in Tennessee they moved to Texas in 1881 where they had 4 more. Here are their 10 children:

Claudius L. Willeford (1867–1916)

Clarence Clay Willeford (1868–1908)

Sallie Morning Willeford Driggers (1871–1963)

Elizabeth Pearl Willeford McGill (1873–1955)

Knowlie Shaw Willeford (1875 – unknown)

Mary Cornelia Willeford Kelley (1875–1949)

Jessie May Willeford Johnson (1883–1906)

Nannie V. Willeford (1885–1918)

Henry Cecil Willeford (1887–1926)

Lawson Argyle Willeford (1891–1956)

Source: [1]

Nancy passed away in 1927 at the age of around 77 years. She and Clay are buried together in the West Mountain Cemetery in West Mountain, Upshur County, Texas

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T8-3FB : Thu Oct 05 17:46:14 UTC 2023), Entry for George T Malone and Elizabeth Malone, 1860.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNH1-W9Y : 4 December 2014), Henry C Willeford and Nancy T Failey, 18 Jan 1866; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 103, Giles, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M352-G15 : accessed 4 July 2017), Nancy J Willeford in household of Henry C Willeford, Justice Precinct 1 (all east of Cotton Belt r.r.), Upshur, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 1A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,674.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRQS-H4G : accessed 4 July 2017), Nancy J Willeford in household of Henry C Willeford, Justice Precinct 5, Upshur, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 99, sheet 14A, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1596; FHL microfilm 1,375,609.

• Find a Grave Memorial for Nancy Jane Farley Willeford [2]

See Also:

• Family Search Pedigree: "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3X7J-87T : accessed 30 April 2019), entry for Nancy Jane /Farley/, cites sources; "Stokes Family Tree" file (2:2:2:MM6Q-JVK)

• Descendants of John Laird, Generation 3, Nancy Jane Farley, born November 07, 1850 in Harrison County, Texas. She married Henry Clay Williford. [3]

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1Q-ZSN : 5 December 2014), Nancy Jane Farley in entry for N A Briley, 24 Nov 1944; citing certificate number 53590, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,864.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3QF-1MX : 5 December 2014), Nancy Jane Farley in entry for Elizabeth Or Betty Pearl Mcgill, 15 Sep 1955; citing certificate number 47060, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,544.