Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Fisher
and Eliza (Bennett) Fisher
Sister of
Sarah E. (Fisher) Holmes, George W. Fisher, William G. Fisher, Amanda (Fisher) Jobe, Eliza Fisher, John C. Fisher, Mary Ellen (Fisher) Thrower and Margaret Isadore (Fisher) Page
Wife of
Henry Bannister Lightfoot
— married
before 1864 in Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Emma E. Lightfoot, Ella Elizabeth (Lightfoot) Whillock, James Robert Lightfoot, William Henry Lightfoot, John Franklin Lightfoot, Josias Lightfoot, Chloe E. (Lightfoot) Barnes and Clyde Allen Lightfoot
Died
at age 61
in Polk County, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2014
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Biography
Nancy Jane Fisher was born the 10th of December 1840 in Kentucky. Nancy was the daughter of James Fisher and Eliza Bennett.
Nancy, age 9, appears in the 1850 Federal census in the household of her father, James. Fisher, in Polk County, Missouri.[1]
Nancy J., age 19, appears in the 1860 Federal census in the household of her father, James Fisher, in Polk County, Missouri. Nancy's name is listed as Jane Fisher.[2]
Nancy married sometime before 1865, Henry Bannister Lightfoot.
Nancy J., age 30, appears in the 1870 Federal census in the household of her husband Henry B. Lightfoot, in Polk County, Missouri. Henry B. Lightfoot's household appears as follows: Henry B., age 33; Nancy J., age 30; Ella E., age 5; James R., age 3; and William H., age 1.[3]
Nancy, age 39, appears in the 1880 Federal census in the household of her husband Henry B. Lightfoot, in Polk County, Missouri.[4]
Nancy, age 59, appears in the 1900 Federal census in the household of her husband Henry B. Lightfoot, in Polk County, Missouri. Nancy is listed in the census as the mother of 8 children with 7 children living.[5]
Nancy died on the 17th of May 1902 in Polk County, Missouri. Nancy was buried in the Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery, Polk County, Missouri.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDZJ-3LK : accessed 13 Jul 2014), James Fisher, Polk county, Polk, Missouri, United States; citing family 843, NARA microfilm publication M432.
- ↑ 1860 Federal Census Polk County, Missouri, household of James Fisher. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653 Roll 641, page 145.
- ↑ 1870 Federal Census Polk County, Missouri, household of Henry B. Lightfoot. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593 Roll 800, page 33A.
- ↑ 1880 Federal Census Polk County, Missouri, household of Henry B. Lightfoot. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9 Roll 710, page 349B, Enumeration District 119.
- ↑ 1900 Federal census Polk County, Missouri, household of Henry B. Lightfoot. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623 page 15, Enumeration District 0124.
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 41512986; with photo of tombstone; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41512986
See Also
Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, TX. Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, 1892
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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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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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