Nazareth was born in July 1844 in Georgia. He was the son of Max Whiddon Gandy and Laney (Whiddon) Gandy.[1]. His name has been recorded as Nazareth, N.W., Nasworthy, and Nasworth.
When he was was 22 he married Georgia Ann Davis on 12 August 1866 in Thomas Co., GA. The couple had 10 children:
In the 1880 census Nazareth (age 35) was living in District 1156, Berrien, Georgia, USA. Age: 36Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self[1]
In the 1900 census Nazareth (age 55) was living in Tallokas, Brooks, Georgia, USA. Age: 55Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head[2]
Nasworth W. Gandy served in the CSA in Company E, 50 GA Infantry, along with his brothers (Francis Marion, John Madison, and Jarret Irwin). Thomas County marriage records show that "N.W. Gandy" married Georgia Ann Davis. He is described the CSA records as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with red hair, grey eyes, and a fair complexion. The details of his capture are mission, although he was paroled in Thomasville, GA, on May 12, 1865. (note: Confederate soldiers were considered to be criminals by Union forces, and a captured soldier was "paroled" after he signed an oath of allegiance to the Union)
Sources
↑ 1.01.11880 Census: Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author:
Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1156, Berrien, Georgia. Ancestry Record 6742 #8248421 (accessed before 26 May 2014).
↑ 2.02.11900 Census: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author:
Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Tallokas, Brooks, Georgia; Roll: 181; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1240181. Ancestry Record 7602 #52860291 (accessed before 26 May 2014).
↑Military Service: Title: U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Author: National Park Service Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Ancestry Record 1138 #1591477 (accessed before 26 May 2014).
↑Military Service: Title: U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Author: National Park Service Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Ancestry Record 1138 #1805515 (accessed before 26 May 2014).
Information provided via e-mail by Jackie Register on 21 December 2001: She is a descendant of Naz and Georgia, and they had nine children.
Acknowledgments
Profile Gandy-179 was created through the import of Amanda_s Family Tree.ged on May 26, 2014 by Bob Tilley.
Civil War records at the National Archives, Washington, DC.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nasworth by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nasworth: