Nancy (Hall) Welborn (abt. 1826)

Born about 1826 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Unknown Hall and Ann (Unknown) Hall

Wife of Wiley C. Welborn — married 16 Jan 1845 in Rabun County, Georgia

Descendants

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Biography

Nancy was born about 1825 in North Carolina and is the daughter of her mother, probably Ann Uknown who was married to an unknown Hall. ^[1] From information in family notes (Goolie Dillard Sorrels) Nancy's grandfather was a Rev. James Hall. She married Wiley Wilburn January 16, 1845 in Rabun County, Georgia by Justice of the Peace, A. Blalock.^[2]

[3]

1850 Census Rabun County Georgia

Name Nancy Winborn

Age 26

Birth Year abt 1824

Birthplace North Carolina

Home in 1850 Militia District 587, Rabun, Georgia, USA

Gender Female

Family Number 149

Household Members

Wiley Winborn	23
Nancy Winborn	26
Nancy M Winborn	5
Jas E Winborn	3
John L Winborn	1

[4]

1860 Census Rabun County Georgia

Name: Wiley Welborn

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1860

Event Place: Town, Rabun, Georgia, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 33

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1827

Birthplace: Ga

Page: 501

Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Affiliate Publication Number: M653

Household	Role	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Wiley Welborn		M	33	Ga
Nancy Welborn		F	34	N. C.
Nancy M Welborn		F	14	Ga
James E Welborn		M	12	Ga
John L Welborn		M	11	Ga
Martin Welborn		M	9	Ga
Calsidoria Welborn		F	7	Ga
George W Welborn		M	5	Ga
Sarah J Welborn (Florida?)		F	1	Ga

Husbands Death

Nancy is in the salt lists, "List of Woman Wheither they are the Wives of Soldiers or whos sons or other person upon Whom they have usually depended for Support heretofore has died been killed disabled or is then absent in the millitary Survice and who are Indigent and have not the means of Support" ^[5]

"One of my grgr aunts married Wiley Welborn in the 1840's. They had several children and he went missing during the Civil War serving in on[e] of the SC inf. regiments. She was left alone to raise the children..."^[6]

Confederate Petitions 1862-1865, Rabun Co., GA Widows of Deceased Soldiers Roll

Widow's name: WELBORN, Nancy

Husband: Wiley Welborn

Date of Enlistment: 01 Jun 1863

Company and Regiment: H, 1 SC

Cause for which pension is granted: "not heard from since he enlisted"

Witnesses for Petitioner: J. E. Derrick, Danl. Lilleton, T. J. Holcomb

Amount paid annually 1895-1920, remarks: 60 pd. 1895, under 1896 "dead" ^[7]

Wiley's Death Confirmed

In the Pension Application Nancy Welborn states that he (Wiley) was sick with an unknown ailment in Cheraw, SC and died in March or April of 1865 (see copy of Pension app. above). However, in And Were the Glory of Their Times, Herbert O. Chambers states that Wiley C. Welborn died in the Camden, SC, 1st South Carolina hospital March 21, 1865. further research is needed to determine if he is one of the soldiers buried in the Old Quaker Cemetery along with men from the Wayside Hospital in Camden, SC.

1870 Census Rabun county, Georgia

Name: Nancy Welborn

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1870

Event Place: Georgia, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 45

Race: White

Race (Original): W

Birth Year (Estimated): 1824-1825

Birthplace: North Carolina

Page Number: 50

Household	Role	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Nancy Welborn	Keeping House	F	45	North Carolina
John Welborn	Farm Laborer	M	20	Georgia
Martin Welborn	Farm laborer	M	17	Georgia
Calcedoney Welborn	At home	F	15	Georgia
Florida Welborn	At Home	F	10	Georgia
George Welborn	Farm Laborer	M	12	Georgia
Thomas Welborn	At home	M	8	Georgia

1880 Census Swain County, NC

Name Nancy Wilburn

Age 53

Birth Year abt 1827

Birthplace North Carolina

Home in 1880 Nantahala, Swain, North Carolina

Race White

Gender Female

Relation to Head of House Aunt

Marital Status Widowed

Father's Birthplace South Carolina

Mother's Birthplace South Carolina

Occupation Spins

Household Members

Dudley Wooten	29
Ruth J. Wooten	32
Andrew C. Wooten	12
Margaret P. Wooten	2
Nancy A. Morrow	70
Nancy Wilburn	53
Thomas C. Wilburn	16[8]

1882 City Directory, Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta City Directory, 1882[9].

1937 South Carolina Death of daughter Sarah Florida image of document

Sources

1. ↑ Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of M. Gaulden GEDmatch F340555, Sandy Sharp GEDmatch a759497 and Larry Milton Peterson GEDmatch F34276 sharing a 26.7 cM segment on chromosome 9 from 103,348,186 to 123,946,544.
2. ↑ Bride Index, Marriage Book 1, Rabun Co., GA 1820-1850, Nancy Hall[1]
3. ↑ Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 for Nancy Hall Rabun Record of Marriages, Book A, 1820-1850Ancestry.com
4. ↑ 1850; Census Place: Militia District 587, Rabun, Georgia; Roll: M432_81; Page: 325B; Image: search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry& h=18910237&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry& h=18910237&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry.com]
5. ↑ RABUN COUNTY, GA - SALT LISTS - Salt List, February 5, 1864, P. 53, Inferior Court Records (County Purposes) 1860 - 1869, Rabun Co., GA, pp. 51-63 [2].
6. ↑ GenForum Message Board, Paul Hall, Re: Welborn search, albert lee, martin frank, October 08, 2009 at 02:52:56 [3]
7. ↑ Widows of Deceased Soldiers 1862-1865 Rabun County, GA [4]
8. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Nantahala, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: 983; Family History Film: 1254983; Page: 186B; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 0283.[search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=135889 30&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry]
9. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 for Nancy Wilburn Georgia Atlanta 1882 Atlanta, Georgia, City Directory. Ancestry.com

• Wilburn Family Biographical Information, Handwritten notes of Gollie Dillard Sorrells. Personal copy in the files of M.Gaulden.

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch ([5] : accessed 11 Aug 2014), Nancy Welborn, Georgia, United States; citing p. 50, family 361, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000545670.

• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch ([6] : accessed 12 Aug 2014), Nancy Welborn in household of Wiley Welborn, Town, Rabun, Georgia, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 501, household ID 65, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803134.

• "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927," index and images, FamilySearch ([7] : accessed 12 Aug 2014), Nancy Hall in entry for John L. Welborn, 01 Apr 1919; citing Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia, United States, reference 4351, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2294190.

• Michael Welborn, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Michael and others.

• "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1943," index and images, FamilySearch ([8] : accessed 5 December 2014), Nancy Wilburn in entry for Flouda Dillard, 29 Apr 1937; citing Walhalla, Wagner, Oconee, South Carolina, fn 7514, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,943,842.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hall-7040 created through the import of edd2a4e7-6f96-40c4-bc6e-fb0f4f3bcbd3.ged on Aug 20, 2012 by Michael Welborn. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.