Nancy (Nash) Holman (1806 - 1884)

Born 14 Jun 1806 in Tennessee, United States

Wife of Henry Holeman — married 19 Sep 1847 in Kentucky, United States

Died 27 Nov 1884 at age 78 in Callaway, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Nancy, daughter of William Nash and Rebecca Leitchworth, was born on 14 Jun 1806 in Kentucky. She died on 27 Nov 1884 and was buried at Mokane, Callaway, Missouri.

She was the third wife of Henry Holman. They were married on September 19, 1847, in Callaway County, Missouri.^[1]

1850 U.S. Federal Census

Henry Holeman - 56, farmer, $6000 real estate, b. KY

Nancy - 48, b. TN

along with his children Elizabeth M 26, Wm H 16, and James E 12

1860 U.S. Federal Census

Henry Holeman - 66, Male, White, Farmer, KY

Nancy Holman - 54, Female, White, TN

Elizabeth M - 47, Female, White, KY

Martha J. Spillers - 10, Female, White, MO

1870 U.S. Federal Census of St. Aubert, Callaway, Missouri

Henry Holeman - 76, Male, White, Farmer, KY

Nancy Holeman - 64, Female, White, Keeping House, TN

Riley Booker - 25, Male, White, Farm Laborer, TN

1880 U.S. Federal Census of St. Aubert, Callaway, Missouri

Henry Holman - White, Male, 86, Farmer, KY

Nancy - White, Female, 74, Keep House, TN

Margaret E - White, Female, 57, Daug, Home, KY

"Nancy Nash Holman wrote the Old Diary, 1840-1855, a copy of which is now in the Missouri Historical Society, Columbia, Missouri. Also at the Historical Society in Columbia, Missouri, is a diary, the earliest of Callaway County history written by Nancy Nash Holman's father, William Nash, at Old Coat Dessein and at the Holman place. It was written between 1817 and 1840, and has much important early history of Callaway."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Information from "Marriage Records of Callaway County, Missouri, 1821-1871", compiled and published by Mrs. Arthur D. Ferguson, Genealogist, Fulton, Mo.
2. ↑ Information from "Cemetery Records of Callaway County", Vol.3 compiled by Mrs. Grace West Baynham and Mrs. George Baumgartner (from find a grave).

• 1850 US Census in Callaway, Missouri, United States (HOLEMAN: Henry-56, Nancy-43, Elizabeth M-26, Wm H-16, James E-12)
• 1860 US Census in District 18, Callaway, Missouri (HOLEMAN: Henry-66, Nancy-54, Elizabeth M-47, Martha J Spillers)
• 1870 US Census in St. Aubert, Callaway, Missouri (HOLEMAN: Henry-76, Nancy-64, Riley Booker-25)
• 1880 US Census in St. Aubert, Callaway, Missouri (Henry-86, Nancy-74, Margaret E-57, Sally C Nash-39