Nancy Mariah (Percifield) Reagan (1824 - 1905)

Born 9 Jul 1824 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Reagan — married 1858 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1905 at age 80 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Nancy Percifield is the presumed daughter of Gilbert Percifield and Sally (Spires) Percifield, however, the relationship is not proven. In fact, another Nancy Percifield, born in Kentucky, is also connected to Gilbert and Sally Percifield, who lived In Kentucky.

Nancy married Charles Reagan, marrying in 1858 and having five known children together. They made their home in 1860 in Grainger County, Tennessee.^[1] Nancy Reagan was widowed during the Civil War and applied for a widow's pension on October 23, 1865.^[2]

She lived in Civil District 13 with her four surviving children; her oldest son, George, worked at the age of 12 as farm laborer.^[3] In 1880, Nancy's household in Civil District 13 included her widowed father-in-law, Jesse Reagan.^[4]

Nancy Reagan passed away around the age of 80 and is buried at Cabbage Cemetery in Washburn, Tennessee.^[5]

Research Notes

Children of Gilbert Percifield and his first wife, Sally Spires, included:

1. George Percifield, born March 11, 1822 in Grainger County, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Clapton March 27, 1847 in Brown County, Indiana; born April 01, 1823 in Kentucky; died January 01, 1881 in Brown County, Indiana.
2. Mariah Percifield, born 1823 in Kentucky.
3. Gilbert Son Two Percifield, born Abt. 1824.
4. Josey Percifield, born Abt. 1827.

#Esther Percifield, born Abt. 1828.

1. Gilbert Son Three Percifield, born Abt. 1829.
2. Samuel Percifield, born Abt. 1834.

Children of Gilbert Percifield and his second wife, Edith Cass, included:

1. Lucinda Percifield, born September 21, 1837 in Brown County, Indiana; died October 02, 1898 in Brown County, Indiana. She married William Breedlove July 09, 1858 in Brown County, Indiana.
2. Sampson T. Percifield, born 1839; died 1901 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana.
3. Thomas Percifield, born March 28, 1841.
4. Julia Percifield, born 1843.
5. Sarah Percifield, born 1844.
6. Gilbert Percifield, Jr., born 1845.
7. Dulcina Percifield, born 1847.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T8-NXN : Sat Sep 16 05:56:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Ragan and Nancy Ragan, 1860.
2. ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 383. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Ancestry Record 4653 #10270601 with attached Image
3. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C. Year: 1870; Census Place: District 13, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1530; Page: 149A: Disitrict 13. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. I Ancestry Record 7163 #7208672 with attached Image
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7H-JH4 : Mon Sep 18 04:45:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Nancy Ragan and George Ragan, 1880.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5183493/nancy-reagan: accessed 02 October 2023), memorial page for Nancy Reagan (9 Jul 1824–7 Mar 1905). Find A Grave: Memorial #5183493 Cabbage Cemetery, Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by James Cope (contributor 34771747).

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