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Sophia (Stanger) Nye (1805 - 1886)

Sophia Nye formerly Stanger
Born in Wythe County, VAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 9 Jun 1825 in Wythe County, VAmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at age 80 in Wythe County, Vamap
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Biography

Sophia was born in 1805. She passed away in 1886.

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Natal Family
Father : John Stanger
Mother : Anna Magdalena Wampler
Marriage : 1791 Dec 25, possibly Wythe County, Virginia.
Siblings : Salome (Spengler)
Magdalena (Earhart)
Theresa (Brown, Miller)
John
Henry
Sophia Stanger (Nye)
Sylvester
Jacob
Catherine
Marriage
1825 Jun 9, Wythe County, Virginia. [1]
Husband : John P Nye
Wife : Sophia Stanger
Children : Mary E (Scott, Flanagan) 1829 [2]
Jacob W
Henry H [3]
Sarah M (Chapman, Jones) [4]
Theressa J (Miller) [5]
Adam B
William Harvey
Residence
1850, Wythe County, Virginia. [6]
1860, Wythe County, Virginia. [7]
1870, Wythe County, Virginia. [8]
1880, Speedwell District, Wythe County, Virginia. [9]
Death
Burial: Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Crockett, Wythe County, Virginia. [10]
Inscription :
Sophia
wife of
John P Nye
born March 9 1805
died
March 8 1886
(verse)

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Sources

  1. ↑ FamilySearch: VA Marriages 1785—1940. accessed 2016 May 7.
    1825 Jun 9, Wythe. Husband: John Price Nye. Wife: Sophia Stanger.
  2. ↑ FamilySearch: VA Marriages 1785—1940. accessed 2016 May 7.
    1855 Aug 23, Husband: David A Scott. Wife: Mary E Nye.
    FamilySearch: VA Marriages 1785—1940. accessed 2016 May 7.
    Wife: Mary E Scott, widowed, born 1828 in Wythe, parents John P Nye & Stanger.
  3. ↑ FamilySearch: VA Marriages 1785—1940. accessed 2016 May 7.
    Husband: Henry Nye, single, born 1833 in Wythe, parents Jno P Nye & Sophia.
  4. ↑ FamilySearch: VA Marriages 1785—1940. accessed 2016 May 7.
    Wife: Sarah M Nye, single, born 1836 in Wythe, parents John P Nye & Sophia Stanger.
  5. ↑ FamilySearch: VA Marriages 1785—1940. accessed 2016 May 7.
    Wife: Theressa J Nye, single, born 1841 in Wythe, parents Jno P Nye & Sophia Stanger.
  6. ↑ US Federal Census: 1850 Population Schedule, home 609, family 609.
    Nye; John P 1802, Sophia 1805, Mary 1829, Jacob W 1830, Henry H 1832, Sarah F 1836, Therressa 1840, Adam J 1844, William H 1847.
    Wampler, Isaac 1815.
  7. ↑ US Federal Census: 1860 Population Schedule, dist 68, family 651. p 98.
    Nye; John P 1803, Sophia 1806, Sarah 1836, Terracy 1839, Adam 1845, Harvey 1848.
  8. ↑ US Federal Census: 1870 Population Schedule, family 152, p 23.
    Nye; John P 1803, Sophia 1805, Sarah M 1836, Adam B 1844, William 1848.
  9. ↑ US Federal Census: 1880 Population Schedule, dist 108, p 410B.
    Nye; Adam B (farmer)1845, Ann E 1855, Emmett 1875, Ellen S 1876, Ida F 1879, Sophia (widowed mother) 1805.
    Surratt, Fleta 1839.
  10. ↑ Find A Grave: memorial 47324361. accessed 2016 May 7.
    Has a photo posted 2011 by Cindy Kingsford. Inscription: Sophia, wife of, John P Nye, born March 9 1805, died, March 8 1886, (verse).
  • Zion Luteran Church Cemetery.
Wythe County Marriage Book I Spraker, james C., "The Zugel (Seagle) Family in Germany and America," vol. 49, January 1996. Family bible record of John Richard Nye or Elizabeth Seagle Nye, one page extant. A copy may be found at the Wythe County Historical and Genealogical Society, Wytheville, VA. =
  • Mentioned in son Adam's marriage record, LDS Film, 34255
  • Her parents' memorial at the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Crockett, Wythe County, Virginia.
Find A Grave: memorial 47322967. accessed 2016 May 7.




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Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Stangler-5 and Stanger-263 appear to represent the same person because: identical marriage, both husband and wife have alternate spellings of their name
posted by Robin Lee

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