Born in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Wilson
and Mary (Leighty) Wilson
Sister of
Cyrus Lichty Wilson, John Wilson, Isaac L. Wilson, Mary Elizabeth (Wilson) Fleagle, Peter R. Wilson, Sarah Wilson and Rachel Wilson
Wife of
Elisha Gapen
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 88
in Danville, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jan 2023
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Biography
Nancy was born in 1847. She was the daughter of William Wilson and Mary Leighty. She passed away in 1935.
Sources
- Iowa Death Certificate
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22373177/nancy-m-gapen: accessed 01 January 2023), memorial page for Nancy M. Wilson Gapen (Feb 1847–1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22373177, citing Blakeway Cemetery, Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by No Reins (contributor 46595053).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Elizabeth Schafer 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A617121 [compare], Ancestry member ElizabethSchafer
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A617121 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Peg (Fowler) Taylor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A447835 [compare], Ancestry member Peg544
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~0.39%
Harvey Pearson :
AncestryDNA
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