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Nancy Ann UNDERWOOD

Nancy Ann UNDERWOOD

Female 1823 - 1903  (79 years)


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  • Name Nancy Ann UNDERWOOD
    Birth 1 Jun 1823  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1870, 1880  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 31 Mar 1903  [1] 
    Burial Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Name on headstone: Nancy N. Ash Gain.
    Person ID I56160  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2016

    Father Dixon UNDERWOOD,   b. 15 Apr 1803   d. 2 Apr 1887 (Age 83 years)
    Mother Elizabeth Keziah "Kizzie" BAKER,   b. 15 Dec 1803   d. 19 May 1880 (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F21827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Samuel ASH,   b. 31 Mar 1820, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1863, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [4, 5]
    Marriage 29 Sep 1842  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Oct 1 1850:
      Samuel Ash, 29, farmer, cannot read/write; Nancy, 25, cannot read/write; Elizabeth, 3; Dixon, 9 months.
      (NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Thomas Ash, 23, & Mahala, 23.)

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 1 1860:
      S. Ash (male), 40, farmer, value of real estate $1,000, value of personal estate $700; M. A. (female), 38, cannot read/write; E. (female), 13; Seimon, 12; J. (male), 8; Jesse, 1; Kasiah, 4.
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth "Betsy" ASH,   b. 20 Dec 1845, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Dixon Seimon ASH,   b. 20 Sep 1848, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1897 (Age 48 years)
    +3. Jacob ASH,   b. 5 Dec 1853, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1938, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Kasiah ASH,   b. CA 1856   d. 1866 (Age ~ 10 years)
    +5. Jesse ASH,   b. Jan 1860   d. 1932 (Age ~ 71 years)
    +6. Savilla ASH,   b. 22 Jun 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1895, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
    Family ID F23258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Christopher R. GAIN,   b. CA 1825, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years)
    Marriage 25 Aug 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan Twp), enumerated on Jul 28 1870:
      Christopher R. Gain, 48, farmer, value of real estate $924, value of personal estate $642; Nancy A. Gain, 46, cannot write; Dixon Ash, 21, farmer; Jacob Ash, 15; Jesse Ash, 10; Savilla Ash, 7.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 1 & 5 1880:
      C. R. Gain, 57, b. Va. (father b. Md, mother b. Va.), farmer; wife Nancy A, 57, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa.), indicated as being "Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled."

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      Head of household Nancy A. Gain, 72 (sic), b. Jun 1823 (sic), widowed, mother of 7 children (3 still living). No other household members.
      (NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Nancy's son Jesse Ash and his family).
    Family ID F30217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    6. [S2626] Virginia Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 146, line 18 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791658&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Christopher R. Gain, widowed, farmer, 39, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Darcus Gain; and Nancy Ash, widowed, 40, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Dixon & Kesiah Underwood. Married Aug 25 1864 in Doddridge County, officiated by William Strickling.