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Nancy HUGHES

Nancy HUGHES

Female 1830 -

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  • Name Nancy HUGHES 
    Born CA 1830 
    • Age 30 in the 1860 Census and age 50 in the 1880 Census would put her birth in about 1830. But her birth date was listed in the 1900 Census as Nov 1825, age 74, while age 23 in the 1850 Census puts it in about 1827. Some researchers report her birth as October 1830 in Franklin County, Virginia. The 1900 Census also states that she was the mother of 10 children, of whom 7 were still living.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Nicholas Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Clay Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870 
    • No entry for Nancy (Hughes) Holcomb has been found in the 1870 Census. She was not with her husband and their older children in the 1870 Census, the last record found for him. She was listed as widowed in the 1880 Census. It appears likely that they had separated or divorced prior to 1870.
    Census 1880  Summersville, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Otter District, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I138816  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2024 

    Family James HOLCOMB,   b. CA 1821, Greenbrier Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Children 
    +1. William H. "Billy" HOLCOMB,   b. 17 Nov 1852, Enoch, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1931, Enoch, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. George Perrin HOLCOMB,   b. 8 Feb 1867, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1940, Dink, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F61661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart