Nancy McKee

b. 6 November 1817, d. 20 January 1875
FatherJames McKee1 b. abt 12 Jan 1791, d. 18 Jul 1855
MotherSally Roe b. 9 Nov 1799, d. 16 Apr 1887
Birth6 Nov 1817 Nancy McKee was born on 6 Nov 1817.2 
Marriage10 Mar 1835 She married Granville C. Parks on 10 Mar 1835 in Washington County, Virginia.3,1 
  Granville and Nancy lived in Washington County through the mid 1850s. At least 8 children were added to their family during this 20 year stretch. However by 1860 they had moved west to Illinois.4 
  Both the 1860 and 1870 census enumerations recorded them farming land in Bureau County. Two sons, Oliver and Clifford were born in Illinois. By 1870 Granville owned land valued at over $8,000. The household that year also included Andrew Robinson, a 24 year old farm hand from Virginia.5,6 
Death20 Jan 1875 Nancy died on 20 Jan 1875 at age 57.2 
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Family

Granville C. Parks
Children
  • Robert Parks4 (Jan 1836 - )
  • Eliza Parks4 (Oct 1837 - )
  • Sarah Parks+4 (circa 1841 - )
  • William Andrew Parks4 (circa 1843 - )
  • John Parks4 (circa 1846 - )
  • Mathew Buchanan Parks4 (circa 1847 - )
  • Rebecca Parks5 (circa 1850 - )
  • James Bowen Parks5,7 (4 Feb 1853 - )
  • Oliver Parks5 (circa 1856 - )
  • Clifford Parks6 (circa 1860 - )
Last Edited17 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S745] James McKee will (1855), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 13: 82. The will of James McKee (dated 3 Apr 1855 and recorded 27 Aug. 1855) named wife Sarah, sons Andrew J., John R., William B. and James A.; also daughters Margaret McKee, Sarah McKee, Joannah McKee, Nancy Parks, Mary A. Robinson, Eliza Larimer and Rebecca Sherwood.
  2. [S2594] "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : March 2012), "Benedict and McDonald Family Tree", entry for Nancy McKee (1817-1875), provides full date of birth and death (not documented).
  3. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 49. Granville C. Park and Nancy McKee, 10 Mar 1835; minister: John Snead.
  4. [S367] Granville C. Parks household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., District 67, p. 146, dwelling 1057, family 1057, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2012. Household includes: Granville C. Parks, 38; Nancy, 33; Robt, 14; Eliza, 13; Sarah, 11; William, 9; John, 6; Mathew, 3; all b. VA.
  5. [S2871] Grundworth [sic] C. Parks household, 1860 U.S. census, Bureau Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Branley township, p. 309 (added script), dwelling 2158, family 2199, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2012. Enumeration includes: Grundworth [sic] C. Parks, 46, farmer, owns land worth $4,000, owns pers. prop worth $1,700; Nancy, 42; Robert, 24, farm laborer; Andrew, 17, farm laborer; John, 13, farm laborer; Buchanan, 12; Rebecca, 10; James, 7; all b. VA; Oliver, 4, b. IL.
  6. [S2872] Granville Parks household, 1870 U.S. census, Bureau Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Neponset, p. 415 stamped, dwelling 119, family 119, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2012. Enumeration includes: Granville Parks, 58, farmer, owns land worth $8,360, pers. prop. of $2,700, b. VA; Nancy, 52, b. VA; Robert, 34, mechanic, b. VA; John, 25, b. VA; Bertha, 20, b. VA; James, 17, on farm, b. VA; Oliver, 14, b. IL; Clifford, 10, at school, b. IL; Andrew Robinson, 24, farm hand, b. VA.
  7. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 112. Jas Bowen Parks, b. 4 Feb. 1853 to Granville C. and Nancy Parks.