Nancy Bates1

b. 13 November 1840, d. 15 April 1902
Birth13 Nov 1840 Nancy Bates was born on 13 Nov 1840 in Missouri.2,1,3,4 
Marriage28 Dec 1859 She married first H.M. Umbarger on 28 Dec 1859 in Smyth County, Virginia.1 
Marriage27 Oct 1869 She married second James Hayter Buchanan, son of Patrick Campbell Buchanan and Elizabeth Haytor, on 27 Oct 1869 in Smyth County, Virginia.5 
 She was 28 or 29, and he was 50. 
Cens-187015 Jul 1870 James and Nancy were enumerated on the 1870 census of Rich Valley in Smyth County, a few months after their marriage. Their family consisted of a blend of children from both of their previous marriages: Mathew, age 19, Mary J., age 14 and Margaret, age 9, all Buchanans, and F.V. [Florence], age 8 and James, age 6, both Umbargers.6 
Cens-18801880  Over the next ten years James and Nancy [or "Nannie" as she often appears] added three children of their own: William B., John H., and Nellie M.7 
Residence1884 By 1884 James and Nancy were living in Denton County Texas. On the 26th of February of that year James wrote a letter to William Byars and stated that Frank Kincannon and W.H. Buchanan, brother of B.F. Buchanan, were there with him.8 
Cens-19001900  James and Nancy were also recorded in Denton County on the 1900 census. James was 79; "Nannie" was 60. He reported that he owned his farm and it was not mortgaged. She reported having given birth to 5 children, all of whom were living. The 3 children born to James and Nancy were still living at home: William, age 28, worked as a railroad engineer, John, age 25, worked as a tel__ operator, and daughter Nellie was 21.4 
Death15 Apr 1902 Nancy died on 15 Apr 1902 at age 61.2 
Burial She was buried at Chillicothe Cemetery in Hardeman County, Texas.2 
Nancy and James migrated from Virginia to Texas, settling in Denton County. See the Texas map (also accessible via the Misc. Locations link in the menu bar at the top of any page).

Family

James Hayter Buchanan b. 29 Aug 1819, d. 10 Jun 1901
Children
Last Edited10 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 170. H.M. Umbarger 29, s/o James & E.B. AND Nancy C. Bates, 19, b. Platt Co. MO, d/o Wm H. & E.L.; 28 Dec. 1859.
  2. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed March 2012). James H. Buchanan entry, Chillicothe Cemetery, Chillicothe Cemetery, Hardeman Co., Texas (entry includes photo of stone which reads: Buchanan: Nannie C., Nov. 13, 1840-Apr. 15, 1902 and James H., Aug. 29, 1819-June 10, 1901).
  3. [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 22. James H. Buchanan, 48 wid., s/o Patrick & Elizabeth AND Nannie C. Umbarger, 28y, wid, b. Buchanan Co., MO, d/o Wm H. & Eleanor Bates; 27 Oct. 1869.
  4. [S1577] J_ H. Buchanan household, 1900 U.S. cens., Denton Co., Texas, pop. sched., Justice precinct, ED 53, sheet 5B, dwelling 80, family 80, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 10 of 40. Enumeration includes: J_ H. Buchanan, 79, b. June 1820, marr 30 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns farm, not mortgaged; Nannie C., wife, 60, b. Nov. 1839, marr 30 yrs, mother of 5 children, all living, b. MO, parents b. VA; William B., son, 28, b. Jul 1871, b. VA, parents b. VA, RR engineer; John H., son, 25, b. Jun 1874, b. VA, parents b. VA, tel operator; Nellie, dau, 21, b. Jan. 1879, b. VA, parents b. VA.
  5. [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 22. James H. Buchanan, 48y, wid., s/o Patrick & Elizabeth AND Nannie C. Umbarger, 28y, wid, b. Buchanan Co., MO, d/o Wm H. & Eleanor Bates; 27 Oct. 1869 [verified in original].
  6. [S1006] Jas H. Buchanan household, 1870 U.S. cens, Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Rich Valley township, p. 64 (stamped), dwelling 206, family 206, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2005, image 31 of 90. Enumeration includes: Jas H. Buchanan, 50, farmer, owns land worth $10.000; pers. prop. of $1,050, b. VA; Nannie C., 30 b. MO; Mathew R., 19, farm laborer; Mary J. 14, at school; Margaret A., 9 at school; F.V Umbarger, 8 at school; James G. Umbarger, 6, at home; Malinda Brasier, 50, servant; David Thomas, 17, works on farm; James Thomas 21, farmer; Laura, 18, asst. house keeper; all except Nannie b. VA.
  7. [S521] James H. Buchanan household, 1880 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop sched., Rich Valley, ED 83, page 9 (62A stamped), dwelling 69, family 68, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 9 of 35. Jas H. Buchanan, 60, farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA; Nannie C., 40, wife, b. Missouri, parents b. VA; Maggie A. 19, daughter; Florence Umbarger, 18, stepdaughter, b. VA, both parents b. VA; Jas F. Umbarger, 16, stepson, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. Missouri; Wm B. Buchanan, 8, son; John H. Buchanan, 5, son; Nellie W., 1, dau; last three Buchanan children b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. Missouri.
  8. [S128] John A Blakemore, Buchanan - A Genealogical History, p. 268.
  9. [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 154.