Nancy E. Bailey1,2

b. 31 December 1857, d. 3 May 1951
Robert Earl and Nancy (Bailey) Davis (cropped)
photo courtesy Jason Kennedy
FatherB.J. Bailey b. 15 Nov 1833
Birth31 Dec 1857 Nancy E. Bailey was born on 31 Dec 1857 in Tennessee.3,4,5 
Marriageabt 1879 or 1880 She married Robert Earl Davis, son of Robert Earl B.C. Davis and Amanda Melvina Fitzallen Carmack, abt 1879 or 1880 probably in Marion County, Tennessee.1,6 
Migration Following their marriage Nancy and Robert returned to Texas where they farmed for several years before again returning to Tennessee where they took up farming in Marion County.7 
Land-Sell1 Jan 1892 Nancy and Robert sold the 29 1/4 acres Robert had purchased from his father's estate to Cowan Harris for $770 on 1 Jan 1892.8 
Land-Buy6 Dec 1892  On the same day Robert purchased 55 acres of the tract William owned on the north side of the Amanda Davis dower land. This 55 acres comprised the eastern portion of the land William purchased when R.E.C. Davis's lands were divided by his sons in 1886. The condition of the sale, in part, involved Robert's assuming a lien against the property held by J.C. Condra.9 
Land-Sell3 Mar 1896  In March 1896 John Condra paid Robert $265 for 11 acres off of the northwest corner of the previously mentioned 55 acres.10 
Cens-19001 Jun 1900  At the turn of the century Robert and "Nan" were recorded on their farm in Marion County. They were listed next to Amanda Davis. Nan's entry indicated that she was the mother of 6 children, of whom 4 were living. Three of the children were enumerated with their parents: Ethel (18), Joseph (16) and Curry (9).11 
ChildDeath  The two children who died young were James (in 1891) and John (in 1897). 
Cens-191027 Apr 1910  Ethel and Joseph both married in the years between the 1900 and 1910 census enumeration. In 1910 the household consisted of Robert and Nancy (who had been married 29 years) and sons Benjamin and Curry.12 
  Nancy was blind the last yrs of her life.6 
Death3 May 1951 Nancy died on 3 May 1951 at age 93.4,13 
Burial She was buried at Davis Cemetery in Marion County, Tennessee.4,13 

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Nancy's stone4

Family

Robert Earl Davis b. 21 Sep 1854, d. 18 Jun 1913
Children
Last Edited31 May 2013

Citations

  1. [S1711] Jason Kennedy, "Tombstone pics," e-mail to D. Powell, 30 Apr 2007.
  2. [S1745] Benjamin T. Davis household, 1920 U.S. cens., Marion Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 5th Civil district, ED 72, sheet 6B, dwelling 106, family 106, viewed online at Ancestry.com, June 2007, image 12 of 26. Household includes: Benjamin T. Davis, 31, owns home, is mortgaged, farmer; Nannie M., wife, 26; Martha O., dau, 4 2/12; Ada A., dau 2 ?/12; Nancy E., mother, 63, wid; all b. TN; all parents b. TN; farm on East Valley Pike.
  3. [S3154] Jane Sewell, "Davis Reunion," e-mail to D. Powell, 21 Apr. 2012. Jane included images from a Davis Family Bible. The page titled "Family History" includes an entry: "Nancy E. Davis, Born Dec. 31st 1857". All entries on the page, spanning events from 1820 to 1914, were recorded in the same neat, printed hand. The page may be a supplement to a Bible formerly held by Ben T. and Maud Davis.
  4. [S1712] Nancy Davis tombstone, Davis Cemetery, Marion County, Tennessee.
  5. [S1720] Robert E. Davis household, 1900 U.S. cens., Marion Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 5th district, ED 99, sheet 1B), dwelling 11, family 11, viewed online at Genealogy.com, viewed May 2007. Household includes: Robert E. Davis, 45, b. Sept. 1854, b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. VA, farmer; Nan E., wife, 42, b. Dec. 1857, mother 6 children, 4 living, b. TN, parents b. TN; Ethel T., dau, 18, b. Dec. 1881, b. TX, parents b. TN; Joseph P., son, 16, b. Oct. 1883, b. TN, parents b. TN; Curry E., 9, b. Sept. 1890, b. TN, parents b. TN.
  6. [S1759] Marion County Historical Society, The Story of Marion County [Tennessee], p. 225. "Nancy Bailey Davis" contributed by Jimmy L. Anderson who was the son of Joe Forrest Anderson and Ruth Lewis, and the grandson of James Anderson and Ethel Davis.
  7. [S1714] Goodspeed, "Goodspeed's Biographies of Marion County (1886)", transcription, USGenWeb: Tennessee, Marion County (http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/biosmain.html : accessed June 2007).
  8. [S1817] Marion Co., Tennessee Deed Bk X: 481. The deed was dated 1 Jan. 1892 and recorded on the 5th.
  9. [S1764] Marion Co., Tennessee Deed Bk BB: 327. The deed was dated 6 Dec. 1892 and recorded 12 Jul 1895.
  10. [S1764] Marion Co., Tennessee Deed Bk BB: 566. The deed was dated 3 March 1896 and recorded on the 4th. N.E. Davis released her dower interest.
  11. [S1720] Robert E. Davis household, 1900 U.S. cens., Marion Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 5th district, ED 99, sheet 1B, dwelling 11, family 11, viewed online at Genealogy.com, viewed May 2007. Household includes: Robert E. Davis, 45, b. Sept. 1854, b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. VA, farmer; Nan E., wife, 42, b. Dec. 1857, mother 6 children, 4 living, b. TN, parents b. TN; Ethel T., dau, 18, b. Dec. 1881, b. TX, parents b. TN; Joseph P., son, 16, b. Oct. 1883, b. TN, parents b. TN; Curry E., 9, b. Sept. 1890, b. TN, parents b. TN.
  12. [S1724] Robert E. Davis household, 1910 U.S. cens., Marion Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 5th district, ED 128, sheet 6A (p. 109 stamped), dwelling 103, family 103, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2007, image 11 of 18. Household includes: Robert E. Davis, 54, marr #1, marr 29 yrs, farmer, b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. TN; Nancy E., wife, 53, marr #1, marr 29 yrs, mother of 6 children, 4 are living, b. TN, parents b. TN; Benjamin T., son, 21, farmer; Curry E., son, 19, farmer; both b. TN & parents b. TN.
  13. [S1715] "Davis Cemetery", transcriptions, Interment.net (http://www.interment.net/data/us/tn/marion/davis/davis.htm : accessed May 2007).