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Nancy Lester[1]

Female 1817 - 1893  (76 years)


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  • Name Nancy Lester  [2
    • Nancy Lester, d/o John Lester(1778-1873) and Susannah Minter (1791-1873)
    Born 1817  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 Jan 1893  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Nancy Hailly1880 United States Federal Census
      In 1880 Nancy was living in Martinsville, Henry Co., VA with 4 daughters and living 2 doors from 36 year old John C. Lester and Julia, his wife; Note John Earhart, age 23 is shown in this hh, but William Earhart age 67 living next door with his family of 6 children. Also found on this census, immediately adjacent to the Haley's is Mary Reynolds 40, with daughters Sally 19, Mary 17, and Ida 12. Perhaps these families are related by marriage.
    Person ID I12069  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2021 

    Family Thomas Jefferson Hailey/Haley,   b. Abt 1808, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 11 Dec 1834  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. 'Sally' Sarah Frances Hailey/Haley,   b. 15 Jun 1837, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1919, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Mary Ann Haley,   b. 5 Feb 1836, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1926, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Elizabeth Susan Hailey/Haley,   b. 1842, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1917, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. John Q. Hailey/Haley,   b. 1852, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Maurine Nancy Hailey/Haley,   b. 1854, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1925, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     6. Alice Hailey/Haley,   b. 1859, Huntington, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1924, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F3744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Death Certificate-Sally F. Oakes (nee Haley)
    Death Certificate-Sally F. Oakes (nee Haley)
    sallyoakes.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S213] Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2558&h=235067&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=9278.
      Name: Nancy Haley
      Birth Date: abt 1816
      Birth Place: Henry, Virginia
      Death Date: 26 Jan 1893
      Death Place: Danville, Virginia
      Death Age: 77
      Race: White
      Marital status: Married
      Gender: Female
      FHL Film Number: 2048588

    2. [S245] Vital Record (Ancestry), https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/73510522/person/34274665644/facts.
      See Census 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870

    3. [S61] United States Census, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4244624-00202?pId=13653350.
      1880 Fed Cen. Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia 17 Jun 1880.

    4. [S61] United States Census, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4206374_00110?pId=15162081.
      1850 United States Federal Census
      Name: Nancy Hailey
      Gender: Female
      Age: 33
      Birth Year: 1817
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1850: Henry, Virginia
      Cannot Read, Write Yes
      Line Number: 9
      Dwelling Number: 719
      Family Number: 719
      Household members:
      Name
      Geffenon Hailey[Jefferson] Age 38
      Name: Nancy Hailey Age 33
      Name: Mary A. Hailey, Age 14
      Name: Sarah F. Hailey, Age 13
      Name: William A. Hailey Age 10
      Name: Elizabeth T Hailey, Age 8
      Name: Eliza J Hailey, Age 6
      Name: Leora Hailey, Age 3
      Name: Martha C Hailey, Age 1
      1850 United States Federal Census
      Name
      Nancy Hailey
      Gender
      Female
      Age 33
      Birth Year
      1817
      Birthplace
      Virginia
      Home in 1850
      Henry, Virginia, USA
      Cannot Read, Write
      Yes
      Line Number 9
      Dwelling Number 719
      Family Number 719
      Household Members 9