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- info from census of Jan 1880 Union Township, Baxter Co., Vol 1., Ed. 5, Sheet 2, line 7. Nancy Renalds, servant, widowed or div, born in Ill. 1841 father from Tenn., Mother from Ill. census transcription: Nancy Renalds (I. or J.)? White Female Age 39 Andrew W.M. age 20 (b. 1860) son, single, farmer, attended school but could not write born in Ark. father from Ark. Mother from Ill. John W.M. age 18 (b. 1862) son, single, farmer, illiterate, same parents Rachel M. W.F. age 15 (b. 1865) daughter, single, illiterate, same parents Highly W.F. age 8 (b. 1872) daughter, single, went to school, same parents ********************************************************************** ******************************************* The stone settlement and cemetery was east of New Mt. Home, Arkansas at Buzzard Roose, which is now under water. Nancy lived to be about 104 years old. She married (some say Hugh and some say Andrew) Reynolds in Montana. Hugh was a confederate soldier and is believed was killed in the civil war. Nancy was burned out 3 times by Union soldiers while Hugh or Andrew was serving in the Army. She and 5 children (the oldest was about 10 years old) went through the woods eating what they saw cattle eating so as not to starve. Nancy sifted ashes from a smoke house and boiled the ashes for salt. Nancy is buried next to her daughter, Rachel Ann in Mission Hill Cemetery, Tecumseh, Oklahoma.
info from census of Jan 1880
Union Township, Baxter Co., Vol 1., Ed. 5, Sheet 2, line 7.
Nancy Renalds, servant, widowed or div, born in Ill. 1841 father from Tenn., Mother from Ill.
census transcription:
Nancy Renalds (I. or J.)? White Female Age 39
Andrew W.M. age 20 (b. 1860) son, single, farmer, attended school but could not write
born in Ark. father from Ark. Mother from Ill.
John W.M. age 18 (b. 1862) son, single, farmer, illiterate, same parents
Rachel M. W.F. age 15 (b. 1865) daughter, single, illiterate, same parents
Highly W.F. age 8 (b. 1872) daughter, single, went to school, same parents
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The stone settlement and cemetery was east of New Mt. Home, Arkansas at Buzzard Roose, which is now under water. Nancy lived to be about 104 years old. She married (some say Hugh and some say Andrew) Reynolds in Montana. Hugh was a confederate soldier and is believed was killed in the civil war.
Nancy was burned out 3 times by Union soldiers while Hugh or Andrew was serving in the Army. She and 5 children (the oldest was about 10 years old) went through the woods eating what they saw cattle eating so as not to starve. Nancy sifted ashes from a smoke house and boiled the ashes for salt. Nancy is buried next to her daughter, Rachel Ann in Mission Hill Cemetery, Tecumseh, Oklahoma.
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