This page is dedicated to Nancy Jeter Hardy GAITHER, the mother of Whitmill H Hardy. I have an interest in the family of Whitmill H and Julia Hardy who lived in Clay County, Ala from about 1850 to the late 1880's. My interest is that their daughter, Nancy Hardy, married Thomas Florence Owen which has turned out to be my ggf and ggm. Nancy Jeter's first marriage was to Jesse Hardy. Their children were Whitmill and Dicey. Jesse was 52 years older than Nancy when they married and he died within a few years of their marriage. After his death, Nancy married Shadrack Gaither and they had some children of their own. Jesse and Nancy's data is as follows: JESSE HARDY NANCY JETER ------------------ -------------------- b 1744 Bertie Co NC b 29 Feb 1796 m 1920 GA d 1826 in Lincoln County Ga d 24 March 1881, Clay Cty Ala Nancy is buried next to Whitmill Hardy at Lineville, Clay Cty, Ala. ---children--- ---> Whitmill H Hardy Dicey Hardy WILLIAM H HARDY (gg g-f) JULIA A L BARFIELD (gg g-m) -------------------- ---------------------- b Dec 22-1827 GA /b 12-26-1827 GA m d 8-30-1906 /d 6- -1884 both are buried Old City Cemetary, Lineville, Ala After Jesse Hardy's death, Nancy Jeter Hardy married Shadrack Gaither. The background on Shadrack and the descendant data of Shadrack and Nancy is as follows: VACHEL GAITHER DIANNAH (DINAH) HYATT -------------------- ---------------------- b c. 1751 Washington Cty, Md b m 1780 d c. 1825 Lincoln Co, Ga (Farmer) d before Jan 14, 1834, Lincoln Co, Ga (Note: Dinah's parents were Shadrack Hyatt and Dinah Gaither) ---Children--- Carey Gaither m. Elisha Weathers Edward Gatither m. Martha Sturgis ------>>>> Shadrack H. Gaither 1st Lucy Jeter 2nd Nancy Jeter Hardy Meshack Gaither m. Amy Weathers Mary Gaither Unknown Gaither female SHADRACK H GAITHER MARY ANN (NANCY) WILLINGHAM --------------------- ----------------------------- b c. 1790 b. Feb 29, 1796 m Sep 14, 1826 Walton Cty, Ga d before 1850 Talladega, Ala d. Mar 24, 1881 Clay Cty, Ala ---Children of Shadrack and Nancy--- Mary Ann Martha Gaither b Nov 1830, Campbell Cty Ga d Aug 1907 Hot Springs, Ark Married Balckburn Millsaps 26 Sep 1846 Talladega Cty, Ala William J Gaither b ca 1832 Campbell Cty, Ga "Went to Texas" Edward Lumpkin gaither b May 1834 d 1918, Collin, Texas Francis Jane Gaither b c.1836 Campbell Cty, Ga Henry Haines Gaither b Feb 1838 Campbell Cty, Ga Married Effie Hardy, lived in Cass Co, Tx Shadrack was previously married to Lucy Jeter and they had the following children: James E Gaither Sarah Gaither Unknown female Gaither mared John Mathews In the actual marriage license of Shadrack and Nancy, she is listed as being Nancy Willingham. However, I believe this is an error of the scribe who wrote out the license. The bride immediately before their marriage was a Willingham and the JP who performed the service was a Willingham. Since I have been able to trace Nancy through each subsequent census and have tied her into the children that she and Shadrack had and on to her cemetery plot naming her as Nancy Gaither, I don't think there is any doubt that the entry of "Willingham" was erroneous. In addition to the above error of the name, there may have been an error in the date of the marriage stated to be in Sept 1826. The marriage record above that one was in 1827 which may indicate that Nancy's marriage was after that one. Also, Jesse Hardy did not die until 1827 which would not have left a conflict for the remarriage. Jesse's will was dated January 1827. The scribe who wrote the marriage license noted that he entered the data on the 3rs of Sept 1828. It could be that his memory or his notes of what he was to write had failed him resulting in the error in the name and date. Census Records Show: 1830 Census for Campbell Cty, Ga, p 195, shows: Shadrack Gaither Males 0-5 2 (prob includes Whimill) 30-40 1 Females 0-5 1 (prob includes Dicey) 20-30 2 total 5 1840 Census for Campbell Cty, Ga, 736th Dist, page 025 shows both Shadrack and Meshack as follows: P 23 Meshack Gaither Males 30-50 1 Females 20-30 1 p 25 Shadrack Gaither Males 0-5 1 5-10 2 15-20 2 40-50 1 Females 0-5 1 5-10 1 15-20 1 40-50 1 A probate file was opened in Talladega County, Ala for Shadrack Gaither in Oct, 1858 naming his children as listed above. However, since the 1850 census, below, does not show him in the household, I assume that he died in Randolph County prior to the 1850 census and there was a delay of a number of years before his probate was opened. The 1850 Census for Talledega Cty, Ala, page 421 shows Nancy Gaither 54 f 330 Ga William 18 m Ga Lumpkin 17 m Ga Frances 14 f Ga Henry 12 m Ga Living next to Nancy was her daughter, Martha, listed as follows: Blackburn Millsap 33 m Martha 20 f Jerimiah 1 m William 31 1860 Census for Randolph Cty, Ala, Rockdale, page 572 (soundex Gaither G360) shows: Nancy Gaither 63 f Domestic 100 Ga The 1870 Census for Randolph County, PO Copper Mine p 207 shows Nancy living with her daughter, Martha Gaither Millsap as follows: (taken June 23, 1870) Millsap, B 52 M 300 407 Ala M N 39 f Ga JT 19 m Ala SE 17 f Ala MJ 15 Ala Wm R 11 Ala AL 9 Ala MJ 11/12 Ala Nancy Gaither 74 Ga The 1870 census also shows Nancy's son, William Gaither, living close to them and reported at page 220. The 1880 Census for Clay County, Ala, pa 133 shows Nancy living with the Hardy Family at Lineville as follows: Harday WH 57 Ga SC GA JL 51 Ga Ga Nancy 86 Mother Native M J 28 Ala Elvirah 16 Ala R A 12 Ala L O 4 Ala Nancy Gaither is buried next to W H and J A L Hardy in the Old City Cemetery Lineville, Ala. showing b of Feb 29, 1796 and death of March 24, 1881 Since my only interest in the Gaither line is because Nancy Jeter Hardy married Shadrack after having children with Jesse Hardy, I will not present further descendants in the Gaither line. However, I do have additional data if anyone wants to review it.For a continuation of data on Julia A L Hardy, try The Hardy Lineage
Some other researchers of the GAITHER lineage are: Chuck Davis ChuckD3871@aol.com Lakewood, Co Nancy Freeman NancyFree@aol.com Melba Maxwell Kundly kundly@aol.com Pat & Phil Gaither calcoca@inreach.com -- kight@bellsouth.net
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