FEATHERSTON, Nancy Elizabeth^[1]

1857 - 1935  (78 years)

• Name	FEATHERSTON, Nancy Elizabeth
  Birth	11 Feb 1857	Henderson County, Texas, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	20 Jul 1860	Brownsboro, Henderson, Texas, United States   [4]
  Residence	16 Aug 1870	Precinct 5, Henderson County, Texas   [2]
  	Attended School
  Residence	10 Apr 1930	Hamilton, Hamilton, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Listed as Nancy E. Murray, widow; she and her divorced son, Edgar, were living together.
  Death	15 Oct 1935	Bedias, Grimes, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Cause: Bronchial pneumonia
  	The information was provided by her half-brother, Thomas W. Featherston of Centerville, Texas.
  Person ID	I845	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	FEATHERSTON, John F.,   b. Abt 1818, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	PEARSON, Mary Ann,   b. Abt 1823, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown
  Residence	17 Oct 1850	Western District, Bienville, Louisiana, United States   [6]
  	Laborer
  	Listed as John F. and Mary Fetherston. They had three children: William (8) Martha J. (5) John M. (1)
  Residence	20 Jul 1860	Brownsboro, Henderson, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as John F. and Mary P. Featherston. Their family consisted of: Wm F. -17 born in Alabama Martha J. - 13 born in Alabama John M. (11) born in Louisiana Louisa (8) born in Texas James F. (6) born in Texas Nancy E. (3) born in Texas Amanda A. (1) born in Texas
  Residence	16 Aug 1870	Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as John and Mary Featherston, their family included: Jane M. (24) James (16) Nancy (14) Amanda (9) Thomas (8) George (6)
  Family ID	F3905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BROWN, William Monroe,   b. 4 Jun 1854, Bradford, Anderson, Texas, United States d. 18 Nov 1920, Anderson County, Texas, United States (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1876	Henderson County, Texas, United States   [8]
  Residence	6 Jul 1880	Precinct 5, Henderson County, Texas   [9]
  	Farmer
  	Living on the property adjacent to that of his parents, F.M. Brown and Mary Brown. Also living on the same property were Archibald Holland and his wife, Mollie.
  Divorce	Abt 1881	Henderson County, Texas, United States   [8]
  Children	1. BROWN, Ballard A.,   b. 29 Oct 1876, Anderson County, Texas, United States d. 26 Mar 1905, Anderson County, Texas, United States (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Family 2	MURRAY, James C.,   b. Jan 1854, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Sep 1892	Henderson County, Texas, United States   [10]
  Residence	2 Jul 1900	Justice Precinct No. 7, Grimes, Texas, United States   [11]
  	Listed as James C. and Nancy Murry. They had been married for eight years and two of three children born to them were still living; however, from the dates of birth of the youngest children listed, it appears that only one child of their marriage was living. Living next to James and Nancy was the family of George and Carolina Featherston; George was Nancy's younger brother.
  Residence	4 May 1910	Justice Precinct No. 7, Hamilton, Texas, United States   [12]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as James C. and Nancy E. Murray. They had been married for eighteen years and only one child of three born to them, survived.
  Children	1. MURRAY, Edgar,   b. 4 Oct 1894, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States d. 12 Apr 1934, Bedias, Grimes, Texas, United States (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F3906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S446] Ancestry.COM, Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics, Reg. No. 31, No. 46712. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Precinct 5, Henderson County, Texas Page 1 Dwelling 2. [S102] Cer, Public Member Photos . [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Beat 2, Henderson, Texas, Ancestry page 15 of 35, Dwelling 199. [S72] 1930 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 1, Hamilton, Texas, ED 97-1, Page 11 A, Dwelling 256. [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9Y1Q-92LM?cc=1983324&wc=9T4N-HZ9%3A263835801%2C267647501%2C267803301 : 22 July 2014), Death certificates > 1934 > Vol 034-040, certificates 016501-020000, Apr, Brazos-Taylor counties > image 1491 of 3650; State Registrar Office, Austin. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 5, Henderson, Texas, Page 1, Dwelling 2. [S86] Mamie Legard Stafford, Palestine, Texas. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Precinct 1, Henderson County, TX ED 31 Page 55 Dwelling 467. [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8Y-L39Y : 10 December 2017), J C Murray and Nancy Elizabeth Featherston, 12 Sep 1892; citing Henderson, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,481,018. [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 7, Grimes, Texas, ED 26, Page 17, Dwelling 332. [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct No. 7, Hamilton, Texas, ED 72, Page 18A, Dwelling 209.