Birth: 14 January 1855, Leakesville, Greene County, Mississippi, USA
Father: Lewis Harrington (Shug) Adams 1829/30-1860
Mother: Charlotte Cowart c1830-1903
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 1888 Vernal, Greene County, Mississippi, USA
Wife: Ransom (Rance) L Sheppard 1865-1956
Death: 21 August 1929 Lucedale, George County, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Section A-8 Rocky Creek Cemetery, Lucedale, George County, Mississippi, USA
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There are two submitted entries in the IGI for the birth of Nancy C Adams in 1855 in Wilcox, Alabama , parents Lewis H Adams and Charlotte Cowart and another for Nancy C Adams in 1855 in Mississippi , parents Lewis H (Shug) Adams and Charlotte Cowart
There is an entry in the Pedigree Resource File for the birth of Nancy C Adams in 1855 in Leakesville, Greene, Mississippi, parents Lewis Harrington or Shug Adams and Charlotte Cowart , and her marriage to Ransom L Sheppard in 1888 in Mississippi.
Her brother Charles was born in Leakesville in 1856, but her sister Sarah was born in Vernal in 1858.
In the 1860 census as Nancy Adams aged 5, and living with LH and Charlott (parents?), Charls (brother?), and Mary and Sarah (sisters?) in Greene County, Mississippi.
Her father died shortly after this census.
In the 1870 census as Mancy (sic) Adams aged 13 and living with Charlote (mother?), Chas and Lewis (brothers?), M Mary and Sarah (sisters?) and Ezekel Coward (grandfather?) in Greene, Mississippi. In the Greene County Census for 1870 she is Maney Adams living with Charlota, Chas, Mary, Lewis, Sarah and Ezakiel Coward.
In the 1880 census as Nancey Adams aged 23, born in Mississippi, single, keeps house, and living with her widowed mother (Charlotte), brothers (Charles and Lewis), two sisters (Mary Mofet and Sarah), brother-in-law (Ely Moffet) and nephew (Thomas Moffet) in Vernal, Greene County, Mississippi.
She married Ransom L Sheppard in 1888 - he was the brother of the husband of her sister Sarah.
Entry in Cemetery Records Online in Rocky Creek Cemetery, Lucedale, George County, Mississippi for Nancy C Sheppard born 14 January 1895 (sic) and died 21 August 1929 in Section A-8. This is some 6 miles east of Lucedale towards Mobile, Alabama.
There are two entries in RootsWeb WorldConnect for Nancy C Adams born in 1855 parents Lewis H Adams and Chalotte Cowart. Another two entries add her birth in Vernal, Greene County, Mississippi. Eight entries give her marriage to Ranson L Sheppard in 1888 in Vernal, Greene County, Mississippi. However Flloyd Scott gives her husband as James A Walker. Two entries give her birth on 14 January 1855 and her death on 21 August 1929, and burial in Rocky Creek Cemetery, Lucedale, George County, Mississippi.
There are some 15 entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Nancy C Adams and various combinations of the above.
There is an entry in the Goodwin Family History for for Nancy C Adams born on 14 January 1855 parents Lewis Harrington Adams and Chalotte Cowart, and her death on 21 August 1929 and burial in Rocky Creek Cemetery, George County, Mississippi.
Nancy C Adams was my fourth cousin twice removed.
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