Snapshot: | housewife |
Parents: | 246Ephraim McGraw Her mother's identity is uncertain. |
Born: | circa 1821 South Carolina |
Last known record: | 1880 census militia district 1043 (map), Paulding County, Georgia |
Buried: | unknown |
The census records that include
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1840: 247Nancy McGraw's household in Meriwether County, Georgia. Full page. Since the 1840 census strongly suggests that Nancy was a widow, and since Nancy was the head of the only McGraw household in Meriwether County, a Meriwether County deed dated 22 February 1841 that mentions "the widow of Ephraim McGraw" almost certainly refers to Nancy, and also provides her late husband's name. This 1841 deed provides the name of Nancy's late husband. Full page. Although the evidence does not identify An Ancestry.com autosomal DNA sample from my maternal grandmother shares 25 cM on three segments with a sample from James McGraw, |
Who is I know of no evidence to prove when 246Ephraim McGraw married Nancy. It is plausible that he could have an earlier wife—albeit not attested in extant records—who birthed some of 246Ephraim's older children, e.g. |
She married 122William Garner in Meriwether County, Georgia on 17 March 1842. He was approximately 13 years older than she.
Although
The 1880 census entry shown above is the last record I've found of
1: 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Division 19, Coweta County, Georgia. Page 304a, dwelling 296, family 296, William Garner household. NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 66. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-65XX-LW?i=42&cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZYK-B7Q>, accessed 15 May 2021.
2: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). District 10, Carroll County, Georgia. Page 29, dwelling 190, family 189, William Garner household. NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 113. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBG-4Z4?i=28&cc=1473181&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZMH-5FH>, accessed 15 May 2021.
3: 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). District 5, Carroll County, Georgia. Page 13, dwelling 100, family 100, William Garner household. NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 139. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62YS-GDY?i=19&wc=KLSJ-3TL%3A518665401%2C518832801%2C518680901&cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMCSK-41X>, accessed 15 May 2021.
4: 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 1043, Paulding County, Georgia. Enumeration district 160, page 458C, dwelling 92, family 92, Sarah Garner household. NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 160. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB9-ZHQ?i=10&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM8G2-LWN>, accessed 14 September 2021.
5: Meriwether County, Georgia. Marriage book A (1828-1843), page 128, marriage of William Garner and Sarah McGraw, dated 17 March 1842. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BZH-PHP?i=79&cc=1927197&cat=269741>, accessed 15 May 2021.
6: 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Meriwether County, Georgia. Page 126, Nancy McGraw household. NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 46. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBQ-ZCZ?i=64&cc=1786457&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHBN-VWF>.
7: Meriwether County, Georgia. Deeds book G, page 382. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR1-9SMF-K?i=211&cat=234242>.
8: Meriwether County, Georgia. Deeds book G, page 159. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR1-9SM2-2?i=97&cat=234242>. Notice the phrase "the place Ephraim McGraw lately lived on."
9: For privacy reasons, I won't share further details of the DNA match here. This PGP-encrypted file contains those details.