Nancy Jane was born to parents Andrew Jackson and Eliza (Summerall) Wiggins. She was born in Johnson County, Texas on December 12, 1874.
She married George Greenville Derrick in June of !896. Together they had 11 children. On the 1910 Census we see that the family has moved to Mississippi. The last two children were twin girls. George Derrick was proud of his girls and he named them Willie and Lillie.
George and Nancy were share croppers working for Mr. Crook. When the twins were just 9 days old, George took sick with Typhoid Fever, never to get up again. With the help of Mr. Crook, the neighbors, and the children, managed to get the crops gathered. When the baby twins were 7 weeks old their dad died.
The children later wrote the story about how they could hear their mother pray, asking God to help her to feed and clothe her children and lead them in the right way. She knew her bible and read it often. Nancy Jane was able to keep the family together with the help of Mr. Crook helping the children do the farming. Nancy's mother, Eliza was going to come live with them to help out, but she took the measles and pneumonia and died before she could get there.
They attended a primitive Baptist Church. In 1923 her son George Isaac took sick during the winter and died at 9 years old. Nancy Jane remained living in Mississippi, remained a widow and finished raising her children. She died on June 20, 1965 in Monroe County, Mississippi.
She married George Greenville Derrick in June of !896. Together they had 11 children. On the 1910 Census we see that the family has moved to Mississippi. The last two children were twin girls. George Derrick was proud of his girls and he named them Willie and Lillie.
George and Nancy were share croppers working for Mr. Crook. When the twins were just 9 days old, George took sick with Typhoid Fever, never to get up again. With the help of Mr. Crook, the neighbors, and the children, managed to get the crops gathered. When the baby twins were 7 weeks old their dad died.
The children later wrote the story about how they could hear their mother pray, asking God to help her to feed and clothe her children and lead them in the right way. She knew her bible and read it often. Nancy Jane was able to keep the family together with the help of Mr. Crook helping the children do the farming. Nancy's mother, Eliza was going to come live with them to help out, but she took the measles and pneumonia and died before she could get there.
They attended a primitive Baptist Church. In 1923 her son George Isaac took sick during the winter and died at 9 years old. Nancy Jane remained living in Mississippi, remained a widow and finished raising her children. She died on June 20, 1965 in Monroe County, Mississippi.
Nancy Jane was born to parents Andrew Jackson and Eliza (Summerall) Wiggins. She was born in Johnson County, Texas on December 12, 1874.
She married George Greenville Derrick in June of !896. Together they had 11 children. On the 1910 Census we see that the family has moved to Mississippi. The last two children were twin girls. George Derrick was proud of his girls and he named them Willie and Lillie.
George and Nancy were share croppers working for Mr. Crook. When the twins were just 9 days old, George took sick with Typhoid Fever, never to get up again. With the help of Mr. Crook, the neighbors, and the children, managed to get the crops gathered. When the baby twins were 7 weeks old their dad died.
The children later wrote the story about how they could hear their mother pray, asking God to help her to feed and clothe her children and lead them in the right way. She knew her bible and read it often. Nancy Jane was able to keep the family together with the help of Mr. Crook helping the children do the farming. Nancy's mother, Eliza was going to come live with them to help out, but she took the measles and pneumonia and died before she could get there.
They attended a primitive Baptist Church. In 1923 her son George Isaac took sick during the winter and died at 9 years old. Nancy Jane remained living in Mississippi, remained a widow and finished raising her children. She died on June 20, 1965 in Monroe County, Mississippi.
She married George Greenville Derrick in June of !896. Together they had 11 children. On the 1910 Census we see that the family has moved to Mississippi. The last two children were twin girls. George Derrick was proud of his girls and he named them Willie and Lillie.
George and Nancy were share croppers working for Mr. Crook. When the twins were just 9 days old, George took sick with Typhoid Fever, never to get up again. With the help of Mr. Crook, the neighbors, and the children, managed to get the crops gathered. When the baby twins were 7 weeks old their dad died.
The children later wrote the story about how they could hear their mother pray, asking God to help her to feed and clothe her children and lead them in the right way. She knew her bible and read it often. Nancy Jane was able to keep the family together with the help of Mr. Crook helping the children do the farming. Nancy's mother, Eliza was going to come live with them to help out, but she took the measles and pneumonia and died before she could get there.
They attended a primitive Baptist Church. In 1923 her son George Isaac took sick during the winter and died at 9 years old. Nancy Jane remained living in Mississippi, remained a widow and finished raising her children. She died on June 20, 1965 in Monroe County, Mississippi.
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