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Narcissa Jane Drewry Roberts

Birth
Witts Springs, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
Death
23 Oct 1893 (aged 16–17)
Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Witts Springs, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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1880 Census shows this
Wm R Dewrey 26 Memorial #28902307
Clary C Dewrey 21 #28917088
Narcissa J Dewrey 4
Beedy P Dewrey 2 #28917077

A special thank you to “Anonymous” who left a flower note on Mar. 4, 2013 on Andrew J Robert’s Find a Grave Record see #28917061. "Andrew J was born 1866...son of Wesley and Ruthy Roberts...1st wife N J Drewry married Jan 24, 1892 in Searcy County, Arkansas and 2nd wife Maria Frances Drewry married Oct 28, 1894 in Searcy County, Arkansas". I did not know about the first marriage.
To the union of Andrew and Narcissa Jane, two children were born. One of those children, William Frank Roberts #161699818, that the Roberts family knew as Little Frank is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa. Thanks to Phyllis Roberts Hedrick for knowing the location of Little Frank's burial place.
1)Winifred Fountain Sullins was told by her mother-in-law, Hazel Drewry Sullins, that Narcissa died in a house fire. It may be the second child also died in the fire.
2)On my Ancestry page about Narcissa a note was placed by Brian Oliver "Narcissa burned to death in a wagon train to Oklahoma. Her husband returned to Arkansas and married her sister Mariah Frances Drewry".
From these two comments, we have a good idea that Narcissa's death was due to a very painful death of burning.

Andrew J Roberts 1st marriage
Name: A J Roberts
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1865
Residence: Witts Springs, Searcy, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: U J Drewry
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Residence: Witts Springs, Searcy, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 24 Jan 1892
Marriage License Date: 21 Jan 1892
Marriage County: Searcy
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1031119

Per the flower note referenced above on Andrew's FAG record, his second marriage was to Francis Maria Drewry who is his first wife’s younger sister. To this union, two more children were born.
In the 1900 census, Francis Maria and the three children were living with Millard & Beda Drewry Blair. This was after Andrew's death. Beda and Francis Maria were younger sisters of Narcissa Jane. This was family taking care of family, and that was and is truly a blessing.
1900 Census
Millard T Blair 22
Beda P Blair 21
Buffie B Blair 4
Arthur S Blair 3
William T Blair 1
Frances M Roberts 19
Beda E Roberts 2
Andrew G Roberts 1
William F Roberts 8 A.J. and Naricssa's son (was called Little Frank by family)

I don't know if there is a monument for Narcissa in the Witts Springs cemetery. My grandmother, Alzina Roberts Fountain, always placed flowers on the grave adjacent to A.J, but we don’t know who is buried there. Winifred Sullins is the one who went with Alzina at the decorations to decorate her families graves.

The 1860 census shows that William Drewry lived in Searcy County, Arkansas area most of his life, and his children were born in Searcy County.

1860 Census
Name: William Drewry
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1854
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Mountain, Searcy, Arkansas
Post Office: Witts Springs
Family Number: 497
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Drewry 33
Henry Drewry 12
Mary Drewry 10
William Drewry 6
George Drewry 4
Martha Drewry 2
The date of death provided by James E Akin
If you see mistakes in this bio, I would appreciate if you would please let me know?
1880 Census shows this
Wm R Dewrey 26 Memorial #28902307
Clary C Dewrey 21 #28917088
Narcissa J Dewrey 4
Beedy P Dewrey 2 #28917077

A special thank you to “Anonymous” who left a flower note on Mar. 4, 2013 on Andrew J Robert’s Find a Grave Record see #28917061. "Andrew J was born 1866...son of Wesley and Ruthy Roberts...1st wife N J Drewry married Jan 24, 1892 in Searcy County, Arkansas and 2nd wife Maria Frances Drewry married Oct 28, 1894 in Searcy County, Arkansas". I did not know about the first marriage.
To the union of Andrew and Narcissa Jane, two children were born. One of those children, William Frank Roberts #161699818, that the Roberts family knew as Little Frank is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa. Thanks to Phyllis Roberts Hedrick for knowing the location of Little Frank's burial place.
1)Winifred Fountain Sullins was told by her mother-in-law, Hazel Drewry Sullins, that Narcissa died in a house fire. It may be the second child also died in the fire.
2)On my Ancestry page about Narcissa a note was placed by Brian Oliver "Narcissa burned to death in a wagon train to Oklahoma. Her husband returned to Arkansas and married her sister Mariah Frances Drewry".
From these two comments, we have a good idea that Narcissa's death was due to a very painful death of burning.

Andrew J Roberts 1st marriage
Name: A J Roberts
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1865
Residence: Witts Springs, Searcy, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: U J Drewry
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Residence: Witts Springs, Searcy, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 24 Jan 1892
Marriage License Date: 21 Jan 1892
Marriage County: Searcy
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1031119

Per the flower note referenced above on Andrew's FAG record, his second marriage was to Francis Maria Drewry who is his first wife’s younger sister. To this union, two more children were born.
In the 1900 census, Francis Maria and the three children were living with Millard & Beda Drewry Blair. This was after Andrew's death. Beda and Francis Maria were younger sisters of Narcissa Jane. This was family taking care of family, and that was and is truly a blessing.
1900 Census
Millard T Blair 22
Beda P Blair 21
Buffie B Blair 4
Arthur S Blair 3
William T Blair 1
Frances M Roberts 19
Beda E Roberts 2
Andrew G Roberts 1
William F Roberts 8 A.J. and Naricssa's son (was called Little Frank by family)

I don't know if there is a monument for Narcissa in the Witts Springs cemetery. My grandmother, Alzina Roberts Fountain, always placed flowers on the grave adjacent to A.J, but we don’t know who is buried there. Winifred Sullins is the one who went with Alzina at the decorations to decorate her families graves.

The 1860 census shows that William Drewry lived in Searcy County, Arkansas area most of his life, and his children were born in Searcy County.

1860 Census
Name: William Drewry
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1854
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Mountain, Searcy, Arkansas
Post Office: Witts Springs
Family Number: 497
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Drewry 33
Henry Drewry 12
Mary Drewry 10
William Drewry 6
George Drewry 4
Martha Drewry 2
The date of death provided by James E Akin
If you see mistakes in this bio, I would appreciate if you would please let me know?


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